The titles for Wicked and Nosferatu created by Teddy Blanks
Image credits: Universal Pictures
It’s not a common achievement to design the titles for two Oscar-nominated films, but for Teddy Blanks, it’s not as bizarre. Collaborating with huge names such as Greta Gerwig, Ben Stiller and Ari Aster, Blanks manages a directory of amazing film titles through his work at CHIPS, the New York-based graphic design studio he co-founded with Dan Shields and Adam Squires.
The lettering from L. Frank Baum’s first Oz book inspired the opening title for Wicked, a careful hand-made work that sprouted the audience with fairy-tale nostalgia.
Nosferatu brought an entirely different vibe to the screen, a gothic script that welcomed viewers into the haunting world of the…
The titles for Wicked and Nosferatu created by Teddy Blanks
Image credits: Universal Pictures
It’s not a common achievement to design the titles for two Oscar-nominated films, but for Teddy Blanks, it’s not as bizarre. Collaborating with huge names such as Greta Gerwig, Ben Stiller and Ari Aster, Blanks manages a directory of amazing film titles through his work at CHIPS, the New York-based graphic design studio he co-founded with Dan Shields and Adam Squires.
The lettering from L. Frank Baum’s first Oz book inspired the opening title for Wicked, a careful hand-made work that sprouted the audience with fairy-tale nostalgia.
Nosferatu brought an entirely different vibe to the screen, a gothic script that welcomed viewers into the haunting world of the movie. The work feels like it was made with a dip pen, a tool that traces back to Romain Britain. Dip pens require the user to constantly refill the ink from a bottle to continue working and they were the main writing instrument used in the 19th century. Germany, where the story of Nosferatu takes place, had a few outstanding dip pens manufacturers arount the 1800’s such as Heintze & Blanckertz and Soennecken.
Blanks worked closely with Robert Eggers, who predicts the designer to become one of the all-time greats when it comes to title design.