In my advanced graphic design class we are going to be designing a poster series advertising a hypothetical AFI event celebrating the work of a director featuring three of his films. The director I've chosen is Billy Wilder. A contemporary of auteurs like Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder is much more understated and in my opinion underrated. Not only was he one of the preeminent directors of the film noir era but also continued to consistently produce great films for over 50 years. The three movies I am focusing on are Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, and Sunset Boulevard. In addition to the poster we are going to be designing a typeface (YAY!) to reflect the style of the director and/or films. So I have been researching handdrawn titles from the 1940s. Some inspiration.

It's coming...

I was watching the Typophile Film Fest opening title sequence and was reminded of how much I love the intersection of meat and typography. So, I thought I would just post a few meaty typefaces as well as beefjerky business cards. I even found a magazine called Meatpaper that is all about art and ideas about meat.





And what goes better with meat than potatoes. There's even a time-lapse video.

Back to school already! I can hardly believe it, but I am very excite about my Advanced Motion Graphics course. I'm sure I'll be posting projects soon enough. In the meantime, here's a little inspiration: