Wes Anderson's work is amazing! His sense of style (mainly inspired/mimicking the 60s) in photography, colors, textures, music, even typography is exceptional.

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I am curious about this picture. Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody are both great. I do get the sense that ever aspect of Wes Anderson's work is so thought through that there is nothing organic left.

I keep hoping Jason Schwartzman will have a larger personality. I didn't really like the character he played in Marie Antoinette. I get the feeling he didn't have to try very hard to fill those shoes. Or maybe he is such a great actor that he can do that. Either way that movie blew. I was soooooo disappointed. Sorry, I hope I've not derailed the thread. I can't imagine he can stand up next to Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody.

Wes Andersson have such great understanding of graphic design and typography. Much like another master of film known for his 2001 Odysseus.

I don't think he's even close. Futura was widely acknowledged as Stanley Kubrick's 'favourite' typeface even though he used a wide variety of typefaces in his films and posters etc. Kubrick is beyond Wes Anderson in creativity and technical imagination.

My first impression of the poster/cover of Darjeeling Limited is that it's basically identical to 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou', they both use Futura... and the same color palette.

Don't get me wrong I thought the The Royal Tenenbaums was hilarious, but didn't he use Futura on the cover for that too?

I think Stanley Kubrick actually lettered the credits for Dr Strangelove but I could and most probably be wrong!

I am sure the Darjeeling type is customized.

> absolutely hated Tennenbaums

I couldn't agree with you less.

I found that movie - and his work in general - way too mannered and cutesy. Completely unbelievable. I agree that he has a unique voice and credit him for that, but his work - starting with Rushmore - really rubs me the wrong way.

I also think I'm the only person alive who hated Little Miss Sunshine. And Napoleon Dynamite. So maybe I'm just a curmudgeoness.

I love Wes Anderson -- even Life Aquatic. And I like Jason Schwartzman pretty much all the time. I actually loved Marie Antoinette and thought JS was very good in it; there was something nicely understated about him there which I thought was appropriate for the part... but my wife disliked that movie and I must say I understand why. I don't even know why I liked it, but I did!

More trivia: The production designer for the Wes Anderson movies up through Tenenbaums was David Wasco, the brother of Monotype's (and previously Adobe's) Jim Wasco. David Wasco has a great resume, having done production design for all of Quentin Tarantino's movies too.

^^ Did not know about the David Wasco connection, thanks. Makes sense given that in Andersson movies there is good understanding for type, especially Futura. Every single sing in that movie is set in Futura, whether its the taxi company name on the side of a car or a bottle of milk, I have never heard any movie do that. And that perfectly is one piece of creating a world, which Wes Andersson does with Tennenbaums, he creates an imaginary world.

I love Andersson movies because they are so visually stimulating, much like a Jean Pierre Jeunet or Michael Gondry movie is. Plus Wes Andersson movie have a unique humor to them.

I first didnt actually like his movies but one it clicked and noticed the genius. Im not saying his as great as Kubrick but hes on his way up there.

"I found that movie - and his work in general - way too mannered and cutesy. Completely unbelievable."

Ah, well, yea...if you're looking for believable, Wes's work isn't your thing. ;o)

His movies are definitely about a 'feel' more than anything, with character development being second. Plot is rarely that important, it seems. It's a feel I enjoy, but I can see how it's not for everyone.

Every single sing in that movie is set in Futura, whether its the taxi company name on the side of a car or a bottle of milk, I have never heard any movie do that. And that perfectly is one piece of creating a world

I did not see "The Royal Tennenbaums" on the big screen, and so I did not notice that every sign in the movie was set in Futura until I read about it somewhere. Or maybe I was too busy paying attention to the story, the characters, etc. I have to agree with Patty that doing something like that (in a movie) seems a bit precious. There are many ways of creating a unique world in a movie that are way more noticeable than this -- through lighting, color, props, etc. -- just my opinion.

Patty-- thanks, I loved the "quirk" article.

That is a fun article. David Byrne = godfather of quirk!

Completely by accident (via Type for You), I came across the designer of the movie's custom font, Boris Dworschak. His website says that it comes in three weights, but doesn't provide much other info.

EDIT: Thanks, Ricardo. I had been having trouble linking to it for some reason, but rewriting the link code worked.