Colin Harman

Unless you’ve been under a rock or perhaps were just recently born, yet gifted with a computer, and the ability to use and understand it immediately, you’ve probably heard of the recently released cinematic adventure directed by Wes Anderson—Moonrise Kingdom. I’ve been wanting to see this movie since I’d first heard about it, as I not only love Wes Anderson’s style, but I was quickly swooned by the beautiful poster typography created by the infamous Jessica Hische.

I have always admired Wes Anderson’s Style, and this particular film did not disappoint. Captivating story telling that really brings the characters to life, beautifully shot and composed scenes that coupled-with and enhanced the story perfectly, and an excellent award winning cast made this movie a big win. Writing about this movie and do it justice is like trying to dance about architecture, so it’s one you really just need to see for yourself. I honestly can’t wait to see it again.

“So impressed with Moonrise Kingdom. It’s like Anderson figured out how to keep his touch, but loosen his grip. Taking notes…”
— Frank Chimero (@fchimero) July 9, 2012

Check out the trailer, get some tickets, and go see it while it’s still in theaters.

Who is Mark Boulton?
Mark Boulton is a graphic designer living in South Wales with his wife and two daughters.

He currently runs a small design studio, Mark Boulton Design, where he works with clients such as ESPN, Warner Bros, BBC, British Energy and Drupal. In the past, he has worked for the BBC and Agency.com designing wonderful experiences for all manner of clients and people across the world. He is also co-founder of small publishing imprint, Five Simple Steps, where they publish practical design books for the web community.

Mark has gifted the typographic community with an abbreviated but insightful series of writings about how to better one’s typographic prowess. They’re from a while back, but quite worth the read if you ever spend time setting type in any form, whether for print or web. It has definitely enhanced the framework I use to set type. I’d say more, but I would rather you spend the time reading the articles.

So without any further rambling I present the “Simple Steps…” series:

• Part 1: Measure the Measure
• Part 2: Hanging Punctuation
• Part 3: Ligatures
• Part 4: Typographic Hierarchy – size
• Part 5: Typographic Hierarchy – weight