Archive notice: This article was originally published on 29 July 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly edited for clarity while preserving its historical context.
A minute of illustrated menace
The main titles for Netflix fantasy series Cursed compress their world into a one-minute sequence of ominous tableaux. A werewolf reaches towards the viewer, burning riders cross the frame, and thorny growth pierces a character as the imagery moves between illustration, animation and graphic symbolism.
Momoco’s title design
London studio Momoco built the introduction as a tonal gateway rather than a plot summary. The sequence uses staged camera movement, layered depth and violent transformations to establish the series’ atmosphere before the episode begins.
Title designers should examine the transition timing and legibility at delivery resolution before adapting comparable layered artwork for production.
