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1950’s Graphic Design History

Graphic design from the archive designed and printed in the 1950s

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Süddeutsche Rundfunk, Brochures, 1959-60. Designed by Hans Geipe
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Hans Geipel’s Brochure Designs for Süddeutsche Rundfunk (SDR)

A collection of letterpresses German brochures from 1959/1960 designed by Hans Geipel for Süddeutsche Rundfunk (SDR), the South German Radio Network based in Stuttgart.
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Ezio Bonini’s 1950s Advertisements for Linoleum scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1954
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Ezio Bonini’s 1950s Advertisements for Linoleum

Ezio Bonini's work for "Società del Linoleum" in Milan, showcasing advertisements designed for various Italian newspapers aimed at expanding the linoleum market
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Olympia Advertising, late 1950s - early 1960s. Desigend by A. E. Wuttke
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Advertising and Information. Design for Olympia-Werke AG

The collection of works I've gathered, designed for Olympia-Werke, showcases the height of mid-century German commercial artistry. The work was collated in a branded folder and contained forty brochures, advertisements and manuals.
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Kast + Ehinger (K+E) Advertisement. Back page of a 1960s issue of Gebrauchsgraphik. Designer Unstated
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The 1950s and 1960s Advertisements of Kast + Ehinger (K+E)

As part of their marketing strategy, Kast + Ehinger, commissioned a selection of German designers to produce advertisements aimed at the design industry. I have scanned in quite a lot of their advertising matter, all of which were back-page advertisements from three German design magazines. Der Druckspiegel, Gebrauchsgraphik and Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung.
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Süddeutsche Rundfunk, Brochures, 1959-60. Designed by Hans Geipe
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Süddeutsche Rundfunk, Brochures, 1959-60

  • Format: Brochures
  • Designer/s: Hans Geipe
  • Year: 1959
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1956
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1956

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1956
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 09, 1956
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 09, 1956

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Joseph Low
  • Year: 1956
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956. Cover design by Walter Breker
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1956
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 124, April 1959. Cover design by Ken Garland
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 124, April 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ken Garland
  • Year: 1959
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 78, June 1955
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 78, June 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 018, 1956. Cover design by Leo Lionni
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Idea 018, 1956

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Leo Lionni
  • Year: 1956
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Idea 013, 1955. Cover design by Hiromu Hara
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Idea 013, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiromu Hara
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 012, 1955. Cover design by Shichiro Imatake
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Idea 012, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shichiro Imatake
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 009, 1954. Cover design by Paul Rand
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Idea 009, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Rand
  • Year: 1954
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Cahier de Georges Braque (1947-1955), Maeght, Paris, 1955
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Cahier de Georges Braque (1947-1955), Maeght, Paris, 1955

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Georges Braque
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 001, 1953. Cover design by Kenji Ito
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Idea 001, 1953

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1953
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Idea 021, 1957. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
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Idea 021, 1957

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiroshi Ohchi
  • Year: 1957
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Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung, 3, 1959
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Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung, 3, 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1959
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Si-Si Vruchten Lemonade, Vrumona, Brochure, c. 1950s
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Si-Si Vruchten Lemonade, Vrumona, Brochure, c. 1950s

  • Format: Brochure
  • Year: c. 1950s
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Enkele Gerechten Bereid Met Wijn / Some Dishes Prepared With Wine, Brochure, c. 1950s
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Enkele Gerechten Bereid Met Wijn / Some Dishes Prepared With Wine, Brochure, c. 1950s

  • Format: Brochure
  • Year: c. 1950s
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Een Wereldmerk Coca-Cola Een Nederlandse Industrie / A Global Brand Coca-Cola in the Dutch Industry, Brochure, c. 1950s
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Een Wereldmerk Coca-Cola Een Nederlandse Industrie / A Global Brand Coca-Cola in the Dutch Industry, Brochure, c. 1950s

  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Joint Bottlers and Distributors from "Coca-Cola" and "Fanta" in the Netherlands
  • Year: c. 1950s
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The Story of Outspan, South African Co-operative Citrus Exchange Ltd, c.1950s-60s
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The Story of Outspan, South African Co-operative Citrus Exchange Ltd, c.1950s-60s

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Unstated
  • Year: c.1950s-60s
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Idea 014, 1955. Cover design by Yoshio Hayakawa
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Idea 014, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yoshio Hayakawa
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 011, 1955. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
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Idea 011, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiroshi Ohchi
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 008, 1954. Cover design by Takehiko Miyanaga
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Idea 008, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Takehiko Miyanaga
  • Year: 1954
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Idea 007, 1954. Cover design by Helmut Lortz
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Idea 007, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Helmut Lortz
  • Year: 1954
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Idea 006, 1954. Cover design by Shichiro Imatake
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Idea 006, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shichiro Imatake
  • Year: 1954
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Picasso - Guernica. Met 60 studies en varianten, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1956
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Picasso: Guernica. Met 60 studies en varianten, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1956

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Willem Sandberg
  • Year: 1956
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Jugend, German Stamps, 1956. Stamp designs by michel + kieser
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Jugend, German Stamps, 1956

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: michel + kieser
  • Year: 1956
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Idea 005, 1954. Cover design by Takashi Kono
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Idea 005, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Takashi Kono
  • Year: 1954
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Idea 004, 1954. Cover design by Eugenio Carmi
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Idea 004, 1954

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Eugenio Carmi
  • Year: 1954
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Idea 003, 1953. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
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Idea 003, 1953

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1953
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34th Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design, Art Directors Club, 1955. Cover design by George Giusti
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34th Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design, Art Directors Club, 1955

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: George Giusti
  • Year: 1955
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Idea 002, 1953. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
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Idea 002, 1953

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiroshi Ohchi
  • Year: 1953
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Idea 010, 1955. Cover design by Herbert Bayer
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Idea 010, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Herbert Bayer
  • Year: 1955
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Publicité 9, Review of advertising and Graphic Art in Switzerland, 1957
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Publicité 9, Review of advertising and Graphic Art in Switzerland, 1957

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Pierre Monnerat
  • Year: 1957
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Austria, Brochure for Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, 1958
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Austria, Brochure for Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, 1958

  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Possible Erik Nitsche
  • Year: 1958
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The Swiss Poster, Pro Helvetia, 1950
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The Swiss Poster, Pro Helvetia, 1950

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Year: 1950
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 131, November 1959. Cover design by Thompson
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 131, November 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: 1959
  • Year: Thompson
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 79, July 1955. Cover design by Frederick Henri Kay Henrion
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 79, July 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Frederick Henri Kay Henrion
  • Year: 1955
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