Philip studied illustration at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and subsequently worked for the Musée romain d'Avenches as a scientific draftsman. He currently works freelance in Lucerne for various print media, agencies and companies in Switzerland and abroad. His clients include: Beobachter, Bilanz, Die Zeit, Focus Magazin, Sonntagszeitung, NZZ am Sonntag, WOZ-Die Wochenzeitung, AXA Switzerland, Die Post, ETH Zurich, Novartis, Paul Scherrer Institute, SECO, Zürcher Kantonalbank.