The Criterion Collection is known not only for their deep and lovingly restored film library but also for elevating the level of design with their DVD covers. Forgoing close-up photos of movie stars, the Criterion aesthetic instead incorporates illustration, typography, and/or unique film stills. Design as story. Check the 2011 portfolio by real deal Criterion designer and art director Eric Skillman to see what I mean.
Just for fun, I mocked up some Criterion covers of my own a little while back as part of a message board challenge "Design a Criterion Cover for a Non-Criterion Film." Some examples below:
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
Art: A photocopy from an art book on Robert Longo's famous "Men in the Cities" series
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
Art: A "smiling" bust of Griffin Dunne's decomposing character, Jack
BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
Art: My Illustration
POPEYE (1980)
Art: Top, an EC Segar "Popeye" comic strip. Bottom, movie Colorforms that were licensed with the actors' likenesses.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Art: Production painting and title treatment from the "making of" book
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Art: Production design of the relief on the side of the Ark of the Covenant
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
Art: A digital collage I did in the spirit of the Surrealism of Polish movie poster art
Side note: only after seeing these together do I see that I must have been going through a "yellow" period
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