Creative Mondays 40 – One Small Step

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One Small Step Poster

“What is Creative Mondays?

Monday’s are always a drag. The start of a new week, you have to go back to that routine of going to bed early/get up early. If (like me) you have to commute then you prepare for that long journey into work and that long journey back for the first time after a nice two day break.

So to kick off those lousy Mondays, I’m going to get my creative mind flowing in a positive way. Creative Mondays. A chance for me to show off something unfinished or finished that I’ve been working on throughout the previous week.”

Although I wasn’t born when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the Moon back in 1969, that amazing first step and journey was to be something that inspired me from such a young age. NASA’s popularity in the 80’s when I was growing up was certainly a contributing factor and it’s hardly surprising that space, our galaxy and the solar system is a popular idea here on CreativeJUUS. So this week’s work is inspired and dedicated to a true legend, Neil Armstrong.

I feel the footprint is a perfect way to visually show his legacy. That immortal one step that will remain on the surface of the Moon displaying the triumph of mankind to journey onwards and explore the unknown.

2 responses to “Creative Mondays 40 – One Small Step”

  1. Foomandoonian Avatar

    If you had used the original photograph I’d have pointed out that actually that’s Buzz Aldrin’s boot print. 😉 

    I love the details in this though – there’s almost a photographic quality to it. Plus I like how the drop shadow on the text matches the light in the picture. 

    1. Jason Stanley Avatar

      Thanks! I did use several footprint photos as reference material but that’s all. Most of the photos on the Moon were taken by Armstrong himself (as he was known to be the better photographer) but I hope it still provides the appropriate message. 🙂

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