The Criterion Collection
It was both an honor and a momentous task to design the cover for the Criterion Collection's release of Citizen Kane, regarded by many as “the greatest film of all time.” Originally asked to create a collage cover for the disc set, the brief quickly changed and the final cover design focused on the "K" that appears throughout the film as a symbol of wealth, class, and ego. The cover design caused quite a debate online which, to us, felt appropriate seeing as the movie was considered controversial and met with dueling responses at the time of its original release in 1941.
Services Provided: Art Direction, Brand Application, Print Design, Iconography
Services Provided: Art Direction, Brand Application, Print Design, Iconography
![Citizen Kane, Box Set, Design, Criterion Collection, Mike McQuade, McQuades, Branding, Film, Movie, Los Angeles, Richmond, Virginia](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b5a6036a3787d6f2dc75ca7a7149dfb9af58818ff0bbb4d32d6a5e511f9125a/Criterion_1.jpg)
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![Citizen Kane, Box Set, Design, Criterion Collection, Mike McQuade, McQuades, Branding, Film, Movie, Los Angeles, Richmond, Virginia, Orson Wells](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6504bfe16767f4e511cd538706ada47c80cf03eee29419d006bf540e27667e20/Criterion_4.jpg)