Harry Potter Design Exhibition

MinaLima, the design studio behind all the Harry Potter graphic art, has opened up an exhibition of all their work in Soho, London. I went with a friend it look around the display which included The Daily Prophet newspaper, Marauder's Map as well as posters, book covers and signage.

The old London building had four floors, one of the graphics used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, two for the Harry Potter movies and a shop at the bottom where you could buy prints.

There was over 50 props on loan from Warner Bros. Studio Tour as well over material by MinaLima's including recent illustrations from Peter Pan and The Jungle Book.

I found the exhibition fascinating. These are the small details that no one sees in the movie, but without them being there the world of Harry Potter wouldn't have been so believable. The amount of work and craftsmanship that goes into even the smallest of packaging to bring the world to life. It was also interesting to see that the the body text for the The Daily Prophet newspaper was just filler text as this would have never been readable in the films. I was also nice to see how the graphics changed over the films and how the Fantastic Beats work is different again.