Ziggy Stardust Project 4 Final(which is really the end of project 3)

My focus for the calling card was focusing on the visualization representation of Ziggy. I overlaid the image of Ziggy's face on the card. I wanted the image to wrap around because Ziggy was all about breaking the norm and changing what was accepted. One thing that sets Ziggy apart from others was his two different colored eyes, so I also put the face on the card fr that as well. I added a pictogram of Ziggy to the business card, because Ziggy's focus was that he was an alien rock star who sang, wrote songs, and played guitar.

close-up 2 sided calling card.

calling card front.

calling card back.

The Website continued the idea of the new CD coming out by Ziggy and the Spider From Mars. I incorporated the well-known lightning bolt, with the logotype, Ziggy's face and the alien rock star pictogram. I wanted to create a website that had a multiple number of items that had a direct relation to Ziggy. The new CD compilation chronicles the rise to Earth fame of Ziggy which is the direction that I took the website, to be a companion to the CD. 

website mock.

website in action.

With the CD, I did not want to just redesign a CD so I created a specific compilation of songs from the Ziggy era that chronicled his rise to fame. I chose the red for the cover of the album to reference the lightning bolt that was on his face, as well as the strong, flamboyant styles of Ziggy to the CD. I kept the overall design pretty minimalistic to let each segment speak louder for itself. On the inside I kept the CD red to very lightly reference Mars, as well as continue the red from the front of the case.

CD front.

CD side.

CD back.

CD inside.

I wanted to continue to incorporate the unexpected with the shirt design. So I used the lightning bolt to wrap form the back to the front. On the front dropping down from the lightning bolt is my symbol of a spider. I wanted the shirt to represent the whole band, not just Ziggy. His band mates are the Spiders from Mars and thus I figured that it was appropriate to use the spider for the band and the lightning bolt to represent the whole band.

t-shirt.

Pop Identified update

calling card.

different opacity options of the cards, opacity on screen is not the same as the print outs.

website.

t-shirt.

front of CD.

back of CD.

CD.

or

behind CD.

Pop Identified Continued Application Two

CD case outside.

CD.

Behind CD.

calling card option1.

calling card option2.

calling card option3.

website.

Final Ziggy Stardust Magazine + Layouts

magazine cover.

intro spread.

spread 2.

spread3.

close-up of second spread, larger pull quote.

close-up of intro spread page with text.

side view of the magazine together.

This project started positively through text exercises, but negatively in layout. I struggled with designing a layout that referenced Ziggy in it. Later my issues still revolved around visual layout representation of Ziggy through the use of pull quotes. I tend to have a difficulty in giving a personality to the composition. I ended up with a much better composition than I first sketched, but I know that it can still use more work. I attempted to create a fluid movement from each spread to the next through incorporation of red and the lightning bolt shape.

I used Neutra for the whole magazine layout. I think consistency through the whole piece bring all elements together and strengthens the concept. Slowly, I am getting better at creating compositions that not only following the grid, concept, but also have small moments that defy what was established, but still beautifully enhances the overall style. In this piece I attempted to do that with the larger pull quote on spread two and three, changing the smaller pull quote size and style, to bring emphasis to the quote, but also reinforce the styles established.

This piece ended up much better than I had expected it to, including a successful incorporation of some elements from Visual Communication 2 into this project. I had initially thought that it was going to be extremely difficult to use the elements created in Visual Communication 2, because my attempt was to break down what made Ziggy’s visual appearance so striking, taking it into a different direction. My article dealt with the creation of Ziggy, thus pulling off of the specifics that I was attempting to redesign. 

Pop Identified Continued Application

updated logotype.

updated lettermark.

updated symbol.

updated calling card.

CD cover mock 1.

website mock 1.

Magazine Layouts Sixth Digital

cover 1 option

cover 2 option

spread 1

spread 2 option

spread 2 option

spread 3

Magazine Layouts Fifth Digital

Title with shadow

Title without shadow

spread 2.

spread 3.

Magazine Layouts Fourth Digital

Updates to my layout post-feedback from Professor Marty on directions to go towards after my third digital iterations. Hopefully I am getting closer to a more refined and in line style.

option for class spread 1.

other option spread 1.

option for class spread 2.

other option spread 2.

option for class spread 3.

other option spread 3.