Helena Cooling: Graphic Design for Film

Graphic Design for film is one major area of design that creates a reality and feel for the world being filmed. This aspect of design brings a sense of realism to the film and allows the audience to fully emerge themselves in the film. There are a lot of exceptionally talented graphic artists and designers that use their graphic skills to bring the realism to life.

Graphics for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Annie Atkins is a specialist in creating graphics for filmmaking, this means not only creating artwork for movie posters, but also making any graphic pieces outlined in the script. As lead graphic designer on The Grand Budapest Hotel, Atkins and her team used exceptional graphics and typography to create every single graphic set and prop piece that features in the film. Atkins also worked on The Boxtrolls and developed the graphics for the incredible Victorian packaging worn by the curious underground creatures who inhabit the fantastical world.

Filmography

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Boxtrolls (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Vikings (2013), Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012), Camelot (2011), The Tudors (2008-2009)

The Boxtrolls (2014)

The Grand Budapest Hotel Signage (2014)

Telegram graphics: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

MinaLima Design is a graphic design company that produces graphic props such as posters, book covers and any other graphic element for films. They are best known for establishing the visual graphic style for the magical Harry Potter film saga. Alongside their film work their design books and commercial packaging, recently collaborating with Lush Cosmetics to design a packaging range for their new limited edition gift sets.

Filmography

Tarzan (2014), The Imitation Game (2014), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2011), Gambit (2011), Harry Potter: 1 to 8 (2000 -2010), City of Ember (2008), Sweeney Todd (2007), The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007), The Golden Compass (2007), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Flyboys (2006), A Good Woman (2004), The Grey Zone (2001), Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001), Nora (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Notting Hill (1999), The Avengers (1998), The Legend of 1900 (1998), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), In Love & War (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Circle of Friends (1995)