I'm taking a third design

I'm taking a third design class at UHCL this fall -- Advertising Design. The semester started last week, but I missed the first class since I was at the conference in Colorado. Our first assignment, however, is due tonight:

"Download 5 high-quality photographs that would make a wonderful setting for an advertisment. Turn each photograph into an "Advertisement" by typing an original word, phrase, sentence, or slogan onto each image using Photoshop. Use all your knowledge of Photoshop's Type Tools, Layer Effects, and advanced manipulation techniques to make these Ads as professional as possible."

I decided to use NASA images since 1) they're readily available and 2) they're in the public domain and can be used freely. Instead of five separate ads for separate things, I went with a single theme and got inspiration from the NASA Exploration website, an old PBS ad campaign that Jose told me about, and the fact that I think the solar system is pretty amazing. I compared some features on other planets to those on Earth to make what, I hope, is easily recognized as a sort of "awareness ad" campaign. Not selling a product, obviously, but just trying to make people think about and remember NASA.

Anyway. Click to see larger versions.