Opportunity of a Lifetime (2020)
Designed for Print: 16.5" x 10.5"
Concept:
"Opportunity of a Lifetime" is a timeline narrative project that uses data visualization and research to create an informational centerfold magazine spread.
I researched, wrote, and designed the entire spread to showcase the Mars rover, Opportunity, and its biggest milestones and pictures. With a target magazine of National Geographic in mind, I designed this with the idea of it being engaging for both kids and adults.
INDIVIDUAL PAGES
Here you can see in more detail the entire spread. The project focused on data collection and visualization. After collecting a spreadsheet of miles traveled and achievements made in chronological order from NASA's public database, I decided to highlight a few key moments of Opportunity's mission as well as some of its most famous pictures taken. I centered the design using the Opportunity's actual traveled route as a fresh take on a typical timeline.
DESIGN PROCESS
There were many iterations of this project. This was one of the earliest that set the foundation for the aesthetic of the final product. I chose to do away with the year/mile markers that were on this version to make room for pictures and narrative information that would allow the reader to understand the story of the Opportunity rover more fully.