In this amazing photo by Robert Frank, I find that the cowboy in the city idea doesn’t quite synch – maybe it’s my Texas background, but something doesn’t work. In this visual representation of his work I have reworked the photo so that the world in which the cowboy is in is glowing with a surreal magic while he himself is grainy, distorted, as if he is but a visitor to the world around him. Another intended meaning is the idea of the outdated cowboy – he is grainy, like films of yesteryear, while the world around him is glowing with energy and signs of progress, like the trucks in the background. This juxtaposition was something that I couldn’t look past in the picture, and I have a love for juxtaposed items in different forms of the creative arts, which is perhaps why I was drawn to this picture. I had issues with trying to create a picture that wasn’t too blatantly changed but at the same time was noticeably different. I was going for a tip-of-the-tongue effect originally – the viewer wouldn’t be able to identify the changes right away. However, I found that this method, while obvious to me, was not obvious to the viewer, which led me to accent the differences more.
In this leaflet my target audience was the future political movement for Texas to succeed from the Union. The message was to be simple and remind Texans of the flags that have flown over the state before and that they were overthrown at one time. The signs used are meant to conjure a sense of Texas pride by highlighting our unique shape and symbols of Texas greatness. The color scheme was to reflect the Texas flag and the use of the Lone Star State was to highlight our ability to be on our own.
Index – Pictures of the Alamo, Austin, and a Texas sign all are symbol of Texas that are associated with no other place in the world.
Icon – The picture of the shape of Texas on the back of the leaflet is an icon of the actual shape of the state.
Symbol – the word TEXAS and the font that was used (font infers a country & western idea)
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