Nina Saxon

In 1998 Saxon was hired by New Wave Entertainment as VP and creative director of their design group. New Wave is known as a movie marketing company that developed movie trailers, TV spots, and print ads for studios such as Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Co., and Columbia Tristar Pictures.  The addition of Saxon allowed New Wave to offer title design services to their clients.

As one of a dozen designers specializing in movie title design in the mid-1990s, she was considered one of the most sought after according to Benenson of the New York Times.

After Star Wars Saxon, took a position with Robert Abel and Associates, a visual effects company responsible for innovative effects seen in films such as The Andromeda Strain (film)(1971) and Tron (1982). Here she expanded her technical skills and learned how to paint with light. Light painting is a photographic technique in which the movement of a light source during a long exposure photograph produces a drawn visual record of the movement exposed onto one image.

Saxon's title designs, as well as those created by other designers of the time, represented a shift in aesthetic and philosophy of the form. During the 1970s, Hollywood faced challenges with a new rating system and increased competition from independent production companies. These challenges resulted in a shift in title design from one that was lengthy and set apart from the rest of the film to one focused on brand development, the "logo title". During this time, studios preferred titling that branded the film with a "logo opening" and could be repurposed in printed design. This style of titling set the "logo-title" apart from the rest of the credits which were placed over the opening sequence of the film.

Nina Saxon (born 1953) is an American graphic designer, film titles designer, and founder of Nina Saxon Film Design.