Some of my friends and film associates made this short film, 'Défi', about a unicorn and a hunter clashing in the unicorn's domain, and asked me to create a custom type treatment for the title. The film involves themes of ecology and the hubris of civilization, so I created a lettering style that combines stiff, upright architectural motifs with fluid, organic curves. By using the language of typography to make two contrasting statements about the tone of the film, I hoped to give the audience a prelude to the core conflict of the story.
My favorite thing about projects like this is sending off a purely typographic element and then getting to see how it fits into the combined artistry of the whole film (the title sequence, poster, etc.)
The title as it appears at the start of the film
The excellent poster design and illustration by Ethan Funk-Breay, featuring my title calligraphy