Vivid Vivaldi
3-Dimensional Interpretation of a Modern Poster/Album cover
In 1952, American graphic designer Alvin Lustig was commissioned by The Haydn Society to design a series of record album covers. The original of this particular 3D poster was one of them. The original album cover was based on the arrangements by eighteenth century Italian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Alvin Lustig was predominately known as a modern design pioneer. His work mainly consists of book jackets and album slip covers. His approach was to first read the material to understand the artist then interpret it graphically. You can see this approach in his cover design for Vivaldi's music because the movement of the type replicates the movement of the notes on sheet music and within Vivaldi's music.
My interpretation was to continue this idea of movement in the graphic forms presented in the piece that although they read flat in the cover, I imagined they, too, took part in this movement. So, by dissecting the main hexagon I added a scale change to each interlocking piece. These pieces can also be switched about to match the mood of the music— a progression of scale in the proper sequence to imitate a buildup of notes and then placed out of order would describe a sort of dissonance within Vivaldi's pieces. As for the letter forms, I remained true to the slim forms. These pieces are also able to be moved about on the steps, almost as if they were notes jumping from one "step" to the other.
My interpretation was to continue this idea of movement in the graphic forms presented in the piece that although they read flat in the cover, I imagined they, too, took part in this movement. So, by dissecting the main hexagon I added a scale change to each interlocking piece. These pieces can also be switched about to match the mood of the music— a progression of scale in the proper sequence to imitate a buildup of notes and then placed out of order would describe a sort of dissonance within Vivaldi's pieces. As for the letter forms, I remained true to the slim forms. These pieces are also able to be moved about on the steps, almost as if they were notes jumping from one "step" to the other.
(left to right) variation, original cover, variation
(final outcome)
