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In the previous article, we showed examples of how Netflix and Warner used to create stunning movie titles. Here we’ve made a small guide to help with your movie title process. Follow these steps to easily prepare your own design:

Identify the era and design style you want for your poster.

Determine the mood your audience should feel when they see your poster.

Make it unique
There are several ways to give your title that certain something. Looking at past time movie posters, we see a lot of artistic typography. Lettering with ornate features, bold block shading, or decoration is still common today.

Kittl includes easy-to-use editing features to get the same results with just a few clicks. Combining text effects, font styles, and textures, allowing endless possibilities to enhance your creation. Let’s take a closer look at a few techniques:

Using alternate characters
A lot of our fonts include alternate characters. That simply means that a font contains multiple versions of certain letters. Alternate characters are often ornate, have a distinctive shape, or offer another style. You can search for alternates by clicking the “Glyphs” icon in the text settings panel. Click a letter to apply it to your text box.

Tip: You can use the search bar to find alternates of certain letters.

Adding shading effects
A blockbuster needs some 3D shading, agree? Easy – let’s add the third dimension. Select your text and switch to the text effects tap in your settings panel. You can choose between simple drop shadows or detailed 3D blocks. Use the sliders to modify.

Adding decoration effects
But there is more! As a little extra you can use text-decoration effects to apply more detail to your main type. Use the sliders to find a good balance and line weight.

Apply textures
Now that we have our title ready, let’s take a look at our overall image. You might have noticed that we are aiming for a western look here. We add a photo of our scenery and move it to the back (right-click → to back). 

We apply a paper texture from our texture library to blend everything together.

Tip: If you want to use multiple textures, you can release a texture by clicking “Release Texture” in the settings panel. Once released, a texture is a regular image and can be moved around.

Let’s go a step further and bring our beautiful movie title to life. We set our artboard size to “Poster Big” (24x36 inch). Now we add additional text for our film details, actors, and dates to make the poster complete. We use a standard layout that spotlights the main actors and of course our title.

Tip: Use text layouts to add pre-formatted text blocks. Click on “Text” in the left toolbar to open the layout library. Click or drag & drop a text block onto your artboard.

So now that you’ve seen how easy it is to get started with Kittl, go ahead and give it a try. Don't waste your time or money on expensive and hard-to-use design tools. Bring your poster design process in-house, and create, share, and publish your designs all in one place.

We prepared a collection of ready-to-use poster designs, including our beautiful Sundowner design. Simply click any design below and open the Kittl editor to customize it.

Want to learn more about movie title design and how major streaming platforms like Netflix are creating their remarkable posters? Read the previous article here: 

Create movie title designs like Netflix & Warner

How to create your own movie title design in Kittl

Ever noticed those super cool movie title designs on Netflix? You might be wondering, how would I create something like that? We’ll show you how.

We are so pleased to see Kittl designs being used across major streaming platforms like Netflix. In this article, we will take a look at the characteristics of great movie titles and what things to consider when you create your own stunning movie poster in Kittl.

Using cool typefaces and special typesetting is a popular approach to creating a movie’s identity and bringing posters, trailers, and previews to life. And creating a stunning movie title isn’t as hard as you might think, because designs like these below are made easy with Kittl:

A remarkable movie title design is easy to remember and perfectly translates the movie’s vibe. When you see the “Stranger Things” title, you already know the setting of the show. This neon lettering style is unique to the 80s, and combined with dark backgrounds it brings you into the right mood of the show before even clicking play. 

Be sure that your design is attention-grabbing and excites viewers' curiosity. This doesn’t have to be achieved through flashy pictures. The right choice of type and effects can tell a lot about a story and catch interest.


Movie titles can reach from ornate and wild to minimal and clean. But whatever you go for, make it memorable and not ordinary. Here’s a few more examples to show you what we mean:

Sounds great. But how do I create my own movie title?
As already mentioned in the beginning, Kittl easily allows you to create studio-quality movie titles with just a few clicks. You can either start with a design from the large selection of templates or get started from scratch. Easily learn new design techniques and improve yourself to become a better creator - create like a pro and do it like Netflix & Co. You can just sign up for free and give it a try. We’ll follow up with a detailed tutorial that will guide you step by step through the creation process: