Jan 24, 2019
Best of 2018
Despite the majority of my list containing book covers, I will be talking extensively about the movie poster “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” What immediately caught my attention was the central elaborate typography with the distinct Western typeface. Not only that, but each swash extends to illustrate the path of a character in the film, as if to portray the intertwining of their fates. This is an excellent example of a promotional piece revealing just enough of the content of its product, all the while being completely aesthetically beautiful and innovative. I also am a big fan of the textured surface, creating an illusion of a leather-bound book cover (how meta).