One of the most popular features of Speak Up is Word It, where each month we define a word (say, “Garbage”) and readers submit a 5 x 5 in. square with their visual interpretation. All submissions—unless deemed deeply offensive—have been posted on monthly galleries, updated weekly amassing to thousands of archived squares of creativity.

In 2006, with F+W Publications, the contributions from the first 30 months were edited, with the best selections published in The Word It Book: Speak Up presents a gallery of interpreted words . The collection is presented by word, and some of the Word Its feature brief interviews with their designers, while others go more in-depth to get to the bottom of their ideas.