Every kid in the world dreams about becoming an astronaut and going to space. Our knowledge was limited to the solar system and what we saw at night, the stars. I used to look up hoping to get a glance at Saturn’s rings, only to realize that was never possible through naked eyes. Even now, I wouldn’t say I don’t dream about going up there. The mystery about it is fascinating and a little scary.
That’s exactly what I wanted to capture in my design. The vast night sky we see has so much to offer that we don’t yet know about.
I could have gone with an illustration of space, with the sun and the other planets. But what I wanted to capture was how anyone would imagine what space is, by looking up.
As you can see in the illustration, that’s what I have tried to capture. The first thing I did was make the night sky. If I went with a solid black, it looked very plain and minimal. Instead, I made a gradient and added more mystery to it. Next was making the stars. I didn’t go with the traditional star image as whenever we see the night sky, we see the stars as dots. Hence, I made small circles and randomly placed them over the image. I resized a few of them to give the sparkle effect. To add just a bit of space effect, I made a comet. I remember learning about Halley’s Comet. Ever since then I have always wanted to see it. The next time its projected to return is in 2061. Coming back to the design, I made some normal illustrations where I could show a kid standing. Added a little shadow effect behind it. In the end, I added the image of the kid.
That’s how I created this. Designs do not need too many elements to make it look beautiful. A clear idea in your head is all you need to get an amazing result.
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