10/05/2026
It’s here!
The launch of edition three AND the debut of our very own hand drawn logo!!
Everybody give your most enthusiastic thanks and compliments to in the comments for his astounding work. And then give .eichman her flowers for taking the photo that first inspired the design.
There are a few things about this logo that make it special, besides the hands and minds that made it happen. The typewriter was added last minute because it means a lot to several of our team members. It’s the writer’s tool. It’s real and noisy and something about it in today’s world feels nostalgic and rebellious in all the good ways. It’s a sword in the hands of our artists.
The deer is so special because it roots us in the backwoods where HopeWords was born. It also mirrors our own anxieties and short comings while reminding us that we can use even our shaky legs and fluttery hearts to make beautiful things.
But, as our flower farming cofounder has repeatedly pointed out, deer are also very mischievous. You might call them rascals. They show up where they’re not invited and wreak havoc for the sake of fruit and flowers they’ll call their own. We aspire to be deer.
The meaning of the smaller details will stay between our team, but I think, if you really look, they’ll mean something to you to. That’s how good, human art works, I do believe.
One more big thanks to Jerry and Cheryl for being our eyes before we could see.
We’re also giving a huge high five to our writers and artists for making this one of the greatest editions we may ever have.
Over the next several weeks, between our Lifting the Veil posts, we’ll be sharing more about specific pieces and artists from this edition, but for now we wanted to give our new logo the shine it deserves.
We’ll see you in edition 3! (Link in comments!)
