Annie Atkins

Annie Atkins is a graphic designer best known for her work in the film industry, creating paper ephemera for Oscar-nominated and award-winning films including Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs, and Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and Indiana Jones. Her book on the subject, Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps, prompted Jeff Goldblum to write that “Annie makes the unreal seem hyperreal, and the real more supremely alive and utterly magical”.

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Making Belief

Real objects for imaginary worlds

A look at how handmade artefacts — from film props to paper ephemera in children’s books — help fictional worlds feel lived-in and emotionally real.