Joyous Notation

JOY(OUS) NOTATION e m er gin g trends from this brings me joy PROJECT ONE daniel wiggins

Surely joy is the condition of life.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

BACK(GROUND) 1 JOYFUL PERSON

SENT 40 JOYFUL LETTERS. Once upon a time, 1 joyful person sent 40 joyful letters. Several weeks later, this 1 person received 33 joyful letters in return. This 1 person once again was filled with boundless joy.

This story is about those 33 joyful letters and the 33 wonderfully inspiring people who wrote them.

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YS TO EXPERIENCE JOY.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... a backhand winner in tennis a big bowl of ice cream a big hug when you need it most a bottle of rose wine in the sun with huge sunglasses and listening to the waves a call from a friend a candle a clean apartment a clean house a cold sunny day a cool breeze a delicious cocktail(s) on a summer afternoon a good book a good cocktail a good critique a good dj and an awesome club a good glass of red wine a good nap

a good shower a good tv show a great book a great meal with friends a hug from a close friend a lazy sunday morning with my husband a learning moment with a student a leisurely stroll on one of those first spring days of the season a letter from a friend a letter from grandma viaiti a new song from a favorite artist a nice weiss beer with orange slice on a hot afternoon a nice white bed a rainy day a really good home cooked meal with my parents, my brother, and fiance a simple quiet moment with my thoughts a smile from a stranger a snowy night a walk a well designed poster that beautifully conveys a good idea

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... being able to help a friend, especially with such a good idea based on a wonderful thing • being done with thesis writing • being drunk & riding the subway with my friends • being flexible • being in grad school • being in love & being loved by some-

thing who totally gets me • being in the middle of a great book • being in the studio with daniel • being loved and loving others • being near my family • being optimistic • being over-caffeinated • being slim & fit • being with my family all together.

BEING.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... cooking and the people you feed like it so much they don’t talk.

cooking for people I love and brag about my cooking to people I don’t.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

DA NC • all night long • all night with fun people

• to a hot R&B beat

CING • with my friends

• watching mike pole dance on the subway

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JOY IS ...

feeling beautiful while doing ballet. feeling confident.

feeling i’m learning and getting wiser. feeling loved.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... finding new songs I love. finding the perfect font.

finding the perfect design solution on a project.

FOUND.

finding dom ca my poc purses

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TREND(S)

JOY IS ... having a good idea for a project and actually being able to afford it • having a mentor who cares • having a really good home cooked meal with people who are close to me • having moo greet me when I get home

• having the G train come right as I get on the platform so I don’t have to wait • having tummy butterflies.

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HAVING.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... making a difference making a difference in someone’s life making and giving mixtapes making art making fun of celebrities making love making people laugh making people proud making people smile and laugh making someone happy making something happen making things seeing a brand I love live seeing children smile seeing duke beat carolina and then winning the ncaa tournament seeing my cousin sarah laugh seeing old friends

seeing random acts of kindness on streets of new york city seeing students accomplish their goals (and telling me that I inspired them) seeing tom help mom’s with strollers up/down subway stairs seeing world war II vets marching in a parade watching sweet adelines watching a student grow watching a thunderstorm on the beach watching dogs play with other dogs in central park watching mike pole dance on the subway watching my favorite shows/movies over and over watching my nephew laugh watching snow watching the superbowl watching willy wonka and the chocolate factory watching birds at a bird feeder

TREND(S)

JOY IS ... the bachelor the beach the color green the feeling after a good workout the feeling at the beginning of the day and being hopeful for what it may hold the feeling i can change the world the feeling you get after working out the first snowfall the first warm day of spring the fluttery feeling at the beginning of a relationship the flying biscuit the gnocchi with butter and sage my mom makes when i go home the idea of getting a new puppy the mediterranean the movie “life is beautiful� the ps22 choir

the smell of coffee the smell of fresh brewed coffee at a bookstore the smell of fresh coffee the smell of lavender the smell of rain the smell of sunscreen the sound of french snow crunching the sounds of seagulls near the ocean the soundtrack to rushmore the start of a new design challenge rich with endless possibilities the success of people i love the sun on my skin the sunlight that wakes me before my alarm the tender lick of my dog teddy the urge to dance to subway drummers the view from my apartment the weekend edition

FINAL THOUGHT(S)

JOY IS ... leaving it all behind & moving to nyc (going to grad school and discovering all the things that bring me & others joy).