Nuclear Calligram

For my calligram project I decided to use the image of the Fat Man atomic bomb to tell the message of  not worrying about the small problems in life.  In a world so heavily influenced by technology that has the sole purpose of making life easier, why is it that people act as if there are still so many things to complain about?

The image that inspired my project, the Fat Man

Getting the best technology, technology not working quite right, or just technology not solving all problems seem to be things that everyone will complain about.  They need the new iPhone as there current phone appears to make their life so bad.  They need to have technology give them instant results and if they are slow their whole day is ruined.

Technology has made things so much easier that weapons are now so devastating   With the push of a button a nuclear weapon can wipe a city off the face of the earth.   In a world where people complain to make things even simpler how much farther will technology go?  Perhaps weapons will become so great, powerful, and easy that the world could end in an instant.

So dont worry about the small stuff and just enjoy life for as long as we possibly can.  There is no need to shun technology but rather just appreciate what technology we have.  You never know when life may change in an instant.

Using the pen tool as well as heavy use of the lasso tool and duplicating text on lines I was able to create this nuclear calligram.  If only I found out about the many different kinds of warps earlier it would ave been much easier.