Cleaner than the windshield

OK. So I may just have used all my spare time playing with designing an album cover. I had no new input for today (with the exception of an abstract mundane garlic clove which may yet put in an appearance although I can't say it did much to satisfy me -unlike the winter moussaka that it helped to create )

The results of my Wikipedia random searches were drawn out a few days ago, apologies that I am unable to contextualise them by giving the full quote. But this is what I was working on:

Name of Band: Rally de Portugal
Album Title: Cleaner than the Windshield.

There is a two tone version of one of yesterdays puddle shots in there, and a smidgen of the headlights of a car. Make of it what you will.

[HelenM]

Excellent.

[Clare Gadsby]

ooh now there are few things as pleasing as a successful album cover on a grim old winter's day. i like it. great font and a suitably moody, abstract image for rally de portugal, clearly some kind of edgy band. thanks for reminding me - i must have another go myself

[Ethel]

I admire your imagination

[summerfield]

thanks for the contribution, my friend. i really thought you'd forget about me. :-) i would imagine that those copywriters in ad agencies start out with their designs just like this. and in the old days, they of course didn't have internet nor wikipedia but i would imagine they scan the great encyclopedia britannica quite often or a lot! aces!

[Kahsia]

Fantastic entry for the album cover challenge.

[KWind]

Excellent cover!

[Gayle]

A creative and interesting album cover for the challenge. You've got my vote! :-)

[Babs]

Very clever editing, I love it.

[kali]

cool title

[Graeme Stevens]

Very cool - both title and hot. Have a fav.

[FotoBlah]

Spare time well spent.

[David]

I like this image even more than the other version... very imaginative use of headlight

[Suzanne]

I too prefer this image to the first one, the blue colour also adds to the shot. A very cool edit

[carol white]

Very creative

[Ivan]

Good one, HJ!

[Domenico Dodaro]

So very cool, Helen!

[Shawna Schroeder]

That is so cool :)

[haskar]

Cool shot.

[Helen Jane]

@helenm2016 @haskar @shawnas365 @domenicododaro @ivan @carolmw @suzanne234 @yrhenwr @fotoblah @graemestevens @kali66 @onewing @gaylewood @kwind @moonmtn @ethelperry many thanks to you all for generously seeing merit in my efforts!
@summerfield I often hang on to these suggested themes waiting for inspiration and the deadlines come and go - but you are admirably persistent in your reminders. I spend too long trying to analyse the meaning and inspiration of album covers and the like, but guess that they bring together what they have to hand in a way that looks convincing and can be linked to the theme.
@pistache thanks for the appreciation of the different elements here.

[summerfield]

@helenhall - when i do cover albums, i myself like that the quotes and title i get have some sense in them and i can relate or give further meaning to them. i guess that's how i failed to land a job at an ad agency when i was much much younger. the product has to "speak" to me and if it doesn't, i know I'd come up blank. that's why, as an assistant (or executive secretary in the ancient world), my bosses loved me as i didn't just type and file, i have to understand what i was doing and that's how i know i could do the best i can.

[katy]

Congratulations on the win with this terrific photo