Right away I decided to focus on Richmond's historic Monument Avenue itself as part of the design...not the monuments themselves, as that idea has been kind of played out, but on the beautiful old rowhouses and mansions that line the brick streets. The beautiful scenery is really one of the most enjoyable aspects of the run. I sketched out a rough, then scanned it in and drew it in Illustrator, figuring that format would give me the most leeway to move the buildings and runners around. The deadline was November 1, and falling as close to Halloween as it did, I ended up having to rush the artwork a bit as things around the house got really busy. Still, I finally ended up with a nice balance and a composition I could live with, so I sent it in late Halloween night, already spending the $1,000 in prize money in my head.
Unfortunately, I received an email last week telling me that my design hadn't been selected. I haven't seen the winning layout yet, but I'm extremely anxious to harshly judge it. Guess I'll have to wait 'til March!
2 comments:
That's crazy. Your design is so simple and bold and perfect. Stupid judges.
I just ran my first 10K on Thanksgiving and I was super-pumped to get a race shirt... until I realized that whoever designed it put a gigantic Bible verse running down the sleeve (the race was for a children's cancer charity but it was hosted at a church). That's a fail, too.
These art "contests" bother me. How can art compete? I like it when they offer up three or four designs and participants can choose. These days I subscribe to the philosophy that if you don't win it wasn't meant to be and also, there's no accounting for taste.
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