Apple Stage
While ‘all the world's a stage,’ this one’s more striking than others.
Behind a thick, obfuscating wall of foliage in Cupertino, California, there exists Apple Park. And beyond the grand circular facade of Apple Park, there is a stage. A one-of-a-kind, custom designed, 25,000-piece six-colour stage designed by Jony Ive himself - a finishing touch to Apple Park ahead of his departure later that year. The colourful rainbow arches are a joyful presence on the campus and a popular photo op for employees and folks lucky enough to visit the campus. You might say I have a bit of a thing for this arch, having released four wallpapers in the previous 14 months featuring Ive's iconic creation.
And one of my earlier and more popular Apple Stage wallpapers was Ive's Arch, released in May 2021. And one of the most frequent requests I heard from people was whether I could design a dark/night version of the wallpaper. And while I started my most recent project with that intention, the result far exceeded my expectations when I started.
Pictured above is an early draft image of the Apple Stage created in Sketch from early July.
The final product that materialized features the iconic Apple Stage, composed of six translucent glass-like arches, flooded with vivid beams of light shooting through the cavity of each arch. But the process of realizing this design was quite serendipitous. I had a concept for a dark wallpaper in mind, but it was nothing like how this wallpaper ultimately turned out. In fact, the finished product was the result of experimenting with, narrowing down, and building on effects until I produced a design that I fell in love with. It's the graphic design equivalent of a fluke pool shot you claim you intended to make all along. I couldn't be happier with the final result and proud to be releasing it as a brand new wallpaper for your iPad, Mac, & iPhone. Enjoy!
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