5th anniversary of the Bankov Poster School in Times Square

Published August 18, 2025

By FontsInUse

Contributed by mikhail lychkovskiy

To mark the fifth anniversary of Peter Bankov’s Poster School, designers Mikhail Lychkovskiy and Anastasia Temirkhan are proud to launch a heartfelt creative tribute.

Much like the film Paris, je t’aime, our motion poster anthology brings together twelve graphic designers – all alumni of the Bankov Poster School (BPS). Some teamed up with motion designers, while others animated their own visions, each crafting a unique 8-second poster. No clients. No briefs. No limits. Just pure design freedom and gratitude to the BPS and its values: love of aesthetics, weird cats and tasty fish.

Each piece is a personal ode, a moving image, and a moment of reflection – all celebrating the mentor who shaped our creative paths: Peter Bankov, renowned Czech-based designer and AGI member, whose influence echoes through poster festivals from Toyama to Chaumont. With support from Art Innovation Gallery, for one week – from June 23 to 29 – the project was displayed every hour in the iconic Times Square in New York. These animated posters are not only creative works, but living thank-yous, pulsing with the energy Peter taught us to channel into our craft.

Thanks a million to Contemporary Type for the typeface support.

Here’s a list of the participants with the respective fonts in use:
01 Peter Bankov ft. BC Brief and Helvetica
02 Mikhail Lychkovskiy ft. Onlysans
03 Anastasia Temirkhan × Enrico Gisana ft. Acma, Right Didone, and Fugue
04 Alisa Frolova
05 Elena Byalaya × Seo Hyojung ft. Onlysans
06 Yuliya Ratnikova × Tanya Ermolaeva
07 Ira Goryacheva
08 Anatolie Micaliuc ft. Druk
09 Anastasia Nechiporenko × Vyacheslav Vaganov ft. CoFo Sans VF
10 Nelli Kamaeva ft. Mega
11 Nikita Gavrilenko ft. CoFo Kak and CoFo Sans Mono
12 Olga Severina ft. Alfarn 2
13 Anna Striuk × Ivan Buka

In addition, FL Art Grotesk is used for the layout on the sides of allmost all the works.

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