artist mocks up VHS cover art for modern movies and TV shows
all images courtesy of golem13

 

 

 

rapidly changing technologies result in the reality that even high-tech tools from a few years ago could easily soon be, or already are, obsolete. these cassette players, floppy disks and flip phones, to name a few, are now relics of the past and induce a welcome sense of nostalgia upon having the chance to see and interact with them again.

 

julien knez, aka golem13, brings one of these disused technologies to the present day. knez has realized a series of VHS cover art for popular, current movies and TV shows, using the typography of the time and ‘retro’ graphics that are perfectly dated in their design. the video sleeve art for series like ‘game of thrones’ and ‘breaking bad’ and films like ‘interstellar’ and ‘the wolf of wall street’ feature the original cast, completed in a composition that recalls 1980s-style visuals.

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
‘breaking bad’ features the cast, alongside the tagline ‘for the first time on VHS’

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
the ‘games of thrones’ tape features previews of other hit movies

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
the box office hit video ‘the wolf of wall street’

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
season 1, episode 1 and 2 of ‘the walking dead’ available on VHS

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
the popular wes anderson movie ‘the grand budapest hotel’ on tape

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
‘interstellar’: ‘love is the one thing that transcends time and space’

modern VHS covers julien knez movies and TV shows
marvel’s ‘guardians of the galaxy’ on VHS

julien knez VHS covers for modern movies and TV shows
dated graphics and typography feature on the cover of ‘gravity’

julien knez VHS covers for modern movies and TV shows
the first two episodes of ‘dexter’, on tape