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Film posters by
Bill Gold
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Bill Gold is an American graphic
Every poster of Gold’s has a distintive style.
designer best known for his
A style that succintly encompasses the theme, tone
extensive array of film poster
and style of the film without revealing too much.
designs, from Yankee Doodle
Less is always seen as more, more or less. He oversaw
Dandy in 1941 to J. Edgar in 2011.
and directed every aspect of the design process. His collaborations with directors, producers and designers often led to more long-lasting relationships. Over the past 7 decades he has worked with Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers from the liks of Alfred Hitchcock, Client Eastwood and Ridley Scott. Rob Peak, a commerical illustrator has collaborated with Gold on an multidude of projects and helped develop and shape todays modern movie poster. His collaboration with Eastwood in particular has stood the test of time with Gold coming out of retirement to design the poster for Eastwood’s most recent project, J. Edgar in 2011, his first since Mystic River in 2003. His distinctive approach to film poster design has influenced many and here we look at just some of those influencial designs.
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Clockwork Orwwange 1971
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Dirty Harry 1971
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Alien 1979
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The Exorcist 1973
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