12 in 12 #3
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE POSTERS
There was a Facebook contest where people can upload posters and judges and the public can vote on them.
One vision I had was inspired by my 2002 visit to Colorado Springs, where we saw Pike's Peak and the Garden of the Gods.
My poster option for the main contest was inspired by the feeling of speed and upward movement, climbing the great mountains of Colorado. I contacted a professional photographer/journalist who covers pro cycling races. The contest states that you must own the rights to the imagery you use, so even if I had the photographer's permission I would not have the model release rights to the image of the pros. Thus I was stuck using a less than perfect image for my main race poster. If selected, I wouldn't mind using an image supplied by the race organization if they owned the rights to it.
I was riding my bike along, thinking about Cincinnati's (the Queen City of the Ohio) bike lane issue along Riverside Drive. We are planning on going to a bike parade and picnic on Saturday night. This image of the Keep Calm poster came to my mind and I said "God Save the Lanes!" in my mind.
I used a Queen's crown as well as a old-school illustration of a bicycle to make the poster feel, ole-fashiony! I was planning on attaching these to my bike for the parade, but the City Council just passed the go-ahead for the lanes!
12 in 12 #2
Valentine's Day
I created a fun mountain bike themed greeting card as well as wrapping paper for some gifts (fancy chocolate bar and a bottle of tawny port). I was inspired by some snowboards I saw that used a fun linear illustration style.
I created a new illustration for a local lecture on the environment. It was to incorporate some of the illustrations I have been developing for the past couple years. I created a full color option, but the duotone option tends to highlight the water more.
I'm kind of digging mixing photo with flat graphic shapes and textures. This might be something fun I pursue more this year. I made a little portrait of a homie for his Bday.