Haley Park | Requiem

When

Fall 2018

Duration

6 weeks

Tools

Photoshop Silkscreen

Collaboration

Individual

The Challenge

Design 13 sheets (cover + 12 months) of visual system graphics. Must present an aesthetic value and quality. Functional elements of a calendar (days of the week or months of the year) may be limited if needed.

Deliverables

A calendar of Visual System Graphics
Package to keep the calendar

The Requiem

Requiem, also known as Mass for the dead, is a Mass in the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul. The Requiem Mass inspired a large number of musical compositions, including settings by Mozart (though uncompleted), Verdi, Berlioz, Dvořák, Fauré, and others. Many of the texts in the Requiem Mass have been set to music, but the exact musical structure differs by the composer. This calendar follows Mozart's adaptation as structural reference and inspiration.

Süssmayr's completion of Mozart’s Requiem divides the piece into 14 sections. I generally followed Süssmayr's edition but skipped <Hostias> and <Benedictus> to fit the structure into 12 months.

Composition

Month	Latin Title	English Translation
1	Introitus	Introduction
2	Kyrie	Have Mercy
3	Dies Irae	Day of Wrath
4	Tuba Mirum	Hark, the Trumpet
5	Rex Tremendae	The Tremendous King
6	Recordare	Remember
7	Introitus	Introduction
8	Kyrie	Have Mercy
9	Domine Jesu	Lord Jesus
10	Sanctus	Holy
11	Agnus Dei	Lamb of God
12	Lux Aeterna	Eternal Light

Calendar

Cover

The package is designed to resemble a casket, to add to the calendar’s metaphor as the afterlife. As the viewers go through the calendar, they follow the dead’s journey after death.

Package

The package is a collapsible rigid box with magnetic closure. I modified the cover design to optimize for silkscreen printing and added a ribbon to make it easier to pick up the content inside.

Requiem