ExpanseCards | judithzzyuko

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Illustration, Graphic Design
Personal project, fan design

The Expanse Cards

Illustration, Graphic Design, 3D Mockup

ROLE

TOOLS

Illustrator, Blender, AI-assisted mockups

CONTEXT

A set of business cards for four characters from The Expanse: James Holden, Amos Burton, Josephus Miller, and Chrisjen Avasarala. Each card exists in two versions: a physical card and a digital version displayed on a hand terminal, both designed as objects that could actually exist in the world of the show.

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PROCESS

Each card was developed with its own colour, graphic language, and typographic register based on the character's faction and role. Holden: dark burgundy with red circuit geometry. Burton: flat red and white, bold and direct. Miller: cyan on white with circuit details and the Star Helix badge. Avasarala: UN blue and white, formal and institutional. Each design was then translated into a hand terminal version, modelled in Blender.

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COLOUR PALETTE

Each faction has a distinct palette. Holden: deep burgundy and bright red. Burton: flat red and white. Miller: cyan and white. Avasarala: UN blue and white.

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DESIGN DECISIONS

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VISUAL SYSTEM

The four cards share a hard-edged, functional aesthetic but each uses a completely different visual language. Colour, mark, and layout change per faction: the consistency is in the approach, not in the surface.

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PHYSICAL CARDS

The physical card designs were translated into digital versions displayed on a hand terminal, modelled in Blender. The same colour, mark, and layout logic applies, adapting the format from print to screen without losing the identity.

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HAND TERMINAL

Each physical card is designed as a faction object: the material, colour, and mark all reflect the organisation it belongs to. From Miller's cyan circuit print to Avasarala's embossed UN blue, the cards feel like they were produced inside the show's universe.