Typophile - 25 Great Typographic Title Sequences - Comments

Oh and here’s another

MHSmith — Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:35:35 -0700

Oh and here’s another little sequence, hardly about typography, more like The Origins of Reader-Friendly Book Design. A great favourite with palaeographers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&mode=related&search

I was showed up. They did

zzi — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:57:44 -0700

I was showed up. They did include “Seven” along with “North by Northwest”. You have to include a Bond title. My picks ’From Russia With Love” Goldfinger”

Before I view the 25

zzi — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:26:59 -0700

Before I view the 25 Sequences, even if some out there hate it, you have to give kudos to “7even” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOTG3VgOqpg

The word “typographic”

Ricardo Cordoba — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:53:24 -0700

The word “typographic” must be used verrrryyyy loosely here... but some great stuff.

Yeah, I found myself thinking the same thing while watching. :-)

The word “typographic”

pattyfab — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:24:08 -0700

The word “typographic” must be used verrrryyyy loosely here... but some great stuff. I just watched Dr. Strangelove last week again and noticed the way cool typography there.

I also love Thank You for Smoking: http://www.shadowplaystudio.com/smoking.html

Recall cool type based credits for Cronenberg’s Crash http://www.cronenbergcrash.com/Scenes/Credits/credits.html

Dead Ringers but can’t find it on the web.

The Untouchables - shadows cast by huge letters - can’t find it either

the remake of Cape Fear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MoOz7D4Z94

and one of my true favorites (hee hee) is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwgj4Wzsffw

That has to be a first. I

Ricardo Cordoba — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:12:30 -0700

That has to be a first. I bet Zuzanna Licko would be happy to see that sort of thing become common practice.

It may not rank as

Linda Cunningham — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:03:19 -0700

It may not rank as “great,” but the cooking show “David Rocco’s Dolce Vita” actually lists, in the credits, the design firm of the font used in the opening sequence. (It’s P22....)

Have a look at this one too:

MHSmith — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:45:54 -0700

Have a look at this one too: marvellous typographic rendering of a dialogue from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. It’s already been posted at least 4 times on YouTube.

25 Great Typographic Title Sequences

Ricardo Cordoba — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:16:18 -0700

Mediabistro’s design blog, Unbeige, has a two-part compilation of 25 great typographic title sequences. Enjoy!