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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 2, 1979

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Contents include:
Alexandre Alexandre – Jacques Nathan Garamond
Andreè Muller – Joseph Gallus Ritenberg
Robert Grossmann – Wilfried Gebhard
Christof Gassner
Dieter Urban – Some Reflections on the Subject of Book Covers illustrated by 24 New Year Gifts from Hoesch
Felipe Taborda – Brazilian Cachaça Labels
Peter Flossdorf – Printing Ink, a Vehicle for Visual Communication

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Wilfried Gebhard
  • Year: 1979
  • Size: 230mm x 295mm

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 2, 1979. Cover design by Wilfried Gebhard
Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 2, 1979. Cover design by Wilfried Gebhard

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