THE ART OF CUPHEAD
The video game Cuphead was one of the standout releases of 2017, lauded for its unique 1930s animation art direction. So when Dark Horse partnered with Studio MDHR to produce an art book companion for the game I was excited at the opportunity to add to the world of Cuphead. I worked closely with the fine folk at Studio MDHR to collect all of the production art from Cuphead in an art book that would feel at home on a 1930s book shelf. One key source of inspiration was Disney’s The Art of Animation, and The Art of Cuphead pulls on this book’s heavily-gridded layout and vintage typesetting.
The limited edition of The Art of Cuphead includes a cloth-bound and gold foil-stamped slip case and portfolio, red page gilding and black ribbon with the book, and a collection of animation cels from the game’s introduction screen.
Project Type Book Layout Design | Publisher Dark Horse Comics | Client Studio MDHR | Years 2020 and 2025
