Crucial Conversations Photographic Illustration

A balloon and a cactus walk in to a bar...

Okay, not really.

THE BOOK
This fun still life illustrates a Crucial Conversation happening. These conversations aren't fun, but are vital. If you're interested to learn more about the book, the review by Shabnam (UX/UI Strategist) is over on Focus Lab's digest.

THE MAKING
This small treat took 8 hours to complete. From sketches, vectors, cutting building, back to sketching, vectors, building, shooting 50 different ways... these things always take lots longer than I expect.

I tried to do as much as I could in camera. The glare on the balloon is clear acetate that I curved so it would catch the light. In fact, we taped a large sheet black paper over the umbrella to get the glare just right.

Thanks for checking it out!