12 typography lessons I’ve learned from music videos, from Kanye West to Lana Del Ray

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Typography in music videos often takes centre stage, driving the aesthetic, tone, and storytelling. By looking at the typography choices in some of the most artistic music videos, we can learn valuable lessons about how text can complement, enhance, and even redefine the interpretations of production styles.

With that in mind, I’ve put together a list of 12 typography lessons drawn from some of the most influential and creative music videos. These examples illustrate how type can make a statement, push boundaries, and create unforgettable design moments. For more typography inspiration, take a look at the best typography of the decade, and for tips on creating your own type, read our typography tutorials.

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Mabel Wynne

Mabel is a freelance writer, artist and filmmaker. When she's not writing about the arts industry, books or culture, she's working on writing and illustrating her stories or developing experimental filmmaking projects. Working in journalism, poetry, documentary-filmmaking, illustration and fiction, storytelling is at the heart of what she does. She started writing articles in online magazines when she was seventeen. After training at the BFI Academy and then studying at UAL, she is now continuing to write articles while she works on creating and launching her first books and films.