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Glass Onion

A Knives Out Mystery
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Directed by Rian Johnson and fronted by Daniel Craig, murder mystery film Glass Onion is the second movie in the Knives Out franchise. Netflix briefed us to create a bespoke booklet to be distributed to guests of the LA premiere, and to be inserted in the December / January edition of Vanity Fair.

The Results

With a limited time-scale, we started crafting design concepts that would fulfil the brief but also be achievable in terms of time and production; and importantly didn’t create any spoilers to Johnson’s whodunnit. The design relied on the golden ratio, a key motif from the film which we then transposed to the layouts and the cover visuals. We used the key art campaign as a starting point but then elevated it to create a crafted booklet with a level of intrigue. Some of the design elements were also used by Netflix for the film’s wider marketing campaign.

With a limited time-scale, we started crafting design concepts that would fulfil the brief but also be achievable in terms of time and production; and importantly didn’t create any spoilers to Johnson’s whodunnit. The design relied on the golden ratio, a key motif from the film which we then transposed to the layouts and the cover visuals. We used the key art campaign as a starting point but then elevated it to create a crafted booklet with a level of intrigue. Some of the design elements were also used by Netflix for the film’s wider marketing campaign.

Little White Lies Editor-at-Large Adam Woodward hand-picked three of the best film writers around, who between them have contributed to the likes of Slate, the Guardian, and the New York Times. Their work offers insight into the world of Rian Johnson, delving into inspirations for the film and exploring behind-the-scenes.

Little White Lies Editor-at-Large Adam Woodward hand-picked three of the best film writers around, who between them have contributed to the likes of Slate, the Guardian, and the New York Times. Their work offers insight into the world of Rian Johnson, delving into inspirations for the film and exploring behind-the-scenes.

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A Knives Out Mystery follows a rich tradition of movie whodunits, so it was a fun challenge to try and unpick Rian Johnson’s influences and inspirations in print form.

Adam Woodward
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Creative Lead

The finished product is a 38pp booklet on premium uncoated stock, with a twist in the middle: a smaller booklet of perforated, illustrated character cards intended as a keepsake. The film picked up over 80 award nominations, including recognition from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Art Directors Guild, Critics’ Choice Awards and Costume Designers Guild.

The finished product is a 38pp booklet on premium uncoated stock, with a twist in the middle: a smaller booklet of perforated, illustrated character cards intended as a keepsake. The film picked up over 80 award nominations, including recognition from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Art Directors Guild, Critics’ Choice Awards and Costume Designers Guild.

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