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Olle Eksell - Graphic Designer - Sweden

Graphis 39, 1952

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Content includes:
Nationalised Advertising Art in France (Francois Stahly)
Savignac Recent Posters (Robert Guerin)
Nathan. (Charles Rosner)
The Upjohn Company. The Creation of an Advertising Character (William B. McDonald)
Indian Painting (Basil Gray)
Ashley: Artist into Art Director (Charles Rosner)
Art of the Watermark (Dr. Armin Renker)
The Beginnings of Printed Graphic Art in Europe(Dr. Arnold Pfister)
Manfred Reiss (Basil Bard)
Poster Advertising of a Daily (Mildred Constantine)
Printed Furniture (Gio Ponti)

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Olle Eksell
  • Year: 1952
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
Olle Eksell is well known for his advertising illustration, book jackets and playful packaging design. He first studied engineering and later decided to become a graphic artist. He began his career as a window decorator in 1935, and studied under Hugo Steiner between 1939 and 1941.

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Graphis 39, 1952. Cover design by Olle Eskell
Graphis 39, 1952. Cover design by Olle Eksell
Olle Eksell is well known for his advertising illustration, book jackets and playful packaging design. He first studied engineering and later decided to become a graphic artist. He began his career as a window decorator in 1935, and studied under Hugo Steiner between 1939 and 1941.
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