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George Him

Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950

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Content includes:
E. Hölscher: Hermann Virl
A. Sailer: A Journal’s Publicity
Hans Eberhard Friedrich: Christine Vogel, Woodcut Illustrations
E. Hölscher: Swiss Hotel Advertising
E. Hölscher: Dr. Hiller’s Peppermint. Results of a Poster Competition
Erik Stockmarr: Packages from Denmark
Max Körner: Trademark Competition for the German Cooperative Societies
A. Sailer: „Scandal”, Cartoonists draw Advertisements
E. Hölscher: Heiner Zinckgraf
Max Körner: Nuremberg’s Jubilee Posters
Mitteilungen de Bundes Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: George Him
  • Year: 1950
  • Client/Publisher: Bruckmann Verlag
  • Size: 210mm x 295mm

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950
Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950. Cover design by George Him
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FIP München 1966. The client supplied several motifs. The solution shown was meant to be poster-like and also resemble an old engraving. Unpublished, 1965. Karl Oskar Blase scanned from Novum Gebrauchsgraphik 08, 1982
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