Concept
This was a capstone project that I conceptualized and brought to life with the help of my university professors.
I am a big fan of Wes Anderson's films and have always been enchanted by The Grand Budapest Hotel. I happened up on an interview of Annie Atkins, one of the lead graphic designers for the props in the film. She discussed her role in everything from creating the official documents for a fictitious country, to making the pattern for the hotel carpet. I was mesmerized by the idea of using graphic design to tell stories this way, so I took on the challenge of designing props for a potential film.
I searched for an existing story to design props for and I landed on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See written by Anthony Doerr. The story takes place during World War II and follows a young French girl named Marie-Laure and a young German boy named Werner as they come-of-age during this tumultuous time.
My goal was to tell a visual story that evokes a time and place. I thoroughly researched design (packaging, typography, posters) from the World War II and used materials that would be as accurate as possible to make everything I produced believable by the audience.
For an in-depth look at my research and my process, please click here.
Deliverables
Concept, Graphics, Props, & Photography
“Every so often they visit the bookshop.”
“Across from her now: the baker, the butcher, the delicatessen.”
“Across from her now: the baker, the butcher, the delicatessen.”
“Tuesdays the museum is closed. Marie-Laure and her father sleep in;
they drink coffee with sugar.”
“A portrait of the fuhrer glowers over every classroom.”
“Most mornings, Madame is baking before anyone is awake…”
“For more than two weeks, the director’s telegram has echoed in his head.”
