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.

Pop Identified Continued Application

updated logotype.

updated lettermark.

updated symbol.

updated calling card.

CD cover mock 1.

website mock 1.

Ziggy Stardust: 8 Visual Elements final

The difficulty in my project was deciding on how to embody Ziggy Stardust, not David Bowie, or the personas of David Bowie, specifically it was Ziggy Stardust. This is a statement that some could argue is what really started to make Bowie so popular and well-known. David Bowie, born David Jones was a lover of theater and portraying what was unexpected. He pulled the persona of Ziggy Stardust from inspirations while he grew up. When he put all of the pieces together he became Ziggy Stardust, an alien from Mars that was sent to Earth and became the epitome of a rockstar. Attempting to define what never quite ever existed, and representing the idea was extremely difficult for me to do.

the essence statement.

the photograph.

My intent was to focus on his clothing and rockstar appeal with the photograph, the side that one associated with Bowie, Ziggy & rockstar all at once. Although the image was originally in black and white, it really added to the strong, rockstar appeal.

the illustration.

I brought in a known image from one of the record covers and overlaid the lightning bolt over the image. I wanted to reference Ziggy without throwing the whole shape at the viewer as it had been in the past; a way to reference without stealing an idea.

the pictograph.

My focus was on the alien rockstar aspect for the pictograph. I pulled inspiration from the "Coneheads" (1993) as well as images of Ziggy playing guitar, as it's well-known that he did.

the lettermark.

My focus was was for the logotype to be "in the spotlight" just as Ziggy was constantly, both on and off the stage. For some parts of Ziggy he seemed to just end up blending with his fans, as they copied his style, so he became almost lost in a sea, kind of like the white on white interaction above, with only the shadow as the base of the logotype. Ziggy did not care what people had to said; he did his own thing and was happy while doing that.

the lettermark.

My focus was for the lettermark to be strong, but significant of the fact that Ziggy was different/unique which is referenced in the lack of straight lines and lack of consistency in letter thickness and shape.

the symbol.

My focus was to push this the furthest which I did by using a representation of a spider and a not quite perfect circle for a planet The reference of the spiders is for Ziggy's band, and the circle is for the fact that he is from Mars.

the swatches.

My focus was on strong, rockstar, flamboyant for my colors; which all three fall under. They are also very close in the color palette.

Calling Card Seven and then some

front: photo & logo

back: text only

front: photo & symbol

back: text & logo

front: illustration & symbol

back: text & logo

front: lettermark & color

back: text & logo

front: photo

back: text & logo

front: photo & lettermark

back: text & logo

front: illustration

back: text & logo

other iterations