Pedal Around!
The Bicycle Craze of the 1860's was a time where the first true bicycle was created in Paris, France. The Oliver brothers recognized the commercial potential of this invention, and set up a partnership with blacksmith and bicycle maker Pierre Michaux, using Michaux's name (who was already famous among enthusiasts of the new sport) for the company. They began the first mass-production of bicycles in 1868, as the first real bicycle craze had begun the year before, reaching full force all over Europe and America in 1868 and 1869.
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For this project, I decided to use different types of bikes and bike parts to cobble my letters that spell out "Pedal Around!". I wanted to use images that would stay true to the time frame of this event, (1860's) so I used old, vintage images that featured drawings of bicycles and their parts. During this process I wanted to be creative with the way I presented each letter of the phrase. At the same time, I didn't want to make each letter in a way that featured too many parts, I wanted to keep the letters of the phrase as simple as possible. I wanted the poster to look like it was printed on paper that you would see in the 1860's, so I used a textured background to follow this idea.
