Made by
- Art
- Michele "Mike" Martinelli
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: the best corsair, curved Gothic red-yellow logotype on black ribbon banner preceded by small THE BEST words, woman in huge billowing pink skirt with black-white polka-dot headscarf standing center-left with arms thrown up laughing, crouching sailor in red bandana beside, black score panel with six white reel windows and gold seahorse crest above title, big yellow sail, two bearded crewmen at bottom right
The title is set in a curved Gothic red-and-yellow logotype on a black ribbon banner, preceded by the small words THE BEST. A woman in a huge billowing pink skirt with a black-and-white polka-dot headscarf stands centre-left with both arms thrown up, mouth open in a laugh, beside a crouching sailor in a red bandana. A black score panel with six white reel windows and a gold seahorse crest sits above the title, tucked under a big yellow sail. Two bearded crewmen in spotted kerchief and white turban lean over the rail at bottom right, next to a yellow 5.
Setting
- Tropical pirate harbour
- Sailing galleon on green sea
- Pale blue sky with white clouds
- Large yellow sail
Symbols
- Gold seahorse crest above the score window
- Seagull in the sky
- Masted galleon with red pennants
- Ship's rail with rope and telescope
- Numbered instruction card
- Yellow lane digit 5
Lettering
- Gothic blackletter logotype in red with yellow keyline and white drop shadow on a black banner, white all-caps sans serif for the best and ball in play
Themes
- Pirates
- Treasure hunt
- Sailing ship
- Caribbean
- Cannon and telescope
- Adventure
Title on it
- The best corsair
Text on it
- THE BEST
- Corsair
- BALL IN PLAY
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Standing at far left, red open shirt, red headscarf, dark hair, arm raised, only head and shoulders visible |
| Woman | Centre-left, black-and-white polka-dot headscarf, green bodice, enormous billowing pink ruffled skirt, arms flung wide, laughing open-mouthed expression |
| Man | Below her, sailor in white shirt with red bandana and red sash, crouching at a wooden rail gripping a black telescope |
| Man | Bottom right, bearded, red spotted head kerchief, leaning on the rail |
| Man | Bottom right, white turban and sleeveless white top, back turned, at the rail |
Bright 1960s comic-style backglass framed by a white border with a red-and-blue painted wave motif along the bottom. A tropical pirate-harbour scene fills the rounded window: pale blue sky with white clouds, a large yellow-and-white triangular sail at upper left, a three-masted galleon with yellow sails and red pennants on green water at upper right. A black score panel with six white reel windows curves across the upper centre, topped by a gold seahorse-and-scroll flourish. The title sits mid-left in Gothic red lettering on a black banner, with small white words above it. Four pirates crowd the left: a man in a red shirt and red headscarf; a woman in a green bodice and billowing pink ruffled skirt, black-and-white spotted headscarf, arms flung wide; a sailor in white sleeves and a red bandana crouching at a rail with a telescope. Two more crewmen appear bottom right, one bearded in a red spotted kerchief, one in a white turban. Text at lower left reads BALL IN PLAY beside a yellow 5.