Definition of Nerd: “An unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person especially: one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits”
I wanted to make something that protects a person’s face because of COVID-19. The piece is a simple black mask with the ‘Nerd’ pattern etched into the leather, giving the mask an extra layer of protection.

Definition of Freak: “A thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type”
For the word ‘freak’ I wanted to experiment with the size of the letters. I went with a descending order from the letter ‘f’ to ‘k’ in the word ‘freak’. When I got the size I wanted for each letter I manipulated it to create new shapes and trimmed any excess lines on my CAD program. For the ‘Freak’ designs I wanted to emphasize the aspect of armor. I tested the shape of the object with the pattern for ‘Freak’ to create a beautiful yet strong piece of jewellery to be used as protection for the outsider. Making knuckle dusters, armor for the spine and collarbone for the wearer.

Definition of Weird: “Of strange or extraordinary character: Odd, Fantastic”
Weird is one of the common words used to describe an outsider. At first, I was having trouble on how to create a design with this word and then I saw an image of Elizabethan Collar, that was my inspiration. When I researched Elizabethan Collars and I saw that they were sometimes made with lace. I decided to try to combine the Elizabethan Collar pattern with the word ‘weird’ and creating the gloves that echo the collar