Sudden change can create cataclysmic fear and upset, emotional and physical. A bolt out of the blue – be it lightning, intense anger, a sudden fall, or a thrown brick – can induce fear and panic in the unsuspecting. I wanted to capture this effect. I remembered an old, damaged first-aid box I had stashed away. I decided the calamity, whatever it might be, could be presented inside the box, and the catastrophic effect it would produce demonstrated outside the box. Inside I used the word calamity in vibrant and jumbled letters, and a lightning bolt to suggest a condition of sudden chaos. Outside I cut interlocked circles from a single piece of plywood, an idea from the comics that use swirls and spinning lines to express turmoil and active confusion. The characters I used were chosen for their obvious loss of physical control or intense response in an unexpected situation.