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Annie Atkins Biography

Atkins was the lead graphic designer in this film. She made lots of production props, including various copies of said props. She designed many of the iconic graphic design elements from the film, including the fake book cover for the Grand Budapest Hotel but also down to the smallest flashes of designs like the keys in the hotel or the newspapers we see for a short time.

Collaborating yet again with Wes Anderson, Atkins was yet again the graphic designer, but she also tried her hands at props. She made little handmade props like milk bottles, ID cards, newspapers and also the miniature poster we see throughout the film. In fact, everything made in mind for the graphic design aspect was made on an especially tiny scale.

Annie Atkins grew up in Northern Wales. Atkins was almost destined to be a graphic designer as her mother was an artist and her father was a graphic designer. This would also explain Atkin’s fascination with typography and calligraphy especially. She first studied visual communications at Ravensbourne University in London. After working for an advertising agency, Atkins continued her education at the University College Dublin to get a degree in film production. Her first set she worked on was the BBC program called the Tudors. She landed her most famous film, The Grand Budapest Hotel and was lead graphic designer for the production. For now, Atkins has opened a workshop and continues to work for film productions.

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