The Curious Travellers is a Netflix documentary concept about ancient explorers and navigators, who travelled through history, in search of new lands, treasure and purpose.
Typographic Title Sequence + Research + Design + Motion
This is a passion project, a compilation of my love for history, travel, photography and typography.
The concept is inspired by travels and writings of famous travellers and writers through time. Some notable examples of travellers are Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Tenjiku Tokubei, Hyecho, Isabella Lucy Bird including a few fictional books of Sir John Mandeville, Jonathan Swift’ Gulliver’s travels and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.
Research
Typography and Style Frames
Combination of Latin and simplified Chinese. Latin typefaces are sans serif, geometric, display and script style with contrast sizing and vertical stacking. Simplified Chinese adds another layer of communication. Chinese is also one of the oldest scripts, and ancient travels were predominantly towards the east on the silk route.
The documentary is aimed at history enthusiasts. The visual language is inspired by cartographic symbols, constellations, nautical objects and old letters. Style Frames comprise of facts and visuals, narrating unique stories and enchanted experiences of travellers around the world.
Title Sequence
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All images the video are from personal collection shot on Nikon DSLR and iPhone.
Recognition
Gold Winner in 2021 Indigo Design Awards in Main Title Design.
Finalist in Communication Arts Typography Competition 2021.
Honorable Mention in 2020 International Design Awards (IDA) in Multimedia/Animation.
Winner 2021 Creative Communication Award (C2A)