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Karin Fong & Imaginary Forces Piece Together “Imperfect Women” for Apple TV+

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2026

Rather than hiding imperfections, the Japanese art of kintsugi highlights them in gold – a metaphor Imaginary Forces CD Karin Fong leverages to powerful effect in the titles for the Apple TV+ psychological thriller miniseries Imperfect Women.

From Imaginary Forces: “Set against the seductive light of Los Angeles, Imperfect Women draws viewers into a web of intimacy, rivalry, and betrayal among three longtime friends played by Kerry Washington, Kate Mara, and Elisabeth Moss.

“We created an opening title sequence from fractured ceramics that reflect the themes of the series: broken bonds, flawed friendships, and mystery.”

“Their lives appear immaculate: sunlit coastlines, quiet luxury, effortless beauty. But beneath the surface, secrets begin to fracture the illusion, as desire, regret, and buried tensions expose the hidden cracks beneath seemingly perfect lives.

“We created an opening title sequence from fractured ceramics that reflect the themes of the series: broken bonds, flawed friendships, and mystery. Faces and forms merge with the landscape of Los Angeles to form an enigmatic collage etched with fault lines and inspired by kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery with veins of gold.”

For more kintsugi-inspired motion design, we recommend this spot for US non-profit Project Unbroken.

Images

A close-up of a pale, sculpted hand with dark cracks running across it; the text WITH COREY STOLL appears in gold letters in the lower left corner, evoking the signature style of Imaginary Forces and Karin Fong for Apple TV+. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A dramatic crack splits a barren, sand-like landscape, with a hazy city skyline in the distance under a cloudy sky. Designed by Karin Fong of Imaginary Forces, the text JOEL KINNAMAN appears in gold lettering on the foreground. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A stylized image shows a white hand with gold cracks reaching over a dark, shadowy face partially obscured by another hand. Designed by Karin Fong of Imaginary Forces, this haunting scene appears in the Apple TV+ credits for Executive Producers Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A cracked surface with gold repairs overlays a sepia-toned image of a bridge. The text “Co-Executive Producer Allison Abner” appears on a light textured area beside the cracks, evoking the signature style of Imaginary Forces for Apple TV+. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Three sculpted female faces—one black, one white, and one beige—stand side by side, each broken and repaired with gold seams. To the left, IMPERFECT WOMEN appears, evoking the Imperfect Women TV series main titles by Karin Fong & Imaginary Forces for Apple TV+. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Credits

Client: Apple TV+

Production: Imaginary Forces
CD: Karin Fong
Editor: Lexi Gunvaldson
Concept design: Elizabeth Steinberg
CG supervisor: Scott Bell
Lead designer/animator: Henry Chang, Jeffrey Su
Designer/animator: Christoph Gabathuler, Ilya Tselyutin, Edward Twiss, Danil Krivoruchko, Nick Woythaler, Ron Herbst, Jonathan Kusnadi
Modeler: Scott Denton, Min Shi
Senior producer: Nicky Maser
Associate producer: Megan Catoe
EP: Renée Robson

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: Broadcast Design, CG, Featured, Motion Design · Tags: Apple TV+, Imaginary Forces, Karin Fong