He studied Literature at the University of Birmingham and graduates in 2008 and in 2013 founded a video game studio along with several others called 'Campo Santo'.
His reimagining of movie posters is what has gained him popularity and Marvek commissioned him to design the last poster for 'Thor' and his other works include cover artwork for the 'Resistance 3' video game, which then went on to have a trailer for the game in the same style. His simplistic style is what drew me to write about him.
His "image within image" style as I like to call it, is a really intelligent way of communicating what the poster is about without the page being too full and confusing. I love layering and I think Moss does this well, for example the trees and house in the foreground with trees in the background, all encased in a hand. There's a great sense of action, of course, without movement.
I'm a huge fan of Studio Ghibli films and Moss' redesigns of the movie posters are so beautiful. This poster for 'Spirited Away' manages to incorporate more detail than what I've usually seen from Moss, but it still keeps his signature aestetic. A static form in the centre of the page which draws you in, and his brilliant use of shadow and light creates depth. This poster invites us to a more mature vision of the film, even a slightly sinister vision.
I think from viewing Moss' work I will think more about the use of space in my own work. How can I get all the information down without it spreading across to every corner of the page? It's really exciting to think about, and I want to become an illustrator so it's something worth experimenting with.
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