Tobias Bjerrome Ahlin

Hello. I’m a 23 year old interface designer—from Gothenburg, Sweden—working at Spotify.

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Casestudy for Desire & Disparity

Desire & Disparity
Desire & Disparity

Desire & Disparity

25Apr

A personal wallpaper exploring extreme contrasts with colors and feelings.

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Available in: 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1440×900, 1280×800

Production & process

After deciding on the concept, I made a rough sketch in Photoshop to base the composition on. The hunt for photos of hands began, and after collecting quite a few I cut them out and placed them into the composition. The fire was created mainly by warping pictures of flames into the shapes I desired. A 3D heart stock by Shoofly-stock was brought in and manipulated to create the heart. I used Apophysis to create abstract renders which I used to create motion and texture in the background. Pixelmator was used to create some final touches, which was brought back into Photoshop for final composite.

Quick summary

  • Estimated time: 20 hours
  • Client: Self-initiated
  • Tools: Wacom, Photoshop, Apophysis, Pixelmator