From Amsterdam based start-up Alphabeth, the same company who brought you Tweet Rings has launched TypeRings.
TypeRings lets you create your custom designs on the outside and inside of an engraved ring. You can choose typefaces from world-renowned font foundry Underware or upload your own custom design. Results appear directly on screen in 3D so you see it before you buy.
Founder Rik Heijmen explains, “when we got married back in 2000 we had trouble finding an affordable ring with an outside engraved text in a tasteful typeface. There simply wasn’t a way to do it. Ten years later, the idea to create this website was born.”
The rings are available in all common sizes in silver, white gold or yellow gold and are made to order in the Netherlands. Laser-engraved using the latest laser technology, every order is delivered within 10 days.
The design above is my own custom design, featuring a rocker and the words “I LIKE TO ROCK.” If you like this design, you can go to TypeRings.com and purchase it!
And now for the fun part: the giveaway! TypeRings is offering THREE lucky Design Milk readers the chance to win a TypeRing!
Rules: To enter, comment on this post answering the following question: What are you going to put on your TypeRing? One entry per person. Contest runs from May 16, 2011 – May 20, 2011. The winners will be notified via email.
Sorry, this giveaway has expired. Congratulations to the winners!
amanda on 05.16.2011 at 09:12 AM
i would write the following word:
period.
with a period after it. then i’d put it on my husband’s finger, why? because just like that bad 90′s song, i love him. period.
Mike on 05.16.2011 at 09:27 AM
Lorem Ipsum
because it’s dorky, and gives the owner the chance to lie about its meaning.
lindsay on 05.16.2011 at 09:29 AM
What perfect timing for this post, as my fiance and I are shopping for wedding bands. I think I’d try to see how many lyrics from Leonard Cohen’s “Always” I could fit onto a ring!
Dan Kirby on 05.16.2011 at 09:29 AM
Diamond
so that i can actually give my girlfriend that diamond ring she keeps on going on about :)
Chrissy on 05.18.2011 at 15:19 PM
that is a brilliant idea! I think you should win hahaha
Jonas Nordlund on 05.16.2011 at 09:31 AM
insert finger ?
chaitanya venneti on 05.16.2011 at 09:44 AM
I’ll write,
DO IT NOW.
Lana on 05.16.2011 at 09:49 AM
I would put
Olive Juice
on my ring for my spouse why?
When you mouth olive juice to someone across a room, it looks like you’re saying I love you.
Its our favorite way to say it!
haley on 05.16.2011 at 09:57 AM
“everything you need you already have.”
Jessica V. on 05.16.2011 at 09:58 AM
I would choose an inspirational quote. Something to keep me positive every time I looked down at the ring. Something that would be a little reminder to keep my head up.
Kristina on 05.16.2011 at 10:07 AM
I would like to win one for my mom – with the text: SUPER MOM!
Kimberly on 05.16.2011 at 10:10 AM
Outside: “you’ve got the love” (…i need to see me through. – lyrics from our favorite song.)
Inside: Names & Anniversary
missitaly on 05.16.2011 at 10:11 AM
I would put “Let it Be” an homage to The Beatles : )
aggie on 05.16.2011 at 10:12 AM
a line from a john doe song: “i am the shiver down your spine.”
JK on 05.16.2011 at 10:12 AM
Mine would say my favorite quote:
(OUTSIDE) Everybody told me from the moment I could hear that I was absolutely marvelous
(INSIDE) – Orson Wells
gtrcar5 on 05.16.2011 at 10:17 AM
Would go for “There are only two things that are infinite. The universe and human stupidity.” on the outside
And on the inside “And I’m not sure about the universe.”
Carley on 05.16.2011 at 10:25 AM
My favorite quote from my favorite playwright, Beckett:
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’
James on 05.16.2011 at 10:27 AM
I’m going to go all Tolkien here and say “One ring to rule them all”.
behdad on 05.16.2011 at 10:28 AM
I’d write this on the outside :
“Maybe I’m amazed”
( after Paul McCartney’s song called “maybe I’m amazed” )
and
“Lucky”
on the inside ( the song called “Lucky” by Jason Mraz )
Carley on 05.16.2011 at 10:31 AM
My favorite quote from my favorite playwright, Samuel Beckett:
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’
daniela on 05.16.2011 at 10:38 AM
“todo llega” – means everything arrives (kind of like everything in its own time)- my grandmother says that when I get anxious about work and not getting opportunities I want. It’s a great way to remind myself to be confident in myself/ work and to keep going.
Raven on 05.16.2011 at 10:39 AM
I would like a ring which says, in a beautiful script font, “The exquisite ecstasy of being.” to remind me of the wonder of each day, and of being in the moment.
Krystine on 05.16.2011 at 10:41 AM
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It’s a text message I received from my boyfriend right before we began dating. As a fine art major, he said he wanted to send me an “avant-garde abstract postmodern-surrealism neo-expressionist take on <3" I've loved him since.
DeNacho on 05.16.2011 at 10:43 AM
LM/TM – it’s a code my husband & i use for how much we love eachother
Louise on 05.16.2011 at 10:44 AM
I would put ‘Je bent zo koel’ the dutch for you’re so cool. It’s the first text I ever sent my dutch husband. It’s also the title of our song “you’re so cool” by Hans Zimmerman from the movie True Romance.
redfood on 05.16.2011 at 10:51 AM
Jamie – did TypeRings write the copy for you? “Results appear directly on screen in 3D, made possible thanks to the breakthrough web technology” Really? What break through? Flash?
As for my quote, I don’t know maybe “This is not a ring”
Dawn on 05.16.2011 at 10:53 AM
All those that wander are not lost. Sigh a great remember to me that the path can be twisty.
Ryan on 05.16.2011 at 10:54 AM
My drinking ring.
Neal Davis on 05.16.2011 at 10:54 AM
I’d put “?????” on the exterior, with “AMDG”, the shorthand for “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam”, on the interior.
elizabeth on 05.16.2011 at 10:56 AM
I would put on my ring:
Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways
and then on the inside:
believe.
as a reminder to myself to always keep my faith.
Melissa on 05.16.2011 at 11:05 AM
Hmmm…this is going to take some thoguth but definitely a quote of some sort…
Matt on 05.16.2011 at 11:05 AM
lovge. A loving joke between my wife and I.
E on 05.16.2011 at 11:07 AM
I dwell in possibility.
Mikki on 05.16.2011 at 11:21 AM
I would write the quotation ‘If you’re a bird, I’m a bird’ onto the inside of a ring for my fiance. It has a special significance to us and I’d love to offer him a wonderful personal present.
Hannah on 05.16.2011 at 11:46 AM
I’d write
“Si vales, valeo.” on the outside (it’s “If you are well, I am well” in Latin) and “Together in Roma” on the inside. My husband is going to go on a 6 week long trip to Rome to study Latin this summer, and I have to stay here in Texas until the last 2 weeks. It’d be neat to have something to link us like that.
Kevin on 05.16.2011 at 11:50 AM
What am I going to put on my TypeRing?
I plan on putting “ALL HAIL THE BEEFTICKLE CONCORDIUM” in auto regular type.
The beeftickle concordium is my guild, and I am very proud to be a member.
Tracy Thompson on 05.16.2011 at 11:51 AM
Be kind to the person you will be tomorrow.
Kristel on 05.16.2011 at 12:04 PM
This is soooo awesome. Mine would say “I’m the hero of this story, I don’t need to be saved.” It’s a line from a song and always reminds me to hang in there and be strong whenever things are going not-so-great :)
Diana on 05.16.2011 at 12:12 PM
“Ti voglio bene” – I like the way my significant other always thinks of me when he sees something that reminds him of Italy. And I love him, so this will be the perfect text to remind us of what we mean for each other.
Aaron on 05.16.2011 at 12:27 PM
I need to play with what goes on the outside and inside of the ring, but I would put something like:
The power to change a heart is the power to change the world… The power is on!
I think this will fit…
Carlos M. dos Santos, Sir. on 05.16.2011 at 12:33 PM
I would create a simple asymmetric cipher table and engrave it on the outside, like random numbers or mathematical expressions associated with letters, then on the inside I would write in encoded form my girlfriend’s name and give it to her.
For instance,
Outside: (6/2:A) (8+1:E) (2*3:I) (8+2:K) (2/1:L) (6-5:O) (7-2:R) (4+3:U) (2*2:V) (6+2:Y)
Inside: 9:5:6:10:3::6::2:1:4:9::8:1:7
Only, in more condensed form :)
alireza on 05.16.2011 at 12:34 PM
outside: “This is Love”
Inside: “Fly toward a secret sky”
Tacia on 05.16.2011 at 12:44 PM
I would write the phrase “pale blue dot” to keep me in perspective. These are a great idea!
Sara in Montréal on 05.16.2011 at 12:48 PM
I might have to refine that somehow, but the inseide would read my daughters’ names and the outside something along the line of ‘ce qui compte vraiment’ which translate in ‘what really matters’.
Kelsey on 05.16.2011 at 12:48 PM
I would get “We’ll find eachother… in the dark”.
It’s a lyric from one of my favourite songs and is very romantic. =) <3
Robyn on 05.16.2011 at 12:49 PM
Hmmm.. that’s a difficult decision. Maybe I’d put “Conquer All Things” — I love that saying!
Natty on 05.16.2011 at 12:55 PM
I’d put “billions and billions” (the perspective idea above, as in we are circling one of billions and billions of stars).
Chris Stahl on 05.16.2011 at 12:58 PM
I’d get “We love because he first loved us. ~ 1 John 4:19″ on the outside as shared with my wife, and “Reign in me again!” on the inside from one of my favorite songs.
Charlie on 05.16.2011 at 13:14 PM
“WWZSD?”
For “What Would Ziggy Stardust Do?”
Wing-Yi on 05.16.2011 at 13:23 PM
A Promise Is A Promise…
Jessica on 05.16.2011 at 13:29 PM
I would write on the inside 4.20.2005 and the outside Love Began.
Jason on 05.16.2011 at 13:30 PM
With being effectively bed-ridden, hospital visits, lost jobs, and severe downsizing, this past year and a half has been hard for my wife and I. We are now past these trials, and the future is bright. We are both Christians and devoted to God. Something my youth pastor drilled into me kept me going through this dark time:
“God is good. All the time.”
I would put this simple phrase on my ring, as a reminder to stay devoted to my Faith and to never lose hope, no matter how hard life can be.
Janet on 05.16.2011 at 13:39 PM
I would write. “Still cant get enough of him”. We are going to celebrate our 39th anniversary in a few days.
Monica on 05.16.2011 at 13:41 PM
Outside: “Happy Monkey Certified”
Inside: “I am a Monkey, a happy Monkey!”
Why?: because that is what I am :)
Cameron Dunn on 05.16.2011 at 13:41 PM
“We’re all made of stories”
Caroline on 05.16.2011 at 13:46 PM
I would write, “MTFBWY” with a little Rebel Alliance icon. These rings are great!
Kersten on 05.16.2011 at 14:03 PM
Outside: Sometimes I believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Inside: Just believe.
It would be perfection.
Crystal on 05.16.2011 at 14:06 PM
I would write:
“So lasst mich scheinen bis ich werde” on the outside. To remind me that life will forever change and I will too.
Martha Metzler-Ghofranian on 05.16.2011 at 14:25 PM
i would put:
outside – Martha said Niki Lee, do you want to marry me?
inside – Ballad of Martha & Niki Lee – H.O.T.
For Christmas this past year I had a song written for my wife by one of our favorite artists Hamell On Trail (aka Ed Hamell). The first line is the outside of the ring and the inside is the song name with his name abbreviated.
This ring would be amazing and i would need to order a 2nd one so we could each have one! This is a wonderful idea and i’m soo glad i follow your blog!!
Austin on 05.16.2011 at 14:29 PM
“When I hit the iceberg, the iceberg sinks” probably punctuated by a little vector iceberg, which would be easy to make. It’s lyrics from an electric six song, but it pretty much sums up how I’ve felt since getting into the ‘real’ world – completely unstoppable.
either that, or “Helvetica” in comic sans.
Tim on 05.16.2011 at 14:44 PM
I think I’ll go with “Twist to Open.”
We’re not committed to get these, right?
Angie on 05.16.2011 at 14:47 PM
I would write on the outside “i carry your heart” and on the inside “(i carry it in my heart)” because that’s the line of a poem by e.e. cummings I wrote on the wall of a restaurant the weekend my boyfriend first said he loved me. :)
Becca on 05.16.2011 at 14:54 PM
Oh, lovely. I’d write: “More than words” on the outside, and “A constant reminder” on the inside, and give it to my mom. Both “more than words” and “a constant reminder” are family sayings that were a big part of our lives, and would probably make her cry. But, good tears.
Alicia on 05.16.2011 at 15:03 PM
I would write on the outside:
My life is for itself
and on the inside:
and not for a spectacle
Renee on 05.16.2011 at 15:10 PM
I’d write \sugar, love, and fuzzy things\ just as a little reminder of the simple things in life that always invariably make me happy.
hollin on 05.16.2011 at 15:18 PM
mine would just say “the one ring”, because I find that amusing.
BrieCS on 05.16.2011 at 15:23 PM
I’m torn between “Thoughty” – which is what I normally use to remind myself to think things through, or just a simple “I love you” – to remind me that my husband loves me, and that I should love myself.
Bryce on 05.16.2011 at 15:26 PM
I’d write “Marriage Ain’t A Thang” on the outside of the ring based off of Jermaine Dupri and Jay Z’s “Money ain’t a thang” hit single.
Lynn on 05.16.2011 at 15:43 PM
GERONIMO!
because it’s my husband’s last name. we’ve been married 13 years and i did not take his last name. i know secretly, he would like for me to take it. but he’s a doll and would never push the subject.
JohannaK on 05.16.2011 at 15:44 PM
Inside: LOVE
Outside: My kids names :)
Andrea on 05.16.2011 at 15:44 PM
Each morning my boyfriend and I wake up, we say, “I choose you.” It keeps our relationship at the top of our priority list throughout each day, no matter what else happens.
My ring: “I choose you.”
marlaine on 05.16.2011 at 15:45 PM
i’d put on…’follow your bliss’ and on the inside, ‘little miss bliss’
love them!
these are so nice!!
isabel freire on 05.16.2011 at 15:52 PM
I would write
outsid- the love …
inside -…keep us together
:))))
Nasty on 05.16.2011 at 15:57 PM
I would write: “begiNRing”
because in fact the ring does not have neither a beginning, nor an end, but a ring can be a beginning of something, so it could be the “beginning ring”, and last but not least N&R are my and my fiancé’s initials.
lyndsi on 05.16.2011 at 16:00 PM
i would get “run & tell that, homeboy” mainly for my love of ampersands, and that quote makes me laugh
sorbus on 05.16.2011 at 16:01 PM
“If I could somehow spend another day with you” on the inside and “I’d pluck out the eyes of God” on the outside. Lyrics from a song both I and my girlfriend like.
civ on 05.16.2011 at 16:15 PM
Pondria con
Unibody 8 it
outside
tu sombra
inside
mi sombra
on silver or white gold :P
Michelle Bigelow on 05.16.2011 at 16:17 PM
I would write:
Outside: Learn my past to understand my present.
Inside: Know my past, to see my future.
To remind myself of the pain and suffering I went through for 5 years being in a depression. I struggled on my own and eventually fought my way out to finding a reason to live again. I look back at the hard times and learn to treasure my present and my future that I now have and look forward to. The saying is shortened from:
“To understand my present you must first learn my past. To know my past you’ll see my future.” ~Me
Just cause I’m not sure the whole thing will fit on the ring…
As for the font, I would pick Liza Pro or Fakir Regular.
Rosie on 05.16.2011 at 16:18 PM
I would write on the outside: Where’s my loser in aluminum? :(
And the inside would say: Waiting for his smelly princess :P
julie mack on 05.16.2011 at 16:23 PM
oh man—these are amazing!!
I would get a heart on the outside and “jinx removing” on the inside in reference to me & my husband’s song and history together.
Albert Vidal on 05.16.2011 at 16:26 PM
Outside:Under a sky so blue
Inside:Let’s never forget
courtney h. on 05.16.2011 at 16:28 PM
accept it, change it, or leave it
the only 3 choices for any problem
Mirela on 05.16.2011 at 16:41 PM
I will go with a classic: “My precious..” :-)
Mitsi on 05.16.2011 at 17:19 PM
“Don’t panic.” in typewriter font to match my son’s tattoo. R.I.P. Douglas Adams
Mónica on 05.16.2011 at 17:46 PM
I would write inside 12.05.2004 and outside “Come what may…”.
Because that was the date that i’ve found my prince :) And “Come what may…” because nothing can stop us. :)
Lisa on 05.16.2011 at 17:52 PM
Outside: “Reality is merely an illusion..”
Inside: “…albeit a very persistent one.”
by Albert Einstein
or Leo Tolstoys: “If you want to be happy, be.”
They each have their merits.
Gotta Run on 05.16.2011 at 18:05 PM
Gotta Run >>>
cha on 05.16.2011 at 18:22 PM
I would write:
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
(from the Lord of the Rings)
April on 05.16.2011 at 18:23 PM
What a cool idea! My 10th wedding anniversary is coming up, so I’d put, in Liza Pro, on the outside: “KBAB June 10, 2001″ and on the inside: “My heart belongs to you.” Or something to that effect. :)
Gary on 05.16.2011 at 18:36 PM
“Amicus usque ad aras” on the outside.
“T.H.U.B.” on the inside. The letters stand for our vow key points.
Had a similar problem with our wedding rings also. Surprised us how hard it was too find somebody to at least engrave it from our scaled artwork.
AMD on 05.16.2011 at 19:02 PM
No retreat, no surrender
maya on 05.16.2011 at 19:16 PM
i believe in angels.
Phire on 05.16.2011 at 19:31 PM
I’m not sure about the outside/inside configuration, but I’d want mine to say “remember what peace there may be in silence”, from Desiderata.
Shannon Crawford on 05.16.2011 at 19:47 PM
I would want 2 as a set…1 would say “Husband” and inside “& father of 4 boys” and the other would be for me. We don’t have any favorite songs or quotes, we just have life.
Kaitlyn on 05.16.2011 at 20:08 PM
“we could live among the stars”
or
“you are remarkable.”
Beth on 05.16.2011 at 21:08 PM
Outside, it would be “Ephesians 2:8″ and inside, “SEDM 08.06.07″
Love this idea!!
kurt_vermeersch on 05.16.2011 at 21:40 PM
I’d write:
I <3 u 4ever
Kiersten on 05.16.2011 at 21:57 PM
My husband is a chef and one of the first kitchen terms he taught me was “mise en place” – everything in it’s place. It applies to getting a recipe ready but also to managing life!
Tricia on 05.16.2011 at 22:57 PM
I would have to quote one of my favorite songs of the moment:
Outside: “Even on a Cloudy Day…”
Inside: “I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun.”
By Cage the Elephant. It really speaks to my current life situation. Someday I’ll get out of this dreary office life and be a painter again…
Nick Klaus on 05.16.2011 at 23:01 PM
This is a cool idea. I’m going to be freaking out over the font selection, but I know the words I’d choose if I won
The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
Hopefully all of it will fit.
Bryan on 05.16.2011 at 23:05 PM
On the outer side: There will always be good things,
The inner: Don’t forget that.
Lauren on 05.16.2011 at 23:14 PM
I love Lord of the Rings, so I think it’d be cool for mine to say, “Keep it secret. Keep it safe.” on the outside…and then say “The Lord of the Rings” on the inside.
Kevin on 05.16.2011 at 23:20 PM
I would put.
“Born this way.” From Lady Gaga.
Grace on 05.16.2011 at 23:25 PM
Outside-Explore. Dream. Discover.
Inside-No regrets
Lisa on 05.16.2011 at 23:55 PM
“Delicious ambiguity” OR “In terms of elephants”
cindi on 05.17.2011 at 00:13 AM
My ring would say
Hire Me.
In Optima font. I would wear it to every job interview.
coolbeans on 05.17.2011 at 00:17 AM
Outside: To change the World
Inside: Change Yourself
Allie Principe on 05.17.2011 at 00:42 AM
I would like “a long time agoin a galaxy far far away” on the outside and “live long and prosper” on the inside I want to pay homage to the amazing universes of Star Wars and Star Trek! :)
Connor McDonald on 05.17.2011 at 01:09 AM
outside : pass me a cigarette, I think there’s one in my raincoat”
inside : bookends : simon and garfunkel
favorite line from bookends by simon and garfunkel
Vaidehi on 05.17.2011 at 01:55 AM
My ring would say “This shall also come to pass”. It signifies that terrible things eventually come to an end and at the same time, so do good things. It is a reminder to be balanced in one’s outlook. To be grounded when absolutely fantastic things happen and not to be disheartened when they do not.
Oz on 05.17.2011 at 02:09 AM
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” on the outside, quoting MacBeth. On the inside “when shall we three meet again?”
Oz on 05.17.2011 at 02:18 AM
Outside “I don’t see a ring on my finger!”
Inside “what’s mine is mine”
Ana on 05.17.2011 at 02:19 AM
My Love
Wrapped around my finger
Jack on 05.17.2011 at 04:38 AM
Veni Vidi Vici
“i came, I saw, I conquered”
Heather on 05.17.2011 at 05:41 AM
Outside-A good story is always more dazzling
Inside-Than a broken piece of truth
Ilan Galini on 05.17.2011 at 06:01 AM
My childrens’ initials encoded in binary
Robbie on 05.17.2011 at 06:30 AM
Marry me!
Wences on 05.17.2011 at 07:23 AM
“We should seek the greatest value of our action”
As Stephen Hawking said to The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/may/15/stephen-hawking-interview-there-is-no-heaven)
or maybe “There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story” in order to not forget where we are.
Renaldo on 05.17.2011 at 07:24 AM
Will you marry me?
Not original; but comes in handy at this time…
Sónia Texeira on 05.17.2011 at 07:34 AM
hope and strength
=)
Melinda on 05.17.2011 at 07:52 AM
Never miss an opportunity to be fabulous.
sarah on 05.17.2011 at 08:20 AM
I would put:
9.11.02.8.24.07
the birthdays of my sons
and on the inside, “I Love Bacon”, because, well I don’t need to explain that do I?
Maureen on 05.17.2011 at 08:24 AM
Outside:
happiness is equilibrium – shift your weight
Inside:
stoppard
Michelle on 05.17.2011 at 08:30 AM
I would put ‘love is all around’
paula mello on 05.17.2011 at 08:35 AM
I want to ring have: \Live Long and Prosper\ in outside, and \peace be upon you\ inside. Make it in silver, please.:)
Tks!
Kara on 05.17.2011 at 09:05 AM
I would write “Keep Smiling”.
Miss M on 05.17.2011 at 09:15 AM
Hmmm…. Probably …. “Only bored people are boring” :-)
Rachel Nguyen on 05.17.2011 at 09:16 AM
Outside- ring ring
Inside- who’s there?
Maddi on 05.17.2011 at 09:42 AM
I’d use my favorite Walt Whitman line:
That you are here – That life exists
to remind myself everyday that everything will be alright
nicole on 05.17.2011 at 09:50 AM
I’m getting married in August, so I would write “Always and Forever 8-27-11″
Caitlin on 05.17.2011 at 09:59 AM
I would have one of my favorite lines from Shakespeare, said by Rosalind in As You Like It:
“Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must speak.”
Andrea on 05.17.2011 at 10:03 AM
Wow a lot of good ones here. I would love to have one made for my only child…my beautiful daughter going off to college. Something like…Go. Use your brains, your common sense, your heart, your faith. And you will succeed.
Ava Talamantez on 05.17.2011 at 11:06 AM
Ad Astra Per Aspera
For my granddaughter
JD on 05.17.2011 at 13:04 PM
Every Bunny Needs Some Bunny – and I would love to put a bunny icon/image in there (Like your chair).
It’s schmaltzy I know… but it has special meaning to me.
Leo W on 05.17.2011 at 13:05 PM
I’d write “Listen, Learn, Persuade, Conquer.”
Linda on 05.17.2011 at 13:10 PM
“Puella ludens”
a play on “homo ludens”, meaning playing man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_Ludens_%28book%29 )
i have taken this as my personal catchphrase, because i believe that play is the thing which is most fundamental to human life…yet is all too easily forgotten. I am still just at the beginning of my life, but even so some mornings I need the reminder that life is meaningless if one does not remember to engage with it like a child does- with fresh, open eyes and a light heart.
P.s., I love this blog because for me, art and design are a great way to take a fresh look at even the most basic things in our lives- thank you!
alana on 05.17.2011 at 14:13 PM
Live a Mindful Life.
Emma Rose.
Julia on 05.17.2011 at 14:14 PM
Oh, so many options. The captcha says ficeadin risk. Maybe that.
Ainsley on 05.17.2011 at 14:48 PM
May be a little cliche, but “keep calm and carry on.”
Elizabeth on 05.17.2011 at 15:17 PM
Outside: answer to the universe life and everything
Inside: 42
Igor Pismensky on 05.17.2011 at 15:27 PM
“Sing it for the world.” Is what I would engrave as a tribute to everyone who has faced adversity. Taken from Chemical Romance.
Anne on 05.17.2011 at 15:28 PM
I would write “Be the change” on the outside and inside “Gandhi”
Love these rings, just beautiful!
Dnyanesh Mankar on 05.17.2011 at 15:32 PM
I’m Feeling Lucky!
Jess on 05.17.2011 at 15:50 PM
i’ll follow you until you love me
Sarah on 05.17.2011 at 17:48 PM
SPCZ (outside)
agnosco veteris vestigia flammae (inside)
My initials, and some Classics geekery!
jared on 05.17.2011 at 18:18 PM
<3
Edward on 05.17.2011 at 18:53 PM
Follow your heart, do the right thing.
Jack on 05.17.2011 at 19:38 PM
outside: you will always be loved
inside: uncle
for my niece
Winnie on 05.17.2011 at 19:44 PM
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
-Words to live by
Vidushi on 05.17.2011 at 19:47 PM
Non scholae, sed vitae discimus.
(We learn not for school, but for life. -Seneca)
Because I am that much of a Latin nerd. And because I’m a high-schooler who often thinks about where exactly the experience is taking me…
Katie on 05.17.2011 at 20:23 PM
So many options!! For me, probably “All good things are wild and free”. But I’d probably do it for my husband, and he’d have to pick the saying or he’d never wear it. Silly husbands. ;)
Iris on 05.17.2011 at 20:30 PM
Outside: Hello
Inside: I love you.
Jason on 05.17.2011 at 21:05 PM
Around the outside:”infinite is a never ending loop towards” in Auto Regular font fits perfectly around the ring and can be read endlessly just as the ring is an endless loop.
On the inside, I would put “property of Sandra”.
Because I am.
Jeanette on 05.17.2011 at 21:06 PM
I would probably have “yes” put on the outside. That was the tiny word painted by Yoko Ono on the ceiling of an art gallery, and what intrigued John Lennon enough to want to know more on the night they met. On the inside, “soft”…on the inside, like an Oreo but without all the sugar, right?
Tom on 05.17.2011 at 22:54 PM
Outside: “…It ain’t the years. It’s the mileage”
Inside: “TexasT’s”
Silver on 05.18.2011 at 01:29 AM
I would like the the words PROXIMAL PHALANX (the name of the finger bone the ring is going to encircle)on the ring.
I should also mention that I have a fascination with labling body parts. I have tattooed my left and right arms with LEFT and RIGHT, my collarbone says COLLARBONE and I have a dog tag that says my name, blood type and species (human, in case you were wondering).
Juan Cristobal on 05.18.2011 at 02:41 AM
Maybe i´ll put:
ASAP
Chris on 05.18.2011 at 03:33 AM
There is no right or wrong, there is just fun and boring.
That’s my favorite quote :)
Santandrea,M on 05.18.2011 at 03:34 AM
i would write…
“keep on moving keep it pushing”
inside “real mcs never die”
a meaning for my brother which i have not seen in the last 4 years or might not seem him for another 17, but that saying always tells me to look ahead and not stop dead in my tracks but to just be patient and let life take its action.
Jimmy on 05.18.2011 at 04:13 AM
On inside “Romantico viajero”
On outside “Beluga alert”. Inside joke
yams on 05.18.2011 at 05:12 AM
don’t do it–as a reminder.lol
David on 05.18.2011 at 07:13 AM
You only get one shot-Eminem. on the inside
Is this the Real Life?-Queen. on the outside
May on 05.18.2011 at 08:39 AM
Inside: Do One Thing Everyday That Scares You
Thanks, Eleanor Roosevelt. I need a bit of reminding :)
Jenny on 05.18.2011 at 09:22 AM
outside: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693
inside: ? (the little “pi” symbol)
PI DAY FOREVER!!!!!!! (3-14)
Juan Jusino on 05.18.2011 at 13:30 PM
her price is far above rubies
I have to remind my wife how invaluable she is sometimes. I would love for this to follow her everywhere.
Khanh on 05.18.2011 at 14:04 PM
I will write: Om mani padme hum (GCT)
Maybe, never in our life, can we meet some one who is special to you, who is similar to you in almost everything, likes, hobbies, thoughts, ideas, emotions…
And I met that one, my dear friend, Capt !
with him, I feel like “just be myself, then I will know for sure what he is thinking, and it is always correct”
we are two friends, we are making a group for our own: GCT
“om mani padme hum” is a typical phrase in Buddism. and it gives people peace. He loves this phrase.. and I always wish, from the bottom of my heart: wish him peace !!!
bork on 05.18.2011 at 14:43 PM
What is this emotion you humans call ‘wuv’?
Meg B. on 05.18.2011 at 15:42 PM
I would write “together forever as One” on the outside, and “June 5th, 2010″ on the inside :)
angie on 05.18.2011 at 16:28 PM
i’d want to put “dad” on it in memory of my late father that recently passed away. thanks for the chance to win!
Cory Ottenwess on 05.18.2011 at 16:33 PM
i would write:
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.”
on the inside “~Salvador Dali”
Julia on 05.18.2011 at 16:34 PM
I would write what i have tattooed on the back of my neck:
Life goes on.
Allison on 05.18.2011 at 16:36 PM
What I am going to put on my type ring:
“not needing to know where she ends and he begins”
It should wrap all the way around so there is no beginning or end to the phrase, so it can be read from a number of starting/ending points.
Priscilla Aragon on 05.18.2011 at 16:39 PM
“In you I count stars” on the outside, “In you I crash cars” on the inside…
Lyrics from one of my favorite songs! :)
Lyss on 05.18.2011 at 16:39 PM
“The things you own end up owning you”
Oh, the irony.
Ken Goin on 05.18.2011 at 16:40 PM
inside: You are our…
outside: sanctuary
John on 05.18.2011 at 16:41 PM
Time & Desire – in the unibody8 font
Cindy on 05.18.2011 at 16:47 PM
“figure it out”
Kristof Van Proeyen on 05.18.2011 at 16:53 PM
I’ve never worn a ring before, but I would if I could be a part of the design.
I can’t stop imagining myself wandering in a moody bar with my favorite wine,
when suddenly the lover of my dreams walks by and in that split second he or she catches that little phrase as I sip of my glass: IN VINO VERITAS
Yeah.. that’d be kinda cool ;)
Brinn Miracle on 05.18.2011 at 16:56 PM
“Quid Est Veritas?” – to go along with my other two morse code rings that say “truth” and “faith”.
Elliot on 05.18.2011 at 16:57 PM
I would put ‘cut here’ then a small picture of scissors and a dashed line going round.
Or simply
‘Pull here to vent gas’
Jessica Chiou on 05.18.2011 at 17:05 PM
I would give this to my boyfriend who is a big comic book and Spider-Man fan, he always thought our love was like Peter Parker and Mary Jane. I’d get “Face it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!” famous quote from Mary Jane to Peter Parker. I think he’d really love it! :)
arteeeeeeeeest on 05.18.2011 at 17:16 PM
outside: His love is based on who He is.
inside: U can’t make Jesus stop loving you.
Virginia on 05.18.2011 at 18:05 PM
I would write “On ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur” on the outside.
And “L’essentiel est invisible pour les jeux” on the inside
mmmmmartha on 05.18.2011 at 18:06 PM
\when life gives you bunnies, make bunnyade.\
betsyh on 05.18.2011 at 18:16 PM
mine would say:
“there’s just one map you’ll need” on the outside
and on the inside “you will return to me”
henry on 05.18.2011 at 18:22 PM
Information gladly given, but safety requires avoiding unnecessary conversation
Jeremy A on 05.18.2011 at 18:22 PM
#IAmTheLuckiest
The Ben Folds song is “our song”
Samantha on 05.18.2011 at 18:25 PM
Would put “Abre los ojos, todo cambiara”
in a very pretty but simple font.
Translation: “Open your eyes, everything will change”
beautiful. i love it!
Lenny on 05.18.2011 at 18:47 PM
I would so totally have “saint” written repeatedly around the outside and “sinner” on the inside.
We all wear that ring, know what I mean?
Erin on 05.18.2011 at 18:51 PM
outside: Mind over Matter
inside: “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr Seuss
Naomi on 05.18.2011 at 19:43 PM
I’d have to write a special poem…
Hilary on 05.18.2011 at 19:49 PM
. . . before we turn to stone
(great song and a reminder to live life before it is too late)
Alan on 05.18.2011 at 22:26 PM
Single
paula on 05.18.2011 at 23:28 PM
“aim your arrows high”.
snowsuit on 05.19.2011 at 00:01 AM
‘we are a species of unphotographable tiger’ – my favorite line from a poem my husband wrote.
Mar on 05.19.2011 at 01:57 AM
I would put on it my favorite quote from Beethoven: Muss es sein? Es muss sein! (must it be? it must be!). Personal affirmation when I have make an important decision in my life :)
coki on 05.19.2011 at 04:02 AM
I guess that I will write something like “Best things in life aren’t things”
patti on 05.19.2011 at 04:08 AM
outside : this is it
inside : thich nhat hanh
a reminder that right now, this moment, is all we have.
Wade Uehara on 05.19.2011 at 04:10 AM
Outside : just for today
Inside : May 28, 2009
Recovering drug addict been clean since 5/28/2009
Ben on 05.19.2011 at 04:28 AM
This is a fantastic idea.
I’d write ‘visez’ (French for ‘take aim’) on the outside and *bang*bang* on the inside and wear it on my index finger. =p
Sascha on 05.19.2011 at 05:49 AM
I think it would be cool to have a ring that says “I Build Rockets” because.. well.. I build rockets!!
Nancy on 05.19.2011 at 05:50 AM
I would put: “Effort does not betray me.”
To remind myself that I can get through the hard times and accomplish whatever I put my heart into.
Jules on 05.19.2011 at 09:18 AM
i’ll put “J&;D +1″, since my husband and I are having our first child in few days.
Gilly Rosenthol on 05.19.2011 at 11:14 AM
I’d write “Really.” Because my boyfriend and I are so different in some ways, every now and then I have to look up to the heavens and ask “Really?”
Kathleen Kinney on 05.19.2011 at 11:26 AM
I would write: “Be creative” on the outside to inspire me throughout each day, and “Don’t forget to live” on the inside to remind me not to lose sight of what is important.
Phyllis on 05.19.2011 at 12:23 PM
Gardez la foi
Keep the Faith
Rik (Typerings) on 05.19.2011 at 12:33 PM
Reaction from the programmers: \Breakthrough is not the use of Flash, it’s the way we used the Away3D engine in combination with the last version of the Text Layout Framework of Flash.\ I believe him ;)
Jeff Hess on 05.19.2011 at 12:45 PM
Inside: | blank stares | exhaustion | trust | love | anxiety |
(These are all aspects relating to my son who has special needs. Things that the world can’t see or understand unless experienced it first hand.)
Outside: ~ autism ~ autism ~ autism ~ autism ~
glenn h on 05.19.2011 at 13:12 PM
“TROUT”
stephanie on 05.19.2011 at 17:59 PM
‘this too shall pass’
to remind me that any event or occurrence in life, positive or negative, is fleeting, ad so to seize every opportunity and never take life for granted.
May Linn on 05.19.2011 at 18:00 PM
My kids’ names on the outside, my husband’s on the inside.
Jules on 05.19.2011 at 18:00 PM
I would have on the outside “It’s what’s on the…” and then on the inside “inside that counts”.
Michael D on 05.19.2011 at 18:04 PM
I would write: Cogito ergo sum
Bronia Sawyer on 05.19.2011 at 18:07 PM
you’re entirely your own master
Chuck Feeder on 05.19.2011 at 18:08 PM
My ring would say “Love Your Guts” on the outside
and our anniversary date on the inside.
WilhelmR on 05.19.2011 at 18:15 PM
On the outside:
Apply Reason : Rest Follows
On the inside. Blood type and name..
you never know when you’ll be unconscious and naked with just a ring… :P
Joyrok on 05.19.2011 at 18:15 PM
Outside: Sheep Go to Heaven
Inside: Goats go to hell
CAKE RULES!
Paul on 05.19.2011 at 18:30 PM
I’d put: “It’s the difficult choices!” on the outside.
On the inside: ” Sh!t or get off the pot!”
kristina on 05.19.2011 at 19:18 PM
inside: ‘de astr?s’
outside: ‘ad astra’
latin for ‘from the stars, to the stars.’ we are all made of stars, & we should set our goals in hopes of reaching them again. i think it’d look especially cute in a simple cursive/script, & possibly with a star on each side. :)
manley on 05.19.2011 at 19:55 PM
OM MANE PADME HUM
It’s my mantra
Brandi on 05.19.2011 at 21:47 PM
This is gonna sound TOTALLY dorky, but I have been looking long and hard for medic alert jewelry that doesn’t look completely hideous. (BTW it doesn’t exist) I am deathly allergic to a couple of antibiotics…so I would have medic alert engraved on the outside and the names of the drugs on the inside.
Courtney on 05.20.2011 at 00:26 AM
Sometimes you have to get lost to know where you’re going.
Mia on 05.20.2011 at 00:42 AM
On the outside: Be where you are.
On the inside: Speak truth.
Ramneet Cheema on 05.20.2011 at 02:48 AM
“All your base are belong to us”
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us
Anthony on 05.20.2011 at 03:05 AM
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It is the hash from the logo of the relatively new U.S. Cyber Command logo, which I someday hope to run.
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Lisa on 05.20.2011 at 06:41 AM
Wicked giveaway!
I would write “ad astra per aspera” on the ring because that’s my motto in life!
Brittany on 05.20.2011 at 11:38 AM
The “earth” without “art” is just “eh”
joe rozsa on 05.20.2011 at 12:44 PM
These rings are great. I think what I would put on mine is: common sense rules all.
Naomi on 05.20.2011 at 12:49 PM
I would get ‘little bird’ written around mine. After Annie Lennox’s song. :)
Sharine on 05.20.2011 at 12:51 PM
I ? ME
Sharine on 05.20.2011 at 12:53 PM
hmm strange , the questionmark is ofcouse supposed to be a heart
Kiki Weber on 05.20.2011 at 12:53 PM
I love the line: \So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.\ — Stephen Chbosky
It might be a bit long, but, MAYBEEEEE it could fit!
Al on 05.20.2011 at 12:59 PM
I’d have nothing on the outside, but I’d put ‘cunt’ on the inside. Because only I’d know it was there.
Sarah on 05.20.2011 at 13:02 PM
These are brilliant. I’d write “I’m not here” on the outside, and “this isn’t happening.” on the inside. From the Radiohead song, “How to Disappear Completely.”
Rebecca on 05.20.2011 at 13:04 PM
I would put my kids’ names– Christopher ~ Jordan Noel. As a reminder to me of what really matters in this world– not the menial things that we tend to stress over or allow ourselves to get caught up in.
Jonas on 05.20.2011 at 13:10 PM
You are my Helvetica: timeless, bold, yet elegant.
Monique on 05.20.2011 at 13:11 PM
love.trust.breathe.be.
’cause that’s what keeps me grounded.
Thanks for asking!
Dave Cameron on 05.20.2011 at 13:14 PM
I would put “Reconstruction of the Fables of the” on the ring after the R.E.M. album Reconstruction of the Fables / Fables of the Reconstruction.
Courtney on 05.20.2011 at 13:16 PM
I would write: Ring Around the Rosy
full of childhood memories with a little black plague history mixed in!
Adam Palethorpe on 05.20.2011 at 13:33 PM
I would want – Think Positive, Be Creative, Challenge Everything (outside)
and (Family Comes First) On the inside
Lizzy on 05.20.2011 at 13:33 PM
“amor vincit omnia” on the outside in Sauna typeface.
“love conquers all” on the inside in Auto Regular.
The first phrase is the latin version of the second. A phrase my group of friends and I adopted in high school and used to bring each other back to reality when we were feeling lost. I still love hearing it. Brings back memories of what feels like a whole different lifetime of mine. Having it on my hand to see everyday would be a great reminder to just be happy.
martine on 05.20.2011 at 14:07 PM
I would write
“can you love art”
because thats the big question I always try to answer when I make my creative stuff.
kali on 05.20.2011 at 15:25 PM
Love these! I would write my babies’ names on it, Colette and Lucien.
Flying Spaghetti Monster on 05.20.2011 at 16:53 PM
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION
Jake on 05.20.2011 at 17:08 PM
I would get it as a gift for my bf and write our names on it along with something sweet.
Maor on 05.20.2011 at 17:28 PM
go inside. go outside.
samuel on 05.20.2011 at 19:48 PM
i would write trolololol all the way around the ring
melissa on 05.21.2011 at 01:20 AM
I’d probably put something that reminds me to live in accordance with my values, but I’m not sure exactly. I’d have to think for some time about it.
Al pepin on 05.21.2011 at 22:16 PM
I’ve been looking for this concept!
My ring would have written on the inside, “This too shall pass” …