Post 12 - 04/10/08

Well in this post I was surfing through the communication arts mag. website for some inspiration on the CD project. I can accross an ad for helmets that seemed to fit in to what I like in graphic design.

From what I could understand from the caption that was with it, it was a combination of photography and illustration. I can see how you can get such sharp lines in the helmet that the guy is riding the ATV accross. If you were to just use the picture it would be so pixelized that no one would know what it really is. Since the helmet was turned into an illustration, you get the nice vector lines that really set it up nice and make it look tought. When I look at the helmet on his head, I see that it has a good since of style as well as durability. I know that adding the dirt flying up from the ATV tires gives it a neat effect, however it is not logical. When I think of an ATV on a smooth surface, even if it is a made up image, I think more along the lines of smoke or just spinning wheels. Where does the dirt play in? Overall I like this type of work. It is so nice and crisp and really pleasing to look at...for those of us who like ATVs.