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Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung, 4, 1950

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Content includes:
Prof. Dr. W. Vershofen – advertising for or against consumer tendencies
Georg Dülfer – A global industry advertises
Dr. Hans Fischer – The real market in numbers
Werner Suhr – The ability to influence tone-setting layers
Carl Otto – mold development of industrial products in America

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1950
  • Client/Publisher: Verlag Maiwald
  • Size: 210mm x 300mm

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Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung, 4, 1950
Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung, 4, 1950
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