The Firebird

Poster artwork for the San Francisco Symphony's ‘The Firebird’.

Owen was approached by the multi award-winning orchestra to design the poster artwork for their performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Russian folk-tale, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. He thought it would be an interesting opportunity to try out a new gradient technique from his usual multi-layered designs, to enhance the feeling of heat from the flame. The final artwork was then beautifully brought to life by animation duo Plastic Horse.

See the process behind the cover, from pencil sketches to the papercut creation below.

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