‘War’s painterly, kinetic title sequence is a boxing-inspired knockout

To capture the feelings of polarity, conflict, and tension in the title sequence for War, the HBO legal drama about a fictional, high-stakes divorce case, designers created an animation that captures conflict through clashing colors. Imaginary Forces, the acclaimed production studio behind title sequences for Stranger Things, Mad Men, and the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, as well as War, wanted to express the visceral nature of the show’s namesake in a way that felt abstract and impressioni...