Changing the meaning of a sign

For this sign design I chose the words ‘ Car Wash’ and changed the meaning of a carwash sign by placing it near a ramp leading into a dock. I originally used the warning quayside ahead sign shown above with the word Car wash underneath. But after talking to my lecturer I discovered that I need to use a sign and place it in a different context to change its meaning. I couldn’t place a real car wash sign next to a ramp, so I first took a photograph of a carwash sign and then took another photograph of a ramp. I then imported these photographs into Adobe Photoshop and cut out the shape of the carwash sign before placing it onto of the ramp photograph. Because I had took the photographs in different locations and at different times of the day, the lighting in the two pictures was different. To make them appear like they were taken together, I used the brightness and contrast tool on the carwash image and made it slightly darker to tie in with the dull light next to the dock. (Shown above centre) I also drew this image in illustrator using the pen tool. (Shown at the top) I think I could be able to improve this illustration by adding shading and colour into it.