Texture

 

My description of the original texture was;

tough, dourable, built for traction and
to grip the road. dirty rough and grooved. 

the grooves run all along the tire, creating vallys of
 about half an inch that run verticle as well as zig zaging around.

In total I used 40 layers. 

The choice of typeface used which was Optima,  effected the recreation of the image by really forcing me to use layers and transparencies to get the right effect of depth and still maintain a feeling of grittiness that was in the original image. I ended up using mostly all small caps in the recreation for the strong sharp edges that that specific style provided. The zig zag shape running along the center of the image was one of the most important pieces in the recreation of this image. It gives a strong sense of depth in the image. The treads themselves were also a very key piece in the recreation. Specifically getting the right balance of colors, there are some whites, grays and blacks that are all working together to give the tire it's gritty dirty texture. I achieved this by using a combination of transparencies and layering type on top of type until the desired affect was achieved. 

What can a photograph convey that type cannot? I think a photograph can convey a lot of detail much easier that type can. Being able to capture small pieces of an image that let the viewer figure out what they are looking at even if it is a close up or crop of an image. 

I think type can convey more of the mood and feeling than an image can. When an image is recreated with type the choice of words used, the font and the colors all come together to aid in the mood and experience of the recreated image.