Graphic designer Tavis Coburn designed the program covers for this year’s BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards, and they’re retro-cool! Each one features elements from the nominees for the Best Picture Award.
Here’s the cover featuring Up in the Air, with a very Mad Men-esque treatment of George Clooney:
This is the cover for An Education:
It took me a moment to figure this one out. The helmet screams “space movie”, but the reflection of the child playing soccer in the visor makes it clear that the movie depicted here is The Hurt Locker:
Avatar, obviously. I still haven’t seen this movie. Mind you, I didn’t see Titanic until 2005. I like to think that anything I was doing around the turn of the millennium was far more interesting than any movie, especially a schmaltzy James Cameron date flick.
And finally, Precious:
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The cover painting says it all.
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Wow. I agree. Those ARE amazing!
They are really cool. I just have a massive amount of respect for people who can create such cool bits of work. Oh and I just watched 'Precious' the other day on a flight and I thought it was brilliant - well worth a look.
Brilliant! I especially like the one for Hurt Locker. And no, I haven't seen Avatar either - it's not very high up on the priority list...
These are incredible. Tavis Coburn is brilliant! Huge fan of Hurt Locker and Up in the Air.
Travis is realy cool man. I like that retro art:)
Love the retro art