JOY(OUS)NOTATIONe m e r g i n g trends from this brings me joy PROJECT ONE

daniel wiggins

Surely joy is the condition of life.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

BACK(GROUND)

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.

SENT 40 JOYFUL LETTERS.

1 JOYFUL PERSON

ONCE UPON A TIME,

WEEKS LATER, THIS 1 PERSON RECEIVED 33 JOYFUL LETTERS IN RETURN.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS PERSON WAS FILLED WITH JOY.

HOWEVER, 7 LETTERS NEVER RETURNED.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33

760760760760LETTERS.333333 LETTERS.

DEFINITIONS

OR WAYS TO EXPERIENCE JOY.OR

RESULT(S)

760760760760LETTERS.333333 LETTERS.

DEFINITIONS

OR WAYS TO EXPERIENCE JOY.OR

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...a backhand winner in tennisa big bowl of ice creama big hug when you need it mosta bottle of rose wine in the sun with huge sunglasses and listening to the wavesa call from a frienda candlea clean apartmenta clean housea cold sunny daya cool breezea delicious cocktail(s) on a summer afternoona good booka good cocktaila good critiquea good dj and an awesome cluba good glass of red winea good nap

a good showera good tv showa great booka great meal with friendsa hug from a close frienda lazy sunday morning with my husbanda learning moment with a studenta leisurely stroll on one of those first spring days of the seasona letter from a frienda letter from grandma viaitia new song from a favorite artista nice weiss beer with orange slice on a hot afternoona nice white beda rainy daya really good home cooked meal with my parents, my brother, and fiancea simple quiet moment with my thoughtsa smile from a strangera snowy nighta walka well designed poster that beautifully conveys a good idea

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-

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

BEING.

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 optimis-tic • being over-caffein-ated • being slim & fit • being with my family all together.

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

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

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

DANCING• all night long

• all night with fun people

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

DANCING• with my friends

• all night long

• to a hot R&B beat

• all night with fun people

• watching mike pole dance on the subway

feeling beautiful while doing ballet.

feeling confident.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

feeling i’m learning and getting wiser.

feeling loved.

finding new songs I love.

finding the perfect font.

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

finding the perfect design solution on a project.FOUND.

finding ran-dom cash in my pockets/ purses

finding ran-dom cash in my pockets/ purses

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

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

(WORTH)HAVING.

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

making a differencemaking a difference in someone’s lifemaking and giving mixtapesmaking artmaking fun of celebritiesmaking lovemaking people laughmaking people proudmaking people smile and laughmaking someone happymaking something happenmaking things

seeing a brand I love liveseeing children smileseeing duke beat carolina and then winning the ncaa tournamentseeing my cousin sarah laughseeing old friends

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

seeing random acts of kindness on streets of new york cityseeing students accomplish their goals (and telling me that I inspired them)seeing tom help mom’s with strollers up/down subway stairsseeing world war II vets marching in a parade

watching sweet adelineswatching a student growwatching a thunderstorm on the beachwatching dogs play with other dogs in central parkwatching mike pole dance on the subwaywatching my favorite shows/movies over and overwatching my nephew laughwatching snowwatching the superbowlwatching willy wonka and the chocolate factorywatching birds at a bird feeder

the bachelorthe beachthe color greenthe feeling after a good workoutthe feeling at the beginning of the day and being hopeful for what it may holdthe feeling i can change the worldthe feeling you get after working outthe first snowfallthe first warm day of springthe fluttery feeling at the beginning of a relationshipthe flying biscuitthe gnocchi with butter and sage my mom makes when i go homethe idea of getting a new puppythe mediterraneanthe movie “life is beautiful”the ps22 choir

TREND(S)

JOY IS ...

the smell of coffeethe smell of fresh brewed coffee at a bookstorethe smell of fresh coffeethe smell of lavenderthe smell of rainthe smell of sunscreenthe sound of french snow crunchingthe sounds of seagulls near the oceanthe soundtrack to rushmorethe start of a new design challenge rich with endless possibilitiesthe success of people i lovethe sun on my skinthe sunlight that wakes me before my alarmthe tender lick of my dog teddythe urge to dance to subway drummersthe view from my apartmentthe weekend edition

leaving it all behind & moving to nyc (going to grad school and discov-ering all the things that bring me & others joy).

FINAL THOUGHT(S)

JOY IS ...