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Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1959

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Content includes:
Günther Stiller. Book and advertising graphic art
Industrial graphic art by Ulrik Schramm
Thirty years of «Gebrauchsgraphik» (International Advertising Art). Covers from two decades
Gerd Hartung, Berlin. Graphic art in the service of fashion
Trade-marks and signets by Ernst Roch, Montreal
Press-illustrations by F. Medard Varsányi
Italy loves her old playing-cards
Lucienne Day. Textile and industrial design
«Akzidenz-Grotesk», a type of the firms Linotype GmbH and Type foundry H. Berthold AG, Berlin and Frankfort-on-Main

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Erik Nitsche
  • Year: 1959
  • Client/Publisher: Bruckmann Verlag
  • Size: 230mm x 295mm

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 1, 1959. Cover design by Erik Nitsche
Gebrauchsgraphik, 1, 1959. Cover design by Erik Nitsche
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