ELEVATOR 09.07.2026 | Film Title Design

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A sharp eye and smart reads.  No news. No politics. Just the good stuff.   Today's edition is brought to you by Fresh Clean Threads.   @thesillyduffers w/ @amber.speechly & @holly.frost_   TODAY'S FEATURE From Barbie Logos to Medieval Manuscripts: Step Inside Teddy Blanks’ Film Title Design Process When done right, a title sequence is the cherry on top of a great movie. We love clocking a particularly clever bit of type design in a film or show. In fact, we even follow this Instagram account devoted to the stuff. This is the man behind some of our favorites. Teddy Blanks knows how to make an entrance.   SPONSOR | RECOMMENDED BY ELEVATOR We Need to Talk About Your T-Shirts Here’s your style upgrade: buy better T-shirts. Seriously, that’s it. No wardrobe overhaul. No trend report. No wondering whether you’re still allowed to wear those jeans. Fresh Clean Threads makes tees that fit right, feel great, and make getting dressed ridiculously easy. They are running a Labor Day sale from 9/1-9/8. Get 25% off sitewide with code ELEVATOR25. Your old tees had a good run. It's time to replace them.   SHOP NOW   Prefer Elevator without ads?  Upgrade to Elevator+     MORE GOOD READS Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series Nine Innings to Love The Chicago Cubs, as in the Chicago Cubs, are launching a romantic comedy series on TikTok.  That’s a 2026 sentence if we’ve ever written one >   The 20 Podcasts We’re Listening to Right Now We’ve been favoring music over podcasts lately. (Not to brag.) So we went looking for a little podcast inspiration.  These all sound good >   How to Have Enough: Wendell Berry on Creativity and Love Enough is a wonderful place to be. Hard to get to, though. “Enough is so vast a sweetness, I suppose it never occurs, only pathetic counterfeits,” Emily Dickinson once wrote.  Here’s Wendell Berry (RIP) on the matter >     The Mixer The 10 most visually staggering movie scenes of the 1970s. Why Alexander became known as “the Great.” The unwritten rules of being a good neighbor. The strangest things that happened at World’s Fairs. Your T-shirts might be making you look older than you are.* (*Partner). The elephant whisperer and the legend of…   Get the full Mixer on Elevator+     ELEVATOR CLASSIFIEDS   Maybe It’s Time to Retire That Old Tee You know the ones: stretched collar, weird fit, somehow permanently wrinkled. Fresh Clean Threads makes soft, better-fitting tees that make getting dressed easy without trying to reinvent your wardrobe. Their Labor Day sale runs 9/1–9/8: get 25% off sitewide with code ELEVATOR25. GIVE YOUR T-SHIRT DRAWER AN UPGRADE.     Advertise here   Quotes From Smart Men “I have always loved a window, especially an open one.” —Wendell Berry   PARTING SHOT @liinusbergman | Norway     Elevator+ Ad-free. More to explore. UPGRADE     Enjoying Elevator? You'll probably like our other newsletters too: Shift, Jimmy, and Blazer Put your brand in front of 500,000 engaged readers Advertise with us Access the Elevator archives Follow us on Instagram Forward this email to a friend Contact us   @2026 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542       Unsubscribe