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Gebrauchsgraphik, 7, 1961

1960s Graphic Design History

Graphic design from the archive designed and printed in the 1960s
Gebrauchsgraphik, 7, 1961

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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1952, 1952 Jan Bons
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn: Compiling Dutch Design History

Each year, leading Dutch artists were commissioned to design the covers and inner pages of Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn. Including designers included Dick Elffers, Willem Sandberg, Jan van Toorn, Wim Crouwel, and Jurriaan Schrofer. The journal documented important design trends and developments in The Netherlands.
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9 jaar Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1945-54 designed by Willem Sandberg
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Willem Sandberg – Life and Legacy

This 1,500 word essay is about the life and work of Willem Sandberg and is illustrated with part of my collection of over 100 pieces of Sandberg’s work, including books, Stedelijk Museum catalogues, and various individual printed items.
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Bruno Schmidt Advertisement, 1962. Designed by Günter Heil. Scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 5, 1965
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Advertising 16mm Film. The work of Günter Heil

Little is known about the designer Günther Heil. he established his graphic studio in Berlin and designed many advertisements for 8mm and 16mm film distributor Bruno Schmidt in the 1960s. These were created in the same era as the film distributor Atlas Films was sending films to art-house theatres and were hiring designers Hans Hillmann, Hans Michel, Günther Kieser, Wolfgang Schmidt and Karl Oskar Blase.
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Alfieri & Lacroix Advertisement designed by Franco Grignani. Scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik 04, 1962
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Advertisements for Alfieri & Lacroix by Franco Grignani

Franco Grignani (1908-1999) was one of the twentieth century’s most important Italian graphic designers. Scanning the inner pages of Gebrauchsgraphik 04, 1962, I have managed to collate a selection of the advertisements created in the 1950s and early 1960s, showcasing his groundbreaking design work.
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. Cover design by Ryuichi Yamashir
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Design (Japan), 022, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ryuichi Yamashiro
  • Year: 1961
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Design (Japan), 021, 1961
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Design (Japan), 021, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
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Design (Japan), 020, 1961
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Design (Japan), 020, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
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Design (Japan), 017, 1961
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Design (Japan), 017, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ryuichi Yamashiro
  • Year: 1961
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Design (Japan), 019, 1961
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Design (Japan), 019, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
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Design (Japan), 016, 1961
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Design (Japan), 016, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 165, September 1962. Cover design by Brian Grimbly
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 165, September 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Brian Grimbly
  • Year: 1962
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 156, December 1961
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 156, December 1961

  • Format: Magazine
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 134, February 1960
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 134, February 1960

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tom Wolsey
  • Year: 1960
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 155, November 1961
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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 155, November 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1961
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FILM Quarterly, 04, 1968. Cover design by Kiyoshi Awazu
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FILM Quarterly, 04, 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kiyoshi Awazu
  • Year: 1968
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Secticon Clocks, Product Brochure, 1960. Designed by Thérèse Moll
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Secticon Clocks, Product Brochure, 1960. Designed by Thérèse Moll

  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Thérèse Moll
  • Year: 1960
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Design (Japan), 38, September 1962. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
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Design (Japan), 038, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1962
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1965, 1965. Cover design by Jan Bons
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1965, 1965

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Jan Bons
  • Year: 1965
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1966, 1966. Designed by Willem Sandberg
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1966, 1966

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Willem Sandberg
  • Year: 1966
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100 years of Red Cross, Netherlands Stamps, 1963. Designed by Reindert Juurt Draijer
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100 years of Red Cross, Netherlands Stamps, 1963

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Reindert Juurt Draijer
  • Year: 1963
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Centenary of Dutch Red Cross, Netherlands Stamps, 1967. Designed by Willem Adrianus van Stek
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Centenary of Dutch Red Cross, Netherlands Stamps, 1967

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Willem Adrianus van Stek
  • Year: 1967
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Nursery Rhymes, Children’s Stamps, Netherlands, 1963. Designed by Alice Horodisch-Garnmann
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Nursery Rhymes, Children’s Stamps, Netherlands, 1963

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Alice Horodisch-Garnmann
  • Year: 1963
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Fairytale Characters, Children’s Stamps, Netherlands, 1968. Designed by Ootje Oxenaar
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Fairytale Characters, Children’s Stamps, Netherlands, 1968

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Ootje Oxenaar
  • Year: 1968
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Children’s Parties, Netherlands Stamps, 1961. Designed by H. Bottema
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Children’s Parties, Netherlands Stamps, 1961

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: H. Bottema
  • Year: 1961
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Drawings for rhymes by Annie MG Schmidt, Netherlands Stamps, 1967. Designed by Wim Bijmoer
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Drawings for rhymes by Annie MG Schmidt, Children’s Stamps, Netherlands, 1967

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Wim Bijmoer
  • Year: 1967
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IDEA Extra Issue – Contemporary Illustration, 1966
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IDEA Extra Issue – Contemporary Illustration, 1966

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1966
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100 years of international postal consultation, Netherlands Stamps, 1963. Designed by Wim Crouwel,
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100 years of international postal consultation, Netherlands Stamps, 1963

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Wim Crouwel
  • Year: 1963
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International Labor Organization 50 years, Netherlands Stamps, 1969. Designed by Jurriaan Schrofer
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International Labor Organization 50 years, Netherlands Stamps, 1969

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1969
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Child and art, Child Welfare, Netherlands Stamps, 1964. Designed by Ootje Oxenaar
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Child and art, Child Welfare, Netherlands Stamps, 1964

  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Ootje Oxenaar
  • Year: 1964
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International Poster Annual, Arthur Niggli, 1960
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International Poster Annual, Arthur Niggli, 1960

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Stan Krol (Cover)
  • Year: 1960
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1964, 1964. Cover design by Pieter Brattinga
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1964, 1964

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Pieter Brattinga
  • Year: 1964
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1960, 1960
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1960, 1960

  • Format: Book
  • Year: 1960
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L'ufficio Moderno - La Pubblicità, N°12 Dicembre 1961. Cover design by Carlo Cattaneo
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L’ufficio Moderno – La Pubblicità, N°12 Dicembre 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Year: 1961
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L'ufficio Moderno - La Pubblicità, N°6 Giugno 1961. Cover design by Marco Del Corno
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L’ufficio Moderno – La Pubblicità, N°6 Giugno 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Marco Del Corno
  • Year: 1961
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XIVe triennale de Milan, Mexico 68, Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. Mexico, 1968
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XIVe Triennale de Milan: Mexico 68, Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. Mexico, 1968

  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Lance Wyman
  • Year: 1968
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Toneelgroep theater 1953-1962, Toneelgroep Theater, 1962. Designed by Jurriaan Schrofer
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Toneelgroep theater 1953-1962, Toneelgroep Theater, 1962

  • Format: Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1962
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Kant, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, 1961. Designed by Benno Wissing
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Kant, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, 1961

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Benno Wissing
  • Year: 1961
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Bij de heruitgave van de Chassidische Legenden van H.N. Werkman, Corvey Model, 1967
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Bij de heruitgave van de Chassidische Legenden van H.N. Werkman, Corvey Model, 1967

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: H.N. Werkman
  • Year: 1967
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Mondriaan in de collectie van het Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1964
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Mondriaan in de collectie van het Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1964

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Year: 1964
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Mexico 1968, Communique Olympique 8, 1968. Designed by Lance Wyman
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Mexico 1968, Communique Olympique 8, 1968

  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Lance Wyman
  • Year: 1968
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