Hardly Silent ︎ Print Design
Films in the silent era were not always silent, the shows were often paired with an orchestra or live music. I wanted to address this interesting duality by using refined delicate type in unexpected musical ways, combining the sophisticated yet noisy nature of these gatherings, giving the viewers a visual feeling of what silent films were really like. The use of silver metallic paper in this project reflects the silver emulsion in film making during the beginning of 20 century. Movie makers were trying all kinds of experimental ways of shooting films to expand the basis of a silent medium, conceptually I choose the metallic papers to reflect this experimentation. The clear film pages appear quietly in the book to evoke a sense of actual film texture. Most of the book is printed in black and white reflecting the significance of silent films not being in color.
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