Image Customized and Sourced at makeitstranger.com
Stranger Things has gained a lot of attention recently, it had minimal advertising and a word of mouth type of following. It's a very unique thing in this day in age, it pays homage to the era it's set in, the pre-internet/social media days.
I finished the series actually last night, and I was really pleased with how it ended, I won't give any spoilers! It was perfect timing because the Still Untitled: Adam Savage Project podcast did a spoiler cast that was released on the 16th, I highly recommend listening to it if you haven't. P.S. if you guys know of any other spoiler casts, comment below, I'm scrambling to find more.
So enough of me rambling, the point of this post is to talk about Nelson Cash's site called makeitstranger.com. The site is simple, type in two lines of text and you're presented with a beautiful array of Stranger Things-esque type with "the Upside-Down" world and animated particles. I have to say that one of my favorite parts (it may very well be my most favorite) of the show is the opening titles. The simplicity, the music, the ways the graphics animate into each other with glowing grainy film look, it's beautiful work. Props to the guys over at Imaginary Forces! One more thing, check out Sarah Gless' blog post (designer at Nelson Cash), she's got a deep love for this typography too. The post shows a cool nod to Stephen King's original book cover art.
UPDATE: I found this really cool video by Vox later in the day after my original post, check it out below.