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Witty Word Art That Brings Wisdom to Your Walls
Send an empowering message with fun artwork sure to raise a smile
Words and typography often feature on artworks, from posters to contemporary prints, but a trend is emerging for more than just words on our walls. Today, it seems, we want a message. It can be empowering or amusing. It might say something about you, your home and the people you share it with. Perhaps it works as a daily call to arms, or maybe it’s more a catchy, arty earworm. Whatever the effect, messages as artwork are big news in interior design. Today more than ever, the writing’s on the wall!
Stand alone
To avoid a message getting lost in a mix of other artworks, isolate it so it stands out clearly on your wall. The clever teaming of yellow letters on white with a yellow and white cushion on a white sofa here helps this strong message fit in beautifully, so it acts as an artwork as well as a piece of wisdom.
To avoid a message getting lost in a mix of other artworks, isolate it so it stands out clearly on your wall. The clever teaming of yellow letters on white with a yellow and white cushion on a white sofa here helps this strong message fit in beautifully, so it acts as an artwork as well as a piece of wisdom.
Balance words and pictures
Our readiness to read means that when viewing a wall of prints, any piece that contains a message can jump out or dominate the display, upsetting its balance. To guard against this, unite a wall of words and pictures by sticking to a limited palette or style.
Our readiness to read means that when viewing a wall of prints, any piece that contains a message can jump out or dominate the display, upsetting its balance. To guard against this, unite a wall of words and pictures by sticking to a limited palette or style.
Spell out your values
You can create your own message artwork with stencils or sticker letters or by chalking onto a blackboard. Set out the house rules or, as here, explain your family’s values to keep kids and adults alike on track!
You can create your own message artwork with stencils or sticker letters or by chalking onto a blackboard. Set out the house rules or, as here, explain your family’s values to keep kids and adults alike on track!
Explain yourself
Condense the things that make you tick into a witty, bold artwork. This piece sends a message about the person who commissioned it, or perhaps about the person they gave it to. Think of it as a character profile and romantic message all in one artwork.
Condense the things that make you tick into a witty, bold artwork. This piece sends a message about the person who commissioned it, or perhaps about the person they gave it to. Think of it as a character profile and romantic message all in one artwork.
Find a philosophy
A personal mantra can help make sense of daily life and keep us on the right track, but rather than repeat it in your head, why not make it into an artwork? Hang it where you can see it every day and reflect on its meaning.
A personal mantra can help make sense of daily life and keep us on the right track, but rather than repeat it in your head, why not make it into an artwork? Hang it where you can see it every day and reflect on its meaning.
Try romance with a twist
The eager tone of this fun piece of art calls to mind a keen student with his hand up in class, but it can also be read as slightly more romantic. It’s an offbeat reference to life and relationship choices. Hung above a double bed, it seems to relate to the couple who share it and their ongoing desire to be each other’s first choice.
The eager tone of this fun piece of art calls to mind a keen student with his hand up in class, but it can also be read as slightly more romantic. It’s an offbeat reference to life and relationship choices. Hung above a double bed, it seems to relate to the couple who share it and their ongoing desire to be each other’s first choice.
Keep it simple
This fun and super-direct sentiment hangs in a girl’s room. Perhaps it was a witty way for her parents to express their affection and share some advice for her future. It’s a great message, attractively printed on a banner-style artwork.
TELL US
Is your home full of messages? Spread the word in the Comments.
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This fun and super-direct sentiment hangs in a girl’s room. Perhaps it was a witty way for her parents to express their affection and share some advice for her future. It’s a great message, attractively printed on a banner-style artwork.
TELL US
Is your home full of messages? Spread the word in the Comments.
MORE
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Word art doesn’t have to be big and bold to send a message that gets through. This fridge display is joyful and full of the positivity we all need to keep life in perspective.