A Tribute to Michael Jackson – A Year ago today I was sitting in my car on my lunch break enjoying some time out of the office when I first heard the unconfirmed news report that Michael Jackson was dead. Needless to say I was in shock at the news. There is no doubt that he is/was one of the greatest entertainers and musical artists of the 20th century. Personally, I have never been a huge fan of the King of Pop, but on some level I admired the star and his music all the same. Perhaps I am a fan of “Off The Wall Michael” or “Thriller Michael”, beyond that point he started to lose me a little with the plastic surgeries as well as some of the other bizarre stuff. I say some of the bizarre stuff because on the whole I am often a big fan of bizarre stuff. I also tried not to get all caught up in the child molestation stuff either. I just wanted to remember Michael as he was when I was a child and a teenager, both when he was still with us and after his passing a year ago this day. That is the Michael I am remembering and paying tribute to with today’s daily design.
I tried to keep the imagery very basic but as I started working I had to create the impression of a glossy stage and stars above. The silhouette image of Michael was taken form a desktop wall paper image I found online. I liked this image as I felt it reflected the Michael that I admire. It also gives me the feeling that the physical Michael is gone but his impression or spirit is still on stage in the heart and mind of popular culture. I chose deep purple as the dominating background color as it is the color of royalty. The center of light behind the image of Michael acts as a spotlight but also reiterates that spiritual theme of crossing over. That’s it. Hope you enjoy!
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See you all tomorrow.
Sean
Circadian Creative 
Great tribute. I love the way The King of Pop is reflected in the stage. The whole design definitely portrays the image of Michael Jackson I’ve always had.
the image is great… and i agree on your view of MJ
i saw a report last week about the news coverage of the molestation trial with reporters from CNN and Fox saying that the networks refused to run the stories that Michael was from court proceedings being railroaded… the journalists said that the networks wouldn’t allow the proMichael reporting…. they also had jurors whom all said the case was crap…. ALSO the child involved in the settlement also said that his father was behind the extortion.. though he was prohibited by the settlement from doing any interviews related to the settlement… his father then killed himself and left tape recordings where he claimed to have been desperate for cash and taking advantage of the situation… It doesn’t change alot but this country and its news outlets should be ashamed — they spent how many hours ripping him apart… and they can’t find ten minutes to report that they were wrong…
good work
JCB