Version One
Version Two
Design Thoughts:
Version Two:
Camera Raw Settings:
- The track represents the road of life. The clouds represent the future because we can't see ahead to what the future holds, and it could be difficult and dark.
- I used a decorative hazy font for the words "predict the future" because the future is cloudy.
- I used a yellow box behind the words "create it" to make them stand out. The yellow box also pulls out the yellow from the field and it has an opacity of 37, so you can see the clouds behind, which makes it look like a bright sunny day representing happiness. Education can help create a better future.
- I staggered the words lines so your eyes follow the line down to the words "create it." The words "is to" are at the end of the track and the words "Create It" are at the horizon to represent what is or could be in the future.The words or the quote are also in proximity of each other so you know they go together.
- I put a blue stripe on the top and the bottom to create repetition and to have a way to highlight the words "USU Stars Gear Up."
- I used the same yellow, blue, and grey for all the graphics to unify the design.
- The different types of lettering, different sizes of the lettering, and the colored shapes behind some of the lettering creates interesting contrast and draws attention to the most important words.
Version Two:
- I increased the size of the words to make them stand out more.
- I changed the color on the words "Abraham Lincoln" to the same blue in the other words to make them contrast with the background more so they don't blend in. I also changed the font type on those words because it was different than the other fonts and I wanted to use repetition in my design.
- I lightened the background image because it was too dark and the rail tracks didn't stand out enough. The lighter colors also now match with the yellow in the words. I kept the purple in the clouds in the background so the possible stormy future is still implied.
Camera Raw Settings:
- The photo is from Pixaby https://pixabay.com/en/road-train-landscape-storm-clouds-163518/
- The original photo was a little dark, so I increased the luminance of the purple in the clouds and reduced some of the shadows.
- The clouds had some luminance and color noise, so I reduced that and then sharpened the image a little.
- I wanted the clouds to be a little more puffy and less defined, so I reduced the clarity a little.
- Click on the below settings to see the camera raw settings that were used.
Photoshop:
Fonts Used
- The font "This Corrosion" was used on the words "Predict the Future" and is from Fontsite http://www.downloadfreefonts.com/search.php?q=this+corrosion&submit=Search
- The font "Shadowed Serif" was used on the words "USU Stars Gear Up" and is from 10001 Free Fonts https://www.1001freefonts.com/search.php?q=shadowed+serif&search=search
- Arial Black and the Sign Painter were used for the other words.
- The below image shows the layers I created in Photoshop. Each line of words has its own layer so I can manipulate where to put it. (Click on the image to see the layer settings.)
- There are also several layers of shapes. The shapes form the lines above and below the image and the background highlights of some of the words.