I worry our dependence on screens and comfort is weakening our imagination, critical thinking. and willpower. I’ve struggled with this too, which is why I believe we need simple, practical mental strategies to handle life’s challenges. a emergency mental system to use in bad times and situations.
Life isnt boring you just need better mini-games
I’m an artist and designer creating tools, games, and strategies to make life easier to navigate and more enjoyable to live.
The Erthworm Series is a collection of books, planners, games, and creative tools that use storytelling and mini-games to help people recognize negative patterns, manage emotions, make better decisions, and navigate everyday challenges—especially those with ADHD.
As a veteran, educator, and artist, I use my experiences and creativity to develop tools and systems that build confidence and make everyday life easier, more manageable, and fun
That’s why I created The Erthworm Series—books, planners, games, and handmade tools that use storytelling and mental mini-games to help people manage emotions, recognize negative patterns, and navigate life’s challenges through creative, unconventional methods
Protect Your Peace. Change Your Perspective. Find Your Strategy.
In a world full of distractions, staying focused can be difficult. Learn strategies to sharpen your focus and develop practical techniques to navigate life’s challenges with Erthworm 2: Echoes.
ERTHWORM 2: ECHOES
OUT NOW ON KINDLE AND
AMAZON!!
Turn your music, memories, and role models into tools for strength. strengthen your spirit, protect your peace,
Quick mind micro-games to help you survive and adapt to life, one day at a time.
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Erthworm 2: Echoes
Erthworm Book 1
A picture-book mental strategy game to help you recognize and fight negativity within yourself and in the world around you.
A storybook planner designed to help you build structure, grow, and take control of your life.
Collectible, foldable bookmarks with built-in mental strategy games to sharpen your focus, strengthen problem-solving skills, and help you navigate life’s challenges and obstacles.
A music-powered strategy journal that builds a list of your melodies heroes, and role models you can use to protect your peace
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Erthworm Map: Planner
Book-Worms: Bookmarks
Spirit Chord
A Skill-Based Fidget Toy for Calm & Focus
Spirit Chord combines movement, skill-building, and style in a portable fidget toy. Keep your hands engaged, learn new tricks, and take a break from distractions while studying, working, traveling, or waiting.
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ABOUT
Worm
Javontae Cooper Design is the creative work of a Black graphic designer, artist, and educator dedicated to using art, design, and creativity to make life easier, more engaging, and more enjoyable.
Drawing from my experiences as a veteran, dancer, teacher, illustrator, and designer, I create books, games, planners, and creative tools that help people navigate life’s challenges, discover new perspectives, and bring more creativity and joy into their everyday lives.
My goal is to turn my skills and ideas into useful things that make a positive difference in people's lives.
What It Is?
Erthworm was inspired by the life cycle of frogs and a childhood memory that stayed with me. Frogs have been my favorite animals since I was a kid. I once caught a bunch of tree frogs at my grandma’s house and released them into my small neighborhood. Later that year, after a heavy rain, I found frog eggs in my backyard and decided to raise them from tadpoles. Years later, tree frogs still wait by our door lights every night, helping keep annoying insects away.
Watching that cycle of life inspired me to think about growth, change, and how we adapt to our environment. As adults, we’re constantly distracted and fighting negative thoughts, impulses, emotions, and outside presssure while trying to make it to tomorrow. for alot of us one bad day can decend us into chaos and misery.
As a designer Minimalizing is necessary skill and with everything happening inthe world we sometimes have to stop and think like a frog minamalizing are thinkign and lifestyle to build routines, strengthen our mindset, and overcome hardships
Project Erthworm is a creative life-skills system designed to help children and adults handle challenges, build focus, develop better habits, and navigate everyday life.
Your Erth is your own reality, shaped by how you see the world and the experiences you live through. We share one Earth, but we each experience it differently.
The Erthworm Project
Erth
Why I Created Erthworm
Javontaecooperdesign
I’ve experienced some serious hardships and reached points where I struggled to see a way forward. Years of preparing for the worst left me stuck in negative thinking, overthinking, and spending too much time doomscrolling.
I wanted to find my way back to the creativity, positivity, and hope I had as a kid. I started using my artwork and design skills to create simple tools I could actually remember and use.
That became The Erthworm Project—a collection of books, planners, games, and creative tools based on my experiences and the things I’ve learned along the way.
As a graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, dancer, and veteran, I wanted to combine those experiences into something useful. I want to create resources that are accessible, creative, and useful for both kids and adults.
Javontae Cooper Design was created to plant and spread seeds of hope and optimism through art, design, and creativity—and to help awaken the spirit in people to keep moving forward.
Erthworm started as something I made for myself. Now I’m building it for anyone who needs better tools to navigate life.
Worms are negative energies that develop from life’s hardships, challenges, and experiences. Like mental parasites, they grow and feed on negativity, eventually influencing our decisions and actions and spreading more negativity.
Like a tadpole growing into a frog, Erthworm helps you build willpower, think clearly, and climb out of your pond of negativity to make better moves every day.
CHARGE
MOVE
HUNT
CONQUER
Seek out and collect positive energy while avoiding negative energy sources
Begin to move and take action to start task and duties
Trap Detect and Destroy negativity lurking within your mind
Shift your perspective of your environment to reshape your reality.
I worry our dependence on screens and comfort is weakening our imagination, critical thinking. and willpower. I’ve struggled with this too, which is why I believe we need simple, practical mental strategies to handle life’s challenges.
HI!
Life isnt hard you just need better mini-games
I’m an artist and designer creating tools, games, and strategies to make life easier to navigate and more enjoyable to live.
The Erthworm Series is a collection of books, planners, games, and creative tools that use storytelling and mini-games to help people recognize negative patterns, manage emotions, make better decisions, and navigate everyday challenges—especially those with ADHD.
As a veteran, educator, and artist, I use my experiences and creativity to develop tools and systems that build confidence and make everyday life easier, more manageable, and fun.
That’s why I created The Erthworm Series—books, planners, games, and handmade tools that use storytelling and mental mini-games to help people manage emotions, recognize negative patterns, and navigate life’s challenges through creative, unconventional methods
Protect Your Peace. Change Your Perspective. Find Your Strategy.
Turn your music, memories, and role models into tools for strength. Build your spirit, protect your peace, and take control of your mindset with Erthworm 2: Echoes.
In a world full of distractions, staying focused can be difficult. Learn strategies to sharpen your focus and develop practical techniques to navigate life’s challenges with Erthworm 2: Echoes.
ERTHWORM 2: ECHOES
OUT NOW ON KINDLE AND
AMAZON!!
Starter Decks
Explore our Starter Packs and find the right mix of books, games, and tools to fit your style.
Erthworm 2: Echoes
SHOP
Erthworm
A picture-book mental strategy game to help you recognize and fight negativity within yourself and in the world around you.
A music-powered strategy journal that builds a list of your melodies heroes, and role models you can use to protect your peace
Erthworm Map: Planner
A storybook planner designed to help you build structure, grow, and take control of your life.
Spirit
Chord
A Skill-Based Fidget Toy for Calm & Focus
Spirit Chord combines movement, skill-building, and style in a portable fidget toy.
Book-Worms: Bookmarks
Collectible, foldable bookmarks with built-in mental strategy games to sharpen your focus, strengthen problem-solving skills, and help you navigate life’s challenges and obstacles.
Javontaecooper design
Javontae Cooper Design is the creative work of a Black graphic designer, artist, and educator dedicated to using art, design, and creativity to make life easier, more engaging, and more enjoyable.
Drawing from my experiences as a veteran, dancer, teacher, illustrator, and designer, I create books, games, planners, and creative tools that help people navigate life’s challenges, discover new perspectives, and bring more creativity and joy into their everyday lives.
My goal is to turn my skills and ideas into useful things that make a positive difference in people's lives.
The Erthworm Project
About
Project Erthworm is a creative life-skills system designed to help children and adults handle challenges, build focus, develop better habits, and navigate everyday life.
Erthworm was inspired by the life cycle of frogs and a childhood memory that stayed with me. Frogs have been my favorite animals since I was a kid. I once caught a bunch of tree frogs at my grandma’s house and released them into my small neighborhood. Later that year, after a heavy rain, I found frog eggs in my backyard and decided to raise them from tadpoles. Years later, tree frogs still wait by our door lights every night, helping keep annoying insects away.
Watching that cycle of life inspired me to think about growth, change, and how we adapt to our environment. As adults, we’re constantly distracted and fighting negative thoughts, impulses, emotions, and outside presssure while trying to make it to tomorrow. for alot of us one bad day can decend us into chaos and misery.
As a designer Minimalizing is necessary skill and with everything happening inthe world we sometimes have to stop and think like a frog minamalizing are thinkign and lifestyle to build routines, strengthen our mindset, and overcome hardships
What is it?
Erth
Your Erth is your own reality, shaped by how you see the world and the experiences you live through. We share one Earth, but we each experience it differently.
Worms
Worms are negative energies that develop from life’s hardships, challenges, and experiences. Like mental parasites, they grow and feed on negativity, eventually influencing our decisions and actions and spreading more negativity.
Why I Created Erthworm
Like a tadpole growing into a frog, Erthworm helps you build willpower, think clearly, and climb out of your pond of negativity to make better moves every day.
CHARGE
MOVE
HUNT
CONQUER
Seek out and collect positive energy while avoiding negative energy sources
Seek out and collect positive energy while avoiding negative energy sources
Trap Detect and Destroy negativity lurking within your mind
Shift your perspective of your environment to reshape your reality.
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As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases