{"id":1559,"date":"2010-08-11T03:31:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2019-11-25T16:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T21:26:06","slug":"visual-metaphors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2010\/08\/11\/visual-metaphors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Metaphors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I haven’t posted a series of my visual metaphors in a while, but I was pleased with the way this one turned out so I figured I would foist it on you, my loyal readers.<\/p>\n

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This series is about an engineer who is transitioning from a technically centered aspect of his career to more of a people centered aspect. There is doubt and a little trepidation along the way, but in the end, he sees it all working out well.<\/p>\n

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The future is unclear, but it will be bright.<\/p>\n

The images are a combination of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Sometimes I’ll sketch a little thumbnail, but usually I just dive right in and start pushing around pixels in response to my client’s written metaphor. I usually start with some images I have floating in my digital morgue. If I can’t find what I want, I’ll run out and shoot a picture of an object or a texture. If that doesn’t work, I’ll draw or paint the whole darn thing digitally. It’s really a number of techniques all thrown together, and it makes my client happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I haven’t posted a series of my visual metaphors in a while, but I was pleased with the way this one turned out so I figured I would foist it on you, my loyal readers. 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