Gangland Chronicles

gangland chronicles

Role: Art Director | Designer
Creative Director: Brian Huffman
Creative Project Lead: Rich Rosario
Production: Nuno Fascia, Stuart Myers
Project Manager: Monica Singh
Editor: Jon Emmet
Motion Graphics: Patrick Bioe
Head of Creative History Channel: Mary Traina

The key art for Gangland Chronicles transforms the universal image of the skull into a vivid portrait of history, identity, and consequence. Center frame, a human skull sits against a dark, backdrop surrounded by artifacts that speak to the show’s world: Motorcycles, brass knuckles, knives, bandanas, guns, and cityscapes. Each element tells a story of power, survival, and the blurred lines between honor and destruction.

The composition feels like an altar to the underworld of American crime. The skull becomes a stand-in for everyone who’s lived and died within this history. It’s not simply a symbol of death, but of memory and identity; a mosaic of the lives that built the mythology of gangs from the inside out. The deliberate arrangement of objects suggests ritual, remembrance, and the unspoken codes that define life on the street.

SEASON 1