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"Limits: the Sky and Beyond" was a concept I created, based on the expression "The sky is the limit," an inspirational quote. At first I thought of doing "Limits: More than just the Sky," which was a taking on a different tone, one of sarcasm or denouncement. I planned on having several pictures of roller coasters confined into small areas. However, after I thought about it more, I decided it wasn't very characteristic of me to be harsh or mean in tone. Therefore, I went with "Limits: the Sky and Beyond." I formatted the "Limits" part to be ascending upward, as if rocketing into the sky. I wanted it to inspire my audience, which was simply anybody with a dream. I wanted all dreamers out there to know that their dreams have no boundaries; dreams have no end. I pictured the images then to be of objects high in the sky or outer space. The background I chose was the most abstract, space-like picture I could find on Mixbook. I also liked the picture because of its shining rays of light. For images on the page, I wanted objects in space or going to space. I thought a space shuttle was suitable because for centuries, it was always a dream to go to space. This dream was realized with the invention of the space shuttle, making it a good representation of the idea that anything is possible. It shows any dream can become reality. For the second picture, I first had an image of a hot air balloon for the same reason as the spaceship. Then I took a trip to Pittsburgh, where I found inspiration of a new object to photograph: a tower with fake people walking up it, found at Carnegie Mellon University. I took a picture of it. It was perfect because it illustrates people achieving their dreams. The space shuttle has a limit: outer space. This tower, however, seems endless, showing how dreams can go on forever. Together, I created a nice color scheme of blue and purple and formatted the page into a visually appealing image. As a whole, I think my concept is original in that it goes beyond "The sky is the limit." That line says that there is a limit: the sky. I wanted to make it appear as though limits are farther than the eye can see, thus the "beyond". Therefore, my project reflects the concept of dreams with an inspirational touch that caters to any person, old or young, with a dream that may be condemned due to a superficial limit.

Works Cited:

NASA. //Atlantis taking off on STS-2//7. 1988. //Wikimedia Commons.// Web. 6 Nov. 2009. .

Pantalone, Nick. //Tower of People//. 2009. 8 Nov. 2009.

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