‘Shake It Out’ F&TM
Creative Direction & Graphic Design


The design aims to capture the extravagant and dual essence of Florence&TheMachine, as well as its dreamlike, magical, romantic, and dark imagery; it envisions the design as a walk through the forest—dark yet luminous at the same time. It is not a sad song, but rather dense, with a hopeful tone. 

The typography has been designed as an illustration, from its handwritten nature to the fusion of characters and glyphs. They resemble ‘branches or vines that intertwine, that entangle you… they may have thorns, yet they remain delicate elements, like plants that grow and bloom’. To enhance this mystical and magical character, a symbol has been created, along with a secondary typographic composition arranged symmetrically to evoke ritual patterns and generate a forest-like texture.





[Credits]Creative Direction & Graphic Design: Paula Lavandera