Fear mediocrity
I don't quite remember where I saw this person, but I saw someone wearing a T-shirt that said:
Don't fear failure, fear mediocrity.
I really liked this quote. Apparently, it's attributed to a bodybuilder, and I wasn't able to find any other sources. It rings so true I am surprised nobody came up with it before. In any case, I decided it was time to write out this quote.
I was studying Versals at the time, so naturally I wanted to try them out.
![](https://www.inkmeblue.com/content/images/2019/09/IMG_20190910_170152--2-.jpg)
I immediately liked the layout I came up with, so I didn't do much further experimentation.
I even wrote it out decently on the first attempt, albeit in a size that was waaay to small:
![](https://www.inkmeblue.com/content/images/2019/09/IMG_20190910_170212.jpg)
It took quite a bit of practice to get decent letter shapes in a larger size. I was so unimpressed with my progress that I almost trashed the drafts, but then decided to keep them anyway. It's a good thing to be able to look at your old work and realize where it could be improved. It's even better if you can make newer work better!
![](https://www.inkmeblue.com/content/images/2019/09/IMG_20190910_170238.jpg)
There is one place where I cheated: the crossbars in F, E and A are all supposed to be at different heights. However, when I did them "the right way", it looked distracting, so I adjusted them all to be at the same height.
Surprisingly, I was quite happy with the final version, even with the ink blob that I completely accidentally got on "failure".
![](https://www.inkmeblue.com/content/images/2019/09/mediocrity_full_size.jpg)
In fact, I liked it so much that I created a digital version. Let me know if you'd like a T-shirt or a mug with that :)
![](https://www.inkmeblue.com/content/images/2019/09/mediocrity_traced.png)
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