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Valentin Zietara, by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content
Ludwig Hohlwein by Ernst Gundermann. Translated from Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934
A 1936 article on Ludwig Hohlwein, originally in German, published in Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934
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Movements, Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Euro Deco. European Art Deco Graphic Design
Art Deco graphic design history: its Paris origins, key pioneers Cassandre, Carlu and McKnight Kauffer, and how the style evolved across Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
Carnival Printed Matter, by Otto Scheiner, 1936
A 1928 article on typographic carnival posters, originally in German, published in Typographische Mitteilungen, Vol 25, No 02, February 1928
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content
The Art Deco Cover Designs of Joseph Binder
Joseph Binder translated machine-age aesthetics into refined Art Deco compositions. These magazine covers have become prime examples of American commercial modernism.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design
A brief summary on the Poster Designer’s Task by Prof. H. K. Frenzel, 1930s/40s
A brief summary of a poster designer’s tasks from the late 1930s. I have illustrated the article with a selection of scanned posters from Cooper’s book.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Walter Spiegel by Werner Suhr. Translated from Gebrauchsgraphik, February 1936
A 1936 article on Walter Spiegel, originally in German and English, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, February 1936.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Typophoto. Paul Schuitema and his cover designs for De 8 en Opbouw
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Paul Schuitema emerged as one of the Dutch pioneers of new typography. This article features a selection of the cover designs and a few inner spreads from my collected issues of De 8 en Opbouw.
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From the graphic design archive:
Shufu no Tomo, Vol 23, No. 5, Supplement, 1939
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1939
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From the graphic design archive:
Shufu no Tomo, Vol 20, No. 2, Supplement, 1936
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1936
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From the graphic design archive:
Shufu no Tomo, Vol 23, No. 1 Supplement, 1939
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1939
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From the graphic design archive:
The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Walter Frank Bomar
- Year: 1939
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From the graphic design archive:
Deutsche Heimat, Vol 01, No. 3, 1935
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1935
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From the graphic design archive:
Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 14, 09, September 1935
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1935
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From the graphic design archive:
Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1931
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Leon Gischia
- Year: 1931
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From the graphic design archive:
Typographische Monatsblätter, Vol 01, No. 05, May 1933
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Herbert Matter
- Year: 1933
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From the graphic design archive:
Die Reklame, No. 02, Januarheft/January issue, 1932
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Valentin Zietara
- Year: 1932
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From the graphic design archive:
Die Reklame, No. 13, Augustheft/August issue, 1932
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: William
- Year: 1932
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From the graphic design archive:
Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 09, September 1934
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1934
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From the graphic design archive:
Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 11, November 1934
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1934
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From the graphic design archive:
Graphische Nachrichten, Vol 13, 08, August 1934
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1934
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From the graphic design archive:
1936 Winter Olympics, Programme, 1936
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Ludwig Hohlwein
- Year: 1936
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From the graphic design archive:
Commercial Art Vol 11, No 66, December 1931
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1931
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From the graphic design archive:
Achievements 1933, C.C. Wakefield & Co (Castrol), 1933
- Format: Book
- Year: 1933
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From the graphic design archive:
The New Motoring Encyclopaedia, Part 14, January 1937
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1937
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From the graphic design archive:
H.J. Holt Limited, Invoice, Bournemouth, 1930
- Format: Invoice
- Year: 1930
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From the graphic design archive:
Dr. Oetker Baking Powder Account Sheet, c.1935–1940
- Format: Account Sheet
- Year: c.1935–1940
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From the graphic design archive:
Prorok Povětrnosti Weather Prophet School Timetable, 1937
- Format: Timetable
- Year: 1937
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From the graphic design archive:
Adolf Lange Teppichhaus Invoice Letterhead, Pilsen, c.1930–1935
- Format: Letterhead
- Year: c.1930–1935
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From the graphic design archive:
Jan Martínek Chemical Products Letterhead, Plzeň, c.1935–1940
- Format: Letterhead
- Year: c.1935–1940
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From the graphic design archive:
Módní Dům v Plzni Fashion Store Price List, c.1932–1936
- Format: Advertisement
- Year: c.1932–1936
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From the graphic design archive:
Obchodní Zprávy Cooperative Trade Journal Letterhead, Plzeň, c.1935–1940
- Format: Letterhead
- Year: c.1935–1940