Key art (print)

Anchorage is a 2021 feature film directed by Scott Monahan and written by Dakota Loesch. YENCE Studio provided the art direction and design.

Jacob (Scott Monahan) and John (Dakota Loesch) are two low-level Florida drug hustlers with a busted Crown Victoria and a dream. Their plan is to drive a trunk full of opioids stuffed inside Teddy Bears to Anchorage, Alaska, to cash in big in the Land of Gold. A split-second act of violence in the high desert of California derails their trip and sets the brothers on a crash course with tragedy. Anchorage is a journey to the heart of a family, the heart of addiction, and the heart of the American Dream... or whatever is left of it.

Powered by stunning performances, wild locations, and haunting cinematography, Anchorage is a jarring and drug-addled exploration of brotherhood, aspiration, and the degradation of a generation. Unsettling but existentially captivating, this authentically raw road movie thoughtfully traverses the dark and often unseen world of drug addiction, harvesting beauty from the struggle of trying to achieve an inglorious dream.

In his directorial debut, actor Scott Monahan stars alongside Dakota Loesch, who penned the script. Anchorage was shot chronologically in only five days with a cast and crew of ten people for $20,000 cash. The film would go on to win eleven awards and ten nominations, including the German Independence Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Actor Award at the 2021 Oldenburg International Film Festival.

See the official trailer:

Main title

Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

From publisher Victionary:

The Vibrant Artistry of the ’60s & ’70s
What comes to mind when one thinks of the vivid and exhilarating visual world of the 1970s? Is it attention-grabbing lettering and clashing colours, groovy paisley motifs and floral patterns reminiscent of hippie culture, or mind-bending psychedelic visuals that transport one to a different dimension? Funkadelic invites readers to step back in time and witness the audacity and dynamism of an era that embraced individuality and pushed artistic boundaries.

An homage to the graphic design trends and styles that embodied bold expression, cultural revolution, and free-spirited creativity, discover a handpicked selection of visual identities and branding design inspired by the iconic aesthetic of the '70s in a visual treasure trove of inspiration and nostalgia for designers, artists, and era enthusiasts alike.

The type and headlines in the book are set in Oakley by Mark van Leeuwen, accompanied by a yet unidentified typeface [edit: it’s BioRhyme by Aoife Mooney, see comments].

From Wikipedia:

“You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” is the first sentence and commonly used name of a public service announcement that debuted on July 12, 2004 in cinemas, and July 27 on home media, which was part of the anti-copyright infringement campaign “Piracy. It’s a crime.” It was a co-production between the Federation Against Copyright Theft and the Motion Picture Association of America (now the MPA) in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, and appeared in theaters internationally from 2004 until 2008, and on many commercial DVDs during the same period as an ad preceding the main menu, as either an unskippable or skippable video.

The announcement depicts either a teenage girl trying to illegally download a movie or two women attempting to buy DVDs from a bootlegger interwoven with clips of a man committing theft of various objects, and equates these crimes to the unauthorized duplication and distribution of copyrighted materials, such as films. The girl ultimately aborts said download and the couple choose not to purchase any of the bootleg DVD copies. According to the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, the announcement was unsuccessful, and was largely a source of ridicule. Likewise, a 2022 behavioral economics paper published in The Information Society found the PSAs may, in fact, have increased piracy rates. By 2009, over 100 parodies of the announcement had been created.

The intertitles use FF Confidential. On the computer screen, the text “FEATURE FILMS” is in Serpentine, “DOWNLOAD CANCELED” is in Compacta, and the remaining text in what appears to be Univers.

The title combines caps from MTM Cascorro 18’s Lisa and Classic styles. The latter is distinguished by spurs.

Poster-booklet for En las Fiestas del Futuro (“At the Parties of the Future”), an exhibition by Paco Graco collective about recovered shop signs at La Casa Encendida art center in Madrid, Spain.

Designed by Ricardo Barquín featuring fonts by Madrilenian Typographic Manufactures, Riccardo de Francheschi, and Alexander Colby, with texts by Miriam Martín.

The exhibition reflects on the vanished city and memories through the commercial signs rescued by the collective in the neighbourhood where the art centre is located.

As the booklet reads:

in the face of Madrid's destruction: in the fire of what was, burns what will be

The inauguration took the form of a popular party with music, wine and the owners of the closed shops coming to see their signs saved from the dump at the last minute.

Photos: Daniel de Jorge

“Madrid será” uses Vampiro. Text is set in Lacrima Italic and Serif.

Installation with vintage signs from shops and pubs

Design/interior/creative studio Delajoie asked Odds Studio for a new visual identity, stationery, and merch. Odds Studio “had a blast exploring different logos and monograms for this project. It beautifully blends tradition with a playful touch.”