CELEBRITY MAGAZINE
Ahmir K. Thompson, also known as Questlove, is an American musician, filmmaker, record producer, music journalist, and actor. Through an article written by Burkhard Bilger, I designed three magazine spreads to express who Questlove is. Through visual movement and typographic elements, I aimed to portray Questlove through a warm and vibrant design.
Questlove is an incredibly accomplished artist and my goal was to express this through color palette and typography.
The colors express grandness, optimism, and energy, all of which Questlove is. The area around his head and body is lighter and then darker the further away from him, mimicking sound waves and vibrations that occur when playing an instrument or singing.
The typography and other visual elements of the magazine spread, such as the swirls around his instrument, vibrate and move throughout the pages. This provides unity, optimism, and positive energy. The typography relates to music notes on a music sheet, with loops and round elements.
TYPE IN MOTION
These two animations were created using After Effects and are from recordings of his interviews on talk shows.