2009

Harry Potter Spectra Specs

+ Product design, Packaging, Pattern design

The official Spectra Specs for Harry Potter

Luna Lovegood would be proud

4 minute read

Some context about the project

During my costume design phase I had the chance to work with Warner Bros. to create Harry Potter Spectra Specs for one of their upcoming films. It was a genuine bucket list moment working alongside with Warner Bros.

Before you get too impressed, let me tell you about the process. You receive extremely pixelated production photos of the actors wearing the products, covered in about 123,355 watermarks and no close-ups. And let's not forget the NDA stating you'll lose your firstborn if anything leaks… You get the idea.

I used every CSI (enhance and zoom!) trick I had at my disposal. That said, I'm impressed with the results.

When I find myself at Kings Cross, I still occasionally see somebody rocking them on their way to Platform 9 ¾!

Custom repeating pattern

Made by guessing horribly pixelated imagery

Original cutout test

I always make physical prototypes

Light-burgundy

R127 / G42 / B62

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Darkish-purple

R124 / G34 / B96

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Faded-red

R226 / G68 / B83

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Cerise

R236 / G11 / B124

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Rose-pink

R244 / G142 / B157

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Pinkish-grey

R217 / G185 / B169

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Colour Palette

Seeing it out in public

The Harry Potter universe is still going strong (even with how inexplicably J.K. Rowling is trying to upset her base). I love the character Luna Lovegood, the misfit that doesn't give in to peer pressure, and sees the world in her own unique and wonderfully strange way.

Luna is a fantastic icon. The kind of person worth aspiring to be.

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