The Brief
THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE CANDLESTICK-MAKER
We were asked to choose a trade and then to produce a piece of communication that explores and celebrates that chosen trade using type and imagery.
I chose Glassmaker; I then found a phrase that originated from making glass that has worked its way into the English language over the years and that I have heard being used in today’s vocabulary.
Shut Yer Gob
Many glass making terms have entered the language; ‘Shut Yer Gob’ a molten
lump of glass is called a ‘Gob’ to which the glass blower attached a tube to blow the
glass into shape. The blower had to blow hard which made his cheeks very large.
Today someone with a big mouth is told they have a big gob.
One therefore might be told to “Shut Yer Gob”.
