42: Movie Posters of the 80's - Part 1

This summer, The Poster Boys take an extended trip back to the movie theatre lightboxes and video stores of their childhoods, and survey the Movie Posters of the 80's in a two-part spectacular. In Part I, designers Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith comment on trends in 80's poster design, titles, typography, and branding, holding both photo-based designs and richly illustrated painted works on the same playing field as pieces of key art worthy of both nostalgic remembrance and fresh objectivity. SHOW NOTES & LINKS People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley Trajan: How one typeface took over movie posters Mondo to Release JAWS Screenprint based on Roger Kastel's original missing painting Music selections: "Bass on Titles" theme; "Bod Boy by Miami Sound Machine; Waves by Debbie Lytton. Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak , and Sam Smith at @samsmyth . Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb .

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42: Movie Posters of the 80's - Part 1 is an episode from The Poster Boys by The Poster Boys.

This episode is 01:45:07 long.

This episode was published on Jul 2, 2018.

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