On the Road:
Homage to the Frontier Spirit
Role: Illustration & Design Strategy
Client: Self-Initiated Concept Study
Art Direction (AD): Rosário Durão
Copywriting: Rosário Durão & Strategic Partner
The Challenge:
Capturing the Defiant Female Adventurer
The goal was to design a visual campaign concept that captured the romantic frontier spirit (adventure, freedom, the American West) while honoring the audacious women who defied conventions to participate. The key challenge was ensuring the final visual moved past a simple sketch to truly capture the required ruggedness and audacity, demanding a disciplined process to create a clear, structured poster that champions women's contributions in all walks of life.
The Strategic Action:
Engineering Emotional Resonance
The final poster was built by applying rigorous communication principles to the authentic, emotional core of the subject. This ensures the poster is both art and an effective campaign asset that gives visibility to the strong, determined female subject.
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Tone Control & Refinement: The project started with authentic emotional inspiration (the American Southwest, women riders). The initial sketch was then refined into a final visual that was mischievous yet rugged, proving professional control over achieving the desired tone of defiance and empowerment.
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Emotional Anchoring and Subject: The strong, centralized illustration of the determined rider provides the emotional resonance, immediately communicating the audacity, strength, and self-possession of women in this challenging landscape. This figure is deliberately placed center stage to anchor the entire campaign.
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Disciplined Clarity (Visual Hierarchy): The poster deliberately uses bold, intentional letterforms and clean color blocks to structure information (festival name, dates, genres). This systematic approach ensures that all campaign details are immediately legible and organized, even at a quick glance, demonstrating that purposeful art is effective communication.
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Compositional Control: I used the deep green helmet and the desert palette, set against the clear, striking typography, to prevent visual clutter. This ensures the character and the campaign text operate with maximum clarity and professional impact.
The Result:
Strategic Clarity and Proof of Tone Control
The On the Road poster is a powerful example of translating deep, cultural themes into an effective campaign asset. This concept proves that my illustrative work is always rooted in strategic purpose and clear messaging, validating my ability to integrate an emotionally engaging, convention-defying character with a clean, functional design hierarchy that delivers the desired tone reliably.