Back in the 80s, one of the first movies my family videotaped off television was The Road Warrior. I was in grade school, and definitely too young to see a movie like that, but somehow snuck this new technology past everyone. The grainy, edited-for-network-tv dystopian drama, with commercial breaks paused out, became a prized possession. I must have watched it dozens of times as I grew up. Inspired by the release of Fury Road, I made some illustrations about one of my favorite films.

The moment when the Toadie losing his fingers trying to catch a boomerang was edited out of the version I grew up with. For the longest time I thought maybe he missed when he tried to catch it, so imagine my surprise as an adult when I finally saw the original version. 

And it makes a great lock screen.

The greatest line of dialogue of the Mad Max series, and one of the greatest in film I think. Growing up I assumed that The Ayatollah of Rock & Rolla was a catch-phrase for a wrestler, or rock star or something. As far as I can tell it's an original piece of writing that has only been said in The Road Warrior, because The Road Warrior is awesome.

 

Executionally, I wanted the geometry and connecting letterforms to resemble roads, especially clover interchanges on the highway. The speed lines help suggest overpasses or bridges, and felt appropriate for a car-dominated story. 

And it makes a great desktop.

Now, everyone go watch Fury Road. Or at least an HD R-rated version of The Road Warrior.