STARTING OFF I APPROACHED THE ABSTRACT 3D OBJECTS TO START TO SPARK MY CREATIVITY. THESE ARE A FEW RENDERINGS THAT I CREATED IN THE PROCESS

I STARTED THIS PROCESS IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR WHICH WAS VERY CHALLENGING AND NOT AS REFINED AS I HAD ENVISIONED THE OBJECTS BEING -

I STARTED WITH SIMPLE LINE SHAPES>THEN TOOK THE BASE OUTLINES INTO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP>INFLATED THEM INTO 3D OBJECTS> THEN IMPORTED THEM INTO ADOBE DIMENSION.

I ILLUSTRATED A FEW DIFFERENT GRAPHICS - SUCH AS THE SCORPIO AND I WAS ABLE TO CREATE THE METALLIC LOOK AND FEEL.

HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT QUITE HOW I HAD ENVISIONED THE SHAPES LOOKING. THEY FELT TOO ANIMATED AND “BUBBLE” LIKE VS REALISTIC.

EARLY RENDERINGS OF 3D SHAPES - ADOBE DIMENSIONS

AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FRUSTRATING WORK IN ILLUSTRATOR I DECIDED TO APPROACH THE PROCESS ENTIRELY IN ADOBE DIMENSIONS - AFTER THIS, MY PROCESS WAS MUCH EASIER AND MUCH MORE STREAM LINED AND PRODUCTIVE. :)

I STARTED WITH THE BASIC SHAPES (SPHERES, CUBE, RINGS) AND BUILD THE ABSTRACT SHAPES FROM SCRATCH. CREATING 3D CURVES WAS A LOT EASIER AND LOOKED MORE REALISTIC.

I THEN WANTED TO GAIN MORE CONTROL OVER MY OBJECTS WHEN CREATING THEM SO I LEARNED HOW TO DO THE SAME PROCESS BUT IN BLENDER. A FEW OF THE MORE COMPLEX CURVE SHAPES I CREATED PRIMARILY IN BLENDER AND THEN EXPORTED INTO ADOBE DIMENSIONS TO ADD THE FINAL TEXTURES AND LIGHTING.

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE FINAL SHAPES CREATED DURING THE PROCESS!

AFTER CREATING MY 3D SHAPES I THEN MOVED ONTO FONTS AND TYPOGRAPHY.

I KNEW FOR THIS PROJECT I WANTED TO USE HELVETICA BECAUSE OF HOW CLASSIC, MODERN, AND FUTURISTIC, IT STAYS. AS WELL AS, USE HANDWRITING TO COMPLIMENT AND CONTRAST THE HELVETICA.

FINAL DESIGN

I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH HOW THIS ALBUM COVER TURNED OUT NOT ONLY AS A GRAPHIC DESIGN BUT ALSO HOW IT PUSHED ME AS A CREATIVE. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME APPROACHING 3D DESIGN AND IT WAS CHALLENGING BUT WORTH EVERY MINUTE.

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