On the Basis of Sex
Client Participant Media, Robert Cort Productions
Studio Filmograph
Creative Director Aaron Becker
Design Alphonse Swinehart
Main title design for Mimi Leder’s feature film On the Basis of Sex. The typography is based off the engraving on the front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
︎ Main title frames
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︎ References
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