Alexia Zúñiga

Mexico City photographer Alexia Zúñiga needed a website to promote her work back in 2009, and approached me to create it.

I started with developing a branding which reflected her ability to switch between several styles of photography and execute them effortlessly and with flair.

The concept for the site was to reflect her modernism and Mexican identity, incorporating her branding into a plan of México D.F.. This was then to appear as a part of a photoshoot, with different sections of the website being different photographs of the whole.

The A, Z and P would exist as the tall buildings in the City Centre and function as navigation to sections of the site.

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Render & Build

The plans were build in Cinema 4D and covered in a china-esque material to create some interesting reflections. The tops of the totems were given colourful roll-overs which showed the Mexican tradition thradition still visible through the modern cladding.

I added secondary menus to supplement this, and become the main navigation whilst viewing another project.

Showcase

The showcase was an XML-driven image gallery which could be updated by the user. The render-section for the background of this portion provided a neutral backdrop for the vivid images displayed.

Where portrait or different ratio photos were to be shown, interesting crops and cross-sections filled the space left, givign different views on details within the original.

Contact

The contact page contained the most interesting render, where the organic lines become most apparent.

The form allows potential clients to get in touch directly.

Biography

Here, the idea of the sculpture occupying a real 3D space was played upon to animate the content. The biography appearing moving behing one of the towers.

The client was extremely happy with everything, the branding captured her personality and work, and the website was the perfect showcase for it. The site was unusual and a visual treat as well as being functional and adaptable.

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