Category Archives: Film poster design

“You Can’t Really Tell the Whole Story with an Image”: Interview with Graphic Designer Vasilis Marmatakis

Latest interview on Classiq Journal: graphic and film poster designer Vasilis Marmatakis. I’ve chatted with Vasilis about Poor Things, his working relationship with Yorgos Lanthimos, the difficulty to attach a definition to the term artistic poster and the one movie poster he has framed in his home. Read More

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“Inspiration Comes from Doing the Work and Simply Putting the Time In”: In Conversation with Film Poster Designer Brian Hung

Brian Hung joins me today to talk all things movies, about his introduction to cinema as a kid growing up in Shanghai, why he starts designing a poster only after the movie is completed, how he orchestrates his design style depending on each film, and what his film work and his other metier – professional chef – have in common. Read More

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Plakiat on Designing the “Napoleon” Film Poster

Film poster designer Maks Bereski goes into every detail of the making of his poster for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. “I think the main inspiration was the Polish School of Posters, creating a symbol and an iconic uniform that is a monument, a top layer, a certain creation for the audience, but underneath it all is a human being, full of doubts and emotions.” Read More

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Jean Cocteau’s Fantastic Worlds

Come December, I am drawn to the fantastic worlds of Jean Cocteau, who found the supernatural quite natural, who found light in darkness and darkness in light. For winter is a time for introspection and reflection. Cocteau tells stories that can carry you away and bring you back to your own self. Read More

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Illustrator Tony Stella Talks Columbo

Illustrator Tony Stella shares his brilliant work and his own fascination with Columbo. Read More

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