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.