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Crystal under the editorial spotlight
Swarovski — desktop campaign mockup
Volume I — Campaign · Web · Press

Crystal,
under the spotlight.

Editorial Photography · Web · Press/Luxury · Jewellery/Global
The Brief

Working into Swarovski's global campaign machine — editorial photography, retouching and digital design that brings the craft of the crystal back to the centre of the frame across desktop, tablet, press and the Atelier Swarovski web experience.

The Index
  1. I.Foundations & Visual SystemPHASE 1
  2. II.The Story — Context, Challenge, OpportunityPHASE 2
  3. III.The Big IdeaPHASE 2
  4. IV.Applications & OutputPHASE 3
  5. V.The OutcomePHASE 4
I
Phase One · The Audit

Brand Foundations

ClientSwarovski
CategoryLuxury · Jewellery
BriefEditorial campaign & digital for global brand
LensCraft first, campaign second
DeliverablesEditorial · retouching · responsive web · press pack
ToneEditorial, considered, light-led
II
Phase Two · The Story

The Narrative

Background

A global brand whose campaigns often drown the product in styling — and an in-house team that wanted the cut of the crystal back at the centre of the frame.

Challenge

Reset the visual hierarchy inside an existing campaign system without disrupting the seasonal calendar, and carry it through to the responsive web build.

Opportunity

Use the editorial brief as a moment to rebuild the way the product is lit, framed and finished — at the level required for press, retail and Atelier Swarovski online.

Approach

Craft first, campaign second. Build a campaign that puts the crystal as the protagonist, with styling sitting underneath as support — then carry the same hierarchy into the desktop, tablet and responsive web modules.

The Big Idea

Crystal first,
model second.

A campaign chapter that resets the visual hierarchy — the cut and craft of the crystal in focus, with everything else playing support.

Campaign · Web · Press
Swarovski — desktop
Desktop — campaign hero in browser.
Swarovski — responsive
Responsive — the same hierarchy, every device.
Swarovski — iPad
iPad — editorial in context.
Swarovski — SS19 campaign
Campaign — crystal & light.
Swarovski — Atelier web screen
Web — Atelier Swarovski page.
Direction

Light, lens and grade calibrated to bring the cut of the crystal back to the centre of the frame.

Output

A library of editorial images and web modules re-used across press, retail and atelierswarovski.com from a single campaign chapter.

IV
Applications

Identity, Print & Digital

Editorial
  • Editorial photography
  • Product detail capture
  • Retouching
  • Campaign cutdowns
Web
  • Desktop hero modules
  • Responsive layout
  • iPad / tablet builds
  • Atelier Swarovski page
Press & Retail
  • Press image pack
  • Cropped retail assets
  • POS-ready cuts
VI
The Outcome

What Shipped

A · Delivered
  • Editorial photography & retouching
  • Responsive web modules (desktop · iPad · mobile)
  • Atelier Swarovski page build
  • Press image pack
B · Result
  • Editorial library re-used across press, retail and web
  • Visual hierarchy reset — crystal first

A campaign chapter that reset the visual hierarchy — crystal first, model second — and delivered a library of editorial and web modules re-used across press, retail and Atelier Swarovski.

Project Archive

Supporting imagery

Swarovski — collateral
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