Show Your True Colors – Peacock Word Art

This past summer Adam and I went on a road trip to my family farm.  My great uncle currently leaves there and owns some peacocks.  This is the original picture I took of one of his peacocks.  It inspired the idea of showing your true colors and being your true self.

Peacock True Colors

From that idea, I found this Dr. Seuss quote: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”  Isn’t it lovely?

I played with font types, font sizes, and font spacing.  These are the resulting beauties.

PeacockTrueColorsEasytoRead2

The one above uses the free font Hero, and the one below uses the free font Metropolis.

Peacock True Colors Hard Made Easy to Read

I thought the font was too small so I made it bigger.

Peacock True Colors Larger

I also like the idea of the font being hard to read – like a mirage of thought.

Peacock True Colors Hard to Read Quote

I researched to find out which Seuss book this quote came from and it seems to be a mystery.  Many sources site the quote (“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”) to Seuss, but there is a similar quote by Bernard Baruch which states “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”  Anyone have insight over this mystery?

Whatever the source, they are words to remember.

∞Jessica