Using Joost Schmidt’s Joschmi font, and re-created by Flavia Zimbardi, I created a satiric commentary on the temptation of taking one’s self too seriously. Design is desperately essential; but so is breathing through the nose and taking a step back. You’d be surprised what the whole picture will reveal. It can be useful to remember that people see your design as a whole; not as an agglomerate of design elements. Unless you’re a designer, of course.