Ahoy mateys! It’s Monday again. I hope you had a nice weekend. I put the emphasis on kend because that’s how British people say it, and I like that pronunciation. Random note, but as someone who usually gets sick once a year and has somehow gotten sick 3 times in the past 3 months, I’m wondering what’s up. It might be due to factors like age and post-pandemic life, so I took to the internet. Seems like it is most likely age and exposure lol that and getting better rest and managing stress. I hope you’re all staying healthy and remembering to take care of your body and emotional/mental health. Hope this newsletter gives you a little serotonin boost for your Monday evening :)
Should there be awards for title design in movies?? ABSOLUTELY. I’d like to include movie posters in there too. There’s so much that movie posters and title design conveys to us, and it’s honestly more challenging because, unlike a movie, there’s no character moving a plot along. It’s having to tell the story without the main elements of the story telling.
When I watched Poor Things, I fell in love with this shot. I was like what?! A quilted, pillowy surface to show the opening credits? Yes, please.
Speaking of movie posters, let’s talk about one of the best in the biz. Dawn Baillie is someone I learned about recently, but we all know her work. How do I know? Well, if you’re a millennial like me then you’ve definitely seen this movie poster I presume?
You’ve seen this one, right? Iconic. The Poster House is featuring her work in an exhibition in NYC, so check it out if you’ll be there before September 14. Her work spans four decades, so she’s seen and been a part of all the changes that technology brought to the creative world. In the 80s, everything had to be done by hand, but compare that with now where everything is digital!
As you got into the digital era, you could create hundreds of comps. Today, thousands of images can now be produced for a single film. You had to be deliberate in the ’80s. In my opinion, you had to be more creative because you can try everything today.
Switching gears to the coolest Brutalist-style churches in Europe, photographed by Jamie McGregor Smith.
Very random, but a great gift for anyone you know who loves gummy bears.
For anyone who’s going to be in Kyoto and loves cherry blossoms, perhaps this chart of the past peak cherry blossom viewings since the year 812 will be of interest to you!
Oh this would be good for families with young kids! Reusable paper with dustless chalk sticks that only wipe away with a damp cloth, not a dry one. This is pretty genius and would save us from using tons of paper!
I enjoyed this piece on seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s films through the eyes of a six-year-old. Now I have to watch the other Miyazaki films I haven’t seen yet that were mentioned like Kiki’s Delivery Service and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind!
Have I already shared these before? I can’t remember, but no harm in sharing these adorable fruit/veggie candles! They look so realistic, just don’t eat them by mistake.
That’s it! See you next week :)
Metro needs a brutalist rebrand hehe