Apollo 11 – Ant Barwick

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Prints

Its been 50 years since the crew of the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and I decided to make something to commemorate the occasion.

I went for a geometric design, I went for a colour palette that represented the mission, from the black, white and greys used in the Saturn V rocket to the NASA blue and orange used in the astronauts suits. I wanted to pay tribute to the mission itself APOLLO 11 and the 50 years since the landing 1969-2019. Starting with a 3x3 rectangle grid, then creating each letter and number using geometric shapes.

With space left over to show the 3 astronauts and the infamous quote. I wanted a way to show the journey they took, from leaving the earth, orbiting and landing on the moon then finally returning home. I used lines and concentric circles to represent the movement and small shapes to represent the Saturn V rocket and lunar module. The final step was to print it using gold foil on the journey lines to bring an extra level of detail and to honour their achievement.

SKILLS:

Illustration, Print

CLIENT:

Personal

DATE:

2019

APOLLO 11 (the mission), 1969-2019 (the history)

Two prints, one to mark the mission and second to its part of history. APOLLO 11 print with the names of the 3 astronauts who did what seemed the impossible.1969-2019 print to honour the 50 years since that historic event with the launch/landing dates and that infamous quote!

Day or Night

Representing the darkness of space and the bright white allure of the moon, I created two versions of the print. With either a dark or a light base, that allows different aspects of the design to stand out.