Monday, October 31, 2011

More of the same: Design and Color Geniuses

If you read the previous blog, probably noticed the ability to match colors and texture in the context of a bike. I wonder what comes first, whether they choose colors first and then find the components to start assembling the bike or the other way around...go figure.

On the left we see a somewhat modern bike which is not the point, but the color used for the dressing. it is what I call a Martini Racing Blue, forged in the 60s while racing in Europe, circa Le Mans.

Its silent partner is a blaze orange which perfectly brings out the best in the bike. Savvy combination, extremely racer yet very elegant and discrete. Would love to talk to its inventor but it is highly unlikely to find who really did set out for visual perfection back then

You will see that no matter what angle you are looking it from, you will see a balanced combination of expression and collected agressiveness from a dormant machine.
 There is also a parallel topic I haven't covered yet (the accessories) that goes en synch with this inspiring tendency of making nice thing even more outstanding.

As you can see, on the right a modern Ducati shines down and out with a super blazing orange that has been a brand's signature since decades ago.

I think this is the reason why i look a this bike and feel a retro kick. Twenty years from today, the Ducati's blaze orange will be nostalgic, retro and super sportive, take my word on that.

But to enhance my point of view, here is a shot of the bike's guts and see that the entire picture has been covered with a warming lens of at least 85 lumen, making it go along with the Ducati retro hues, which is what the designers and creative geniuses I am talking about, had on their to-do-list.

And last but not least, the long and distinguised list of accessories that abound in the motorcycle industry are defined by what a minority of selected designers dicatate. Ussualy they are headquartered in continental Europe although Great Britain do a superb work for some leather and wood works (namely Motolita and others).

Here with this issue's last exhibit, you will see that some boots are not necessarily black, sending the message out, about being different from an army of millions but an army of some.

It is funny I try to compare the boots color against the military ones and now a day the boots are more desert-looking and tan than ever before, not to mention the importance of the vets in on the motorcycle industry in the US, especially when they come back home to be reinserted back in normal life again.

Harley Davidson has marketing campaigns already in place along with financing incentives to go for this group of selected few who might need a bit of soul searching while riding their horses. Well deserved.

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Until the next issue, all the best.

Miguel Perez
Orlando, FL
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Awesome bike mods, a class act.

Its been a long time since I have not seen such a display of design genius out there. These guys from Australia consolidated under one brand have filled the niche of the mid-size bike, modified to perfection under the premise of "less is more".

It is amazing to see how all the good ideas gather up into the same product, bearing concepts like urban-retro, performance and lightness, and systems simplicity. You will see that all these bikes are displayed beautifully by a simple shot that covers the right angle, always the right one, and that only happen when you look harder around the subject. Good job there.

Color management is a walk in the park as the designer has put all his/her artistic skills into it, then it is just a matter of reproducing the shot as faithfully as possible.

Interesting also is to highlight the neatness and practicality on certain details, sometimes too sharp and sometimes a tad puzzling concerning some finishing touch ups like te securing bolt to the fuel tank. You just wonder if they are going to cover it up for the looks but soon after you discover that it is not going to happen. It is a bike as is, and we are all loving it.

This is the kind of project all the glory goes to the product designer, not to the photographer except for shooting all, I repeat all the right angles, perfectly. Ironically, the right angles were a head-on lateral. The rest is the result of fine craftsmanship, the right idea and pristine execution. These group of people have a bright future ahead of them, their products are larger than life. Awesome job.

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Until the next issue, all the best.

Miguel Perez
Orlando, FL
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Aviation www.aviationphotographyfl.blogspot.com

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