Variety 500

A typographic cover illustration for the inaugural Variety500, an initiative by Variety magazine indexing the 500 global leaders in the entertainment industry.

The design was digitally drawn-up and then hand-cut out of sheets of coloured paper, using a sophisticated monotone palette with additional red tones to add a flash of vibrancy. These sheets of paper were then layered up at varying heights to give the artwork an interesting visual depth and photographed in the studio using natural light.

Art Direction
Chris Mihal

Illustration
Owen Gildersleeve

Magazine Design
mgmt.

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