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The article by Kevin M. Rabida on the black star design of Bowie’s penultimate album that was released on the eighth day of January exemplifies the thoughts of the designer on the life of the David Bowie. In a candid interview with the designer he describes the black star design as an instrument of utmost met aphorism as an artistic way of passing or conveying a message to the numerous fans and critiques alike about the direction in which he was headed as an artiste.

The article on the choice of the album cover seeks to describe the use of a black star that has several other mini stars that fade into oblivion after showing a huge and conspicuous star. The writer has achieved symbolism and a metaphorical representation of the life and times of the artiste as a renowned artiste whose life was already facing its dusk and. The choice of a black star instead of a white one qualifies the argument that the album was an effort to shed light on the musician s own mortality. This theory is further supported by the fact that the album is released on 8th January just before his death being his 25th and ultimate album of his career. In a candid exposé with the architecture and design magazine.

In my analysis the design artwork for the cover does shed some light on the ending of a career which is shown by the choice of color and design off the star which is a star with other fragmented parts of the star in the background.