Emily Karlzen launched Arch Rift with the goal to make commercial space tourism more comfortable. Beginning with a design for an automatically deploying oxygen helmet, she has Zoom calls with NASA astronauts on the regular asking for insight and feedback. Planned mid-pandemic, there were virtual scouts in the Los Angeles area, wardrobe was overnighted and after an exhaustive search, the helmet and suit were rented from a local resident.
ASU Thrive Magazine | Remote Art Direction & Design
Photography by Amanda Lopez & Trevor Traynor
On-set Art Direction | Photography by Jeff Newton | Styling/Wardrobe by Diane Aiello
All effects are in-camera with the use of projections and captured day of shoot
Dreamscape Learn images courtesy of Dreamscape
After the loss of her father to pneumonia, Charity Bhebhe journeyed from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to Tempe, Arizona, where we caught up with her, and then on to Cambridge, United Kingdom in pursuit of her goal of applying medical research to curing disease.
On-set Art Direction | Photography by Jeff Newton | Styling by Diane Aiello
On-set Art Direction | Behind the Scenes
Jesse Senko developed solar-powered lights attached to nets by fishermen which result in a 50% reduction in sea turtle bycatch and a 90% reduction in shark bycatch. We caught up with him on a remote island near Baja, Mexico.
ASU Thrive Magazine | Remote Art Direction | Photography by Lindsay Lauckner Gundlock & Brett Gundlock
This entry-point of the University focuses on ASU's innovative spirit with James Turrell's 'Air Apparent' installation in the foreground, flanked by Biodesign Buildings B and C.
On-set Art Direction | Drone photography by Josh Lambeth
Scott Biersack, a local chalk artist, created a custom chalk wall installation for commencement. As they entered, incoming grads were provided with chalk and added to the mural. It served as a backdrop for their photos and the resulting images were used for brand photography throughout the following year.
Art Direction | Illustration by Scott Biersack