It’s said that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but both readers and publishers are savvy enough to know that cover design speaks volumes about what’s inside. From the explosive graphics of pulp fiction to the attention-grabbing dust jackets of clothbound copies, cover design visually links to specific genres or series. For designer Matt Stevens, a love for the aesthetics of shelf-worn pocket paperbacks and a passion for movies spurs the ongoing series Good Movies as Old Books (previously).

The idea for the project dovetailed from a proposal Stevens made to a movie production client. “Often, we try and make the pitch look and feel like something else. Maybe an old manual or a set of vintage baseball cards,” he tells Colossal. “(For) one of the pitches, we were selling a pretty modern idea but in a way that needed to look really old and worn. I really enjoyed the process of putting something in a different context and thought I’d take it on as a personal project.”

Stevens grasps the potential of digital tools to create realistic depictions of analog objects and explains that he’s most interested in the digital world when it can be used to recreate a sensation of tangibility. He says:

I was coming up right as computers were becoming reliable design tools,  and in design school, we still used things like French curves, photocopy machines, and drew a lot of type by hand—because we had to. I really love things that feel handmade, screen printed, printed on a press, worn down…you can see the process in the image and the grit and age.

#SaintOmer #director /co- #writer #AliceDiop with #ChloeZhao at the #film 's special screening today. #filmmaker #filmmaking #screenwriter #producer #cinema #movie #movies #films @superltdfilm (at Soho House West Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrdRzrvqrJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION WEEK to celebrate Pride Month, @chloezhao and i have decided to host another celebration week! this will take place over six days, from June 25th to June 30th. the event is open to everyone! 

please tag your posts with #pmcw and direct any questions to myself or val ( @chloezhao ) <3

prompts: day 1 (june 25): Film day 2 (june 26): TV Show day 3 (june 27): Colour day 4 (june 28): Celebrity day 5 (june 29): Ship day 6 (june 30): Character

hey guys!!! so, i’m not entirely sure how we are here, but there’s 13k of you following my mess of a blog???? truly crazy!!! AND today is also my blogs 12th birthday !!!! (someone tell me how i’ve suvived this hellsite since june 27th, 2010?!?!) so to celebrate all of the above and thank you guys, i thought i’d do a lil celebration!

to participate:

must be following me

please reblog this post

VOTE in my favourite movies poll (poll will close on july 15th)

mutuals only: send me a 🦕 + an episode of tv or a movie and i’ll make you a timestamp roulette gifset (y’all know my fandoms but if you’re unsure about something, please, feel free to ask!!!)

if you have any questions at all, or ever need anything, bc i am here for you all, always, please don’t hesitate to yell my way, it’s so very surreal to me that anyone even follows this messy place that looks like the inside of my brain honestly, i appreciate you all so very much!!! thank you again! ✨

tagging people below - no pressure at all to participate but all signal boosts and votes/requests are deeply appreciated! 

@chloezhao @firstkill @calliope-burns @paddingtons @konkey-bong @taliasburns @annelisters @elizabetholsens @userskywalkers @msmarvel @hollywoods @jynerso @shegos @avalance @madeline-kahn @doramilaje @tennant @jackharkness @bladesrunner @babieleia @julesfairmont @judyhalesrings @evelyn-wang @richardmaddan @avengersteve @beccibarnes @pumpkinnubbin @violetsgauntlets @lightkeykid @deepika-padukone @orla-mcool @sonyarebecchi @andrewwgarfield @matthew-goodes @singinprincess @martacabreras @magicaplin @chrrispine @favoriteliar @nobodynocrime @aegons-targaryen @bobbiamorse @julietteifairmont @diaaz @ferrisbuellers @antoniosvivaldi @steverobin @hers @supervalcsi @sith-maul @kamalaskhans @magnusedom @rafael-silva @captspaceface @alinastarkhov @ewanmcgregors

so somehow i reached 8k yesterday and i am in utter awe!! thank you guys so much for putting up with me over the years with my constant fandom obsessions and so many memes i couldn't even count. you all have made my expierence on this weird little site so special and i am so lucky and thankful for each of you. here's to (hopefully) many more years together! ily all so much 💛 my beautiful mutuals: @abednadir, @addys-beth, @aimeegbbs, @ajmichalka, @aliciacclarks, @alina-aleksanders, @alina-starksov, @allisonaergents, @amyjake, @anakin-skywalker, @anditsdraining, @anthonybridgertonn, @anya-chalotra, @auliicravalhos, @avalance, @bakerolivia, @beth-cassidy, @bettycoops, @bettyjugheads, @buckyrhodey, @charlieconwayy, @cherylblossom, @chloefrazcr, @chrishemsworht, @clarkegriffinblake, @colewald, @danieljradcliffe, @dobrien, @doramilaje, @duffhilary, @earpwave, @eddiemunsvn, @elenas, @emilyblunts, @ferrisbuellers, @fionagallaqher, @florawelch, @frediweasley, @glenn-rhee, @harleyquinzel, @henycavil, @hollyj, @hope-mikaelson, @hopemikelson, @hunterschafer, @iansgallgher, @isakvaltzrsen, @ithinkimightveinhaledyou, @jasonstodds, @jedimasterobi, @jennalouisecolemans, @jennaortegas, @jeremy-strong, @jessicaparkerkennedy, @jjdimeo, @jjmaybanks, @jonathabyers, @josettessaltzman, @kamalaskhans, @katherineebishop, @katieleung, @kieumy, @lenedanvers, @lesbianlovestay, @lexiegrcys, @lexiegrey, @lexihoward, @lizzie-saltzman, @lizzieforbes, @lizzies, @lola-miles, @marystewart, @maximoffdanvers, @maziekeen, @meliorn, @michellesmallons, @mikewheeler, @milkovichys, @montygreen, @naiey, @nellsdani, @nessa007, @neve-campbells, @nicknellsons, @orla-mcool, @oscar-piastri, @paaulatreides, @parisgellrs, @pensbridgerton, @phoebesbridgers, @planet-her, @queenofthenorths, @quincywillows, @ravipanikar, @roseanespark, @santiagonex, @shegos, @spencershastings, @spideychellejones, @stancie, @star-kovs, @steverobin, @stydixa, @suttcnbrady, @tabithatate, @teddywestside, @thewildmother, @tilyoutryit, @tim-lucy, @tmhollandss, @tonystarks, @trueloveistreacherous, @truervmance, @tylerposey, @unlikely-alliance, @userswift, @vanessacarlysle, @virtuemoirxx, @voxsmachina, @wheelernancy, @willafitz, @yenvengerberg, @zendayascoleman the beauties i follow from afar: @aaronwarner, @allsonargent, @amanitacaplan, @asterflores, @beccs, @buffysummers, @chloezhao, @clarissa-frey, @clarkgriffon, @daniels-gillies, @davinaclaires, @delphines, @devilsbrokerank, @emmyrossvm, @evabrighis, @greenarrcw, @gregory-peck, @haileesteinfelds, @hunterschafs, @jonahsimms, @juliesmolinas, @katmcnamara, @kieumy-vu, @maddiebuckley, @mayanovak, @milesgmorales, @msjessicaday, @mybodywakesup, @noramachwitz, @pam-jim, @parissquads, @princes-jasmine, @rainbowkarolina, @rebecca-bunch, @seance, @spdermen, @starcitysirens, @timbradford, @tisdales, @wandasviz, @watson-emma, @yasminkahns, @yelenafbelova

i have nothing to say for myself 🤡 as usual, still tracking #uservalentina and tagging some mutuals below the cut

@bobbiamorse @nelsonnicks @steverobin @lauraderns @yasminkahns @avalance @shegos @ellie-sattlers @chloezhao @msmarvel @nobodynocrime @sith-maul @aimeegbbs @doramilaje @sarah-snook @poe-dameron @miriammaisel @disaster-lineage @orla-mcool @userskywalkers @userkenobis @starfighters @djarin @oliviarodriog @anakinpadme @yennefer-nazyalensky

it seems like tumblr removed a bunch of my followers, i don’t really remember how many followers i had before but a LOT of my mutuals are no longer mutuals 😔✌️ im gonna tag some of u and maybe u can also spread this around. obviously if u hate me and don’t want to follow me anymore that’s valid sdkvjnsjkvn

@rogerdeakinsdp @okscomputer @chalamets @pt-anderson @haileesteinfelds @myellenficent @stuckinreversemode @keirahknightley @elletao @trainstationgoodbye @robertacolndrez @nightofthecreeps @sharpay @chloezhao @r-pattinson

what are the girls social media handles ?

YOONAH :: imurbaebi

AKI :: v__akik0__v

CHLOE :: chloezhao

JIAH :: t0tally__jiah

SENA :: v_harena_v

they’re the same across all social medias but they’re most active on instagram and tiktok :D

2021 Oscars Highlights, Surprises and Hottest Trends | PEOPLE in 10 | PeopleTV

2021 Oscars Highlights, Surprises and Hottest Trends | PEOPLE in 10 | PeopleTV

The reaction to Chadwick Boseman’s posthumous Oscars snub, “Nomadland’s” Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand make history with their wins, the hottest trends and cutest couples on the red carpet, and how Daniel Kaluuya embarrassed his mom. Subscribe to People ►► http://bit.ly/SubscribetoPeople #Nomadland #ChloeZhao #FrancesMcDormand #YuhJungYoun #DanielKaluuya #AnthonyHopkins #ChadwickBoseman…

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#movie screening #1 today... #SaintOmer , with #director #AliceDiop in the house, hosted by #ChloeZhao . #KayijeKagame #GuslagieMalanda #France #film #cinema #movies #films #awardsseason #awardseason @superltdfilm (at Soho House West Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrGw6Ay00r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

But darling, you are the only exception You are the only exception And I'm on my way to believing

happy birthday @chloezhao <3

Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan and Lauren Ridloff icons.

like or reblog if u save/use 🌹

guess who’s back ✨ as usual, thanks to @ghostin for the icon!! 

tagging some mutuals below the cut

@bobbiamorse @nelsonnicks @steverobin @aubrey-plaza @firstkill @avalance @shegos @jeschastain @chloezhao @cillianmurphy @nobodynocrime @sith-maul @aimeegbbs @doramilaje @sarah-snook @poe-dameron @miriammaisel @jules-fairmont @orla-mcool @userskywalkers @kenobiis @grogus-dad @djarin @oliviarodriog @anakinpadme @yennefer-nazyalensky

Nomadland /2020 Director: Chloé Zhao Cinematography: Joshua James Richards

HOW TO SAY IT ALL WITH A LOOK… ❤️🖤 -This was a truly beautiful film which has captured my heart. I loved it- #eternals #marvel #druig #makkari #drukkari #procreate #procreateart #procreatedrawing #doodle #art #drawing #fanart #fandom #laurenridloff #barrykeoghan #chloezhao #characterart #illustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #doodlesofinstagram #colour #artistsoninstagram #burtonsdoodles https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYE24_oaOo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Kit Harington for British GQ, photographed by Peggy Sirota (Jan 2015)