![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgkSfO4_guMoyC6UjpmFYhyphenhyphenPmRFADc1YtAhKcjNrlrFw_zCxyqwj94y6HyvoxeNTj4yju6cRAgXWGijOhqe-aHh29_bKRSBlBFfEHrEFnhqVJjT3NYnGce8sw-7DGx1Ks0B3dSZOyfYRf/s400/peacock-pencil.jpg)
...I thought about peacocks...
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...and about the importance of refinement...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NUh7rNU5g7C0BxuZhoMimSvzyTPF9_tpsqbFL17SOQTFkI4Er61MBpxXSsLGqiX7oUlNuV1AVHtuY-PD2uxt3j8_WVC0p_zK15bWPEftQZZNNSa-9nSv4hMF8HBvTtjBIujnnieugp5O/s400/peacock-inked.jpg)
...and about repetition...
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRIsguGdVhKDc7cfluI89Pm-vxvD-K0Uoa3aZIDJThHD-_xe0lA5unc-EFR5oem34pOhbigG7MS82L3k0dyxLh03cz8FUtRcuw1KHiWa_4KJr6nYWp16MWQYcY8_lVAwLhvuRK7UcLXao/s400/stepandrepeat-repeat.jpg)
...and how a pattern is almost always better when there are masterfully placed variations and inconsistencies...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L_KtASv0wRM3UJP4KfneBJ9Vb6FgUlpUNx3xt_m-7bN_2CDnbPUdoYHw-pCOJOkTVeZjtigwNhb7KaJ_FHuw6QVnwslp57BypfOR75coN-oIwgxw3vaI0vLDuomK4tgz3KrX0YgIVkXx/s400/type.jpg)
...and about how much I love type...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifG4AT0FFQ00fGFY6Yuy0u_gyx6QfeuDBsdYlxs16d-AH_QjxSsv__NJ9Iv4crXd2IfpuOhaY8VbYXr5JOfP1-7UhdIBZpNkA6Ur31T-uhRSzlh0bH75J1gCcn0ux-GIzPBtBTJTSIdo1g/s400/U+I.jpg)
...and about U + I...