Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
This year I had the absolute honor of creating the film titles for Wes Anderson’s newest film, Moonrise Kingdom. I worked directly with Wes and his small team of co-producers to bring his vision to life. The film is based in New England in the early 60s, you can see the trailer here. The initial direction was based on Ed Benguiat’s Edwardian Script, but the direction shifted toward something more hand-hewn looking and lightly referencing titles from a Chabrol film. I was hired to create the 20 or so credits in the beginning of the movie, and a typeface to be used for the end credits. I ended up creating two fonts—a display and a text weight of the same typeface. Working with Wes was an absolute dream and I was amazed and impressed at just how involved he is with every aspect of his films. The typeface will be available for purchase soon, I’m working with Font Bureau to finalize it for commercial release.
- Client: Wes Anderson
- Art Direction: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Molly Cooper