WORK
DOLORES
IN THE MIDST
JOMO
UNROOTED
JACK WHITTEN EXPO
RIOT GRRRL MANIFESTO
About
WORK
DOLORES
IN THE MIDST
JOMO
UNROOTED
JACK WHITTEN EXPO
RIOT GRRRL MANIFESTO
About
DOLORES
2026
Motion graphic
After Effects lyric video
Designed and animated by Gabriella Riccobono
Font: Beth Ellen, Special Elite
New York, 2026
After Effects lyric video
Designed and animated by Gabriella Riccobono
Font: Beth Ellen, Special Elite
New York, 2026
This typographic interpretation of “Dolores” by rusowsky and Ralphie Choo translates the song’s longing into a visual experience. The desire to rewind, undo loss, and recover something that has slipped away shapes a visual language that evokes a diary that cannot quite hold itself together.
Contrasting handwritten and typewriter letterforms express intimacy and instability, while shifts in scale, flickering letters, and fading text give the words an emotional presence. Worn film textures suggest a memory replayed until it begins to deteriorate. Long pauses between verses echo the stillness of the official music video, giving each phrase room to linger. Together, typography, texture, and timing invite the audience to feel the yearning that runs through the song.
Full video on Youtube
Contrasting handwritten and typewriter letterforms express intimacy and instability, while shifts in scale, flickering letters, and fading text give the words an emotional presence. Worn film textures suggest a memory replayed until it begins to deteriorate. Long pauses between verses echo the stillness of the official music video, giving each phrase room to linger. Together, typography, texture, and timing invite the audience to feel the yearning that runs through the song.
Full video on Youtube