CNN × Volvo

Eclipse of the Century

The digital brand and immersive experience for the 2017 total solar eclipse, live-streamed in 360° / 4K.

CNN Eclipse of the Century brand
Role
Lead Designer — brand, social, web
Company
CNN (with Volvo)
Timeline
2017
Team
PM, UI, Animator, 2 Eng, 2 Editorial
Problem

Turn the August 2017 coast-to-coast total solar eclipse into a single, unmissable brand moment — one immersive experience that captured the excitement and drove video consumption across broadcast, web, and social.

Solution

I led the digital brand and immersive experience, with CNN and Volvo live-streaming in 360° / 4K. The identity was derived from the event's physics — a mark from the diamond-ring effect and an electric-blue palette grounded in the optics of totality — applied as one system across broadcast, web, components, and social.

In motion
Outcomes
26M
Unique visitors to CNN Digital
(24M video starts)
5.7M
VR live video starts
across CNN + Facebook
#1
Most-watched live VR experience
in history (at the time)