File № 005

Lightsaber Archive

An elegant weapon, for a more civilized archive.

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Client

Self-initiated

Discipline

Illustration / Web / Print

Year

2020

Status

Archived — proudly

It started at age four with a broom handle and a hum I made with my mouth. I own eleven real lightsabers now — saved for my sons when they’re older — but the digital collection got out of hand a lot faster. The Lightsaber Archive is an ongoing, obsessively catalogued set of flat-illustration hilts, every one drawn faithful to its on-screen proportions and then filed by class, style, color, and blade type.

Built as its own little website — browse by blade color or by hilt shape — with a run of prints for people who take "an elegant weapon" literally. A personal project that’s really just an excuse to keep the four-year-old employed.

Lightsaber Archive — The Archive — responsive site — Fig. 01 The Archive — responsive site

Lightsaber Archive — Green blade — hilt study — Fig. 02 Green blade — hilt study

Lightsaber Archive — Red blade — hilt study — Fig. 03 Red blade — hilt study

Lightsaber Archive — Blue blade — hilt study — Fig. 04 Blue blade — hilt study

Lightsaber Archive — Collected hilts — print detail — Fig. 05 Collected hilts — print detail

Lightsaber Archive — "An Elegant Weapon" — poster in situ — Fig. 06 "An Elegant Weapon" — poster in situ