A feature film and album project bridging music, film, and culture.

Client

Apple Music, Hit-Boy, UFC

Year

2025

Role

Key Art

Goldfish key art — two men gripping hands in a dark alley at night, one bare-chested and heavily tattooed, the title stamped across the top in red
Goldfish key art — two men gripping hands in a dark alley at night, one bare-chested and heavily tattooed, the title stamped across the top in red

Project Description

In this project, we were brought on to develop the key art and visual direction for Goldfish — a short film and album collaboration starring Hit-Boy and The Alchemist. The objective was to create a cinematic identity that could bridge film, music, and cultural momentum under one cohesive visual system.


The client’s goal was to establish a strong first impression across theatrical, digital, and music platforms while positioning the project as more than a standalone release. It needed to resonate with audiences across film and hip-hop communities, building anticipation for both the narrative and the accompanying album.


Our approach focused on crafting a refined yet raw visual language rooted in crime cinema aesthetics and contemporary minimalism. We developed a scalable key art system that could extend across posters, album packaging, and digital assets — ensuring consistency, clarity, and cultural relevance across every touchpoint.

The Goldfish one-sheet lit inside a black lightbox frame mounted on a fluted dark wall
Goldfish theatrical one-sheet in full — a cut-paper collage of the cast around a man in dark coveralls holding a coffee cup, a tan pit bull at his feet, title in red serif capitals over a bone background
Design desk mid-process — printed reference one-sheets laid across a drawing board beside pencils, a camera and coffee, with a hand sketching a rough poster composition
Painted Los Angeles skyline seen over low tiled rooftops and palms, the Goldfish title set across the sky in heavy red capitals