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THE WEEKND & Ariana Grande, 2021
Save Your Tears (Remix)
Production Company: Blinkink @blink_ink
Director: Jack Brown
Executive Producer: Josef Byrne
Producers: Matt Marsh, Dom Thompson-Talbot & Sami Goddard
Storyboard Artist: Sav Akyüz
Design: Dexter Maurer, Pete Sharp, James Neilson
This project involved contributing to the design and visual development for the animated music video for "Save Your Tears," directed by Jack Brown for Blinkink. The video presents a surreal, melancholic cyberpunk narrative set in a rain-drenched, neo-noir metropolis.
My work focused on defining the tactile texture and atmospheric depth of this world. I helped shape the visual identity of the cityscape, infusing it with a cohesive sense of glitching melancholy and grounding its more surreal elements in a stylized, believable reality. The design provides the crucial, immersive backdrop, a distinct blend of sleek retro-futurism and analog-inspired decay, against which the digitally rendered story of loneliness and digital longing unfolds.
Dexter Maurer
Photo: Luana Maurer
About
Dexter Maurer is an illustrator and art director specializing in translating cultural narratives into compelling visual worlds. His work builds a bridge between iconic brands and the nuanced language of contemporary illustration, crafting images that are both immediately striking and rich with story.
With a distinct style that blends graphic sensibility with narrative depth, he collaborates with clients like Nike, The New Yorker, and Jordan Brand to define the visual identity of their most ambitious campaigns. His process involves deconstructing themes of music, sport, and culture to their core metaphors, reassembling them into illustrations that resonate on an intuitive level.
Whether developing the art direction for an entire album campaign or creating a single, iconic loading screen for Fortnite, his focus is on constructing a cohesive and resonant visual universe for every project.