47: Philip Gips

The Poster Boys

This month, designers Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith do a little detective work uncovering the key art designed by Philip Gips, a business partner of acclaimed advertising director Stephen Frankfurt, including iconic and famous poster designs for ROSEMARY’S BABY, DOWNHILL RACER, and ALIEN among others previously attributed to Frankfurt. Gips, who also designed the ESPN logo, was a key member of the New York design community in the late 60’s that fostered contemporaries such as Saul Bass. In this podcast, he is celebrated and reframed as an unsung legend of modern poster design.

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SHOW NOTES & LINKS

Yan Jhen-Fa: the Last Film Poster Painter of Taiwan Cotta & Los Libros del Mirasol Pablo Ferro - A Career Retrospective Movie Poster of the Week: “Khrustalyov, My Car!” and the Posters of Andrzej Klimowski Gips Associates Movie Poster of the Week: The Movie Posters of Stephen Frankfurt

The Poster Boys give special thanks to Phil and Barbara Gips, and to Dana Gips for her assistance, insights, and generosity.

Music selections: “Bass on Titles” theme; Into the Groove by Madonna from Desperately Seeking Susan.

Thank you to our patrons: Aschley Fish, Jay Shaw, Juan Motoa, Max A. Butler, Andrew Elmore, Logan Norris, Natalie Slack, Makiko, Midnight Marauder, Jacob Lindström, Matt McKee, Scott Saslow, DRW, Dafna Pleban, Tim Cook, Daniel Mouton, Neven Udovicic.

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Produced by Adrian Cobb.

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