Join the Mailing List

Membership

Record sleeve design by the typography class headed by Albrecht Ade, 1961

Members Content

Work of the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal typography class 1960-1961, headed by Albrecht Ade

Albrecht Ade’s students produced some great typographic compositions and print work in his typography class, here’s a selection of the work and information about Albrecht Ade.

Share:

Members Content

This is a members-only article, gain access and support the archive for £1.99 a month.
Memberships help grow the design collection and share research on the history of graphic design.

You can sign up here.

Already a member?

Sign in below

Albrect Ade - Graphic Designer - Germany

More info about
More graphic design history articles

Members Content

Wolfgang Bäumer, Singular Graphic Composition, the advertisements of the Klöckner-Werke AG
  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Wolfgang Bäumer, Singular Graphic Composition, the advertisements of the Klöckner-Werke AG

Bäumer gave the company a unique brand image amplifying its graphical image after a time of post-war economic recovery. This style of advertising composition can be seen across many 1960s campaigns, especially from other German designers such as Anton Stankowski.

Members Content

Process Drawing for Design, December 1964 by Kōhei Sugiura
  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Kōhei Sugiura’s Design Systems for the 1964 issues of Design

In 1964, Sugiura was commissioned by the magazine Design to design each of their twelve monthly cover designs. Creating a series of systems which set the foundations for the design.

Members Content

Typografia, ročník 61, 01. Cover design by Oldřich Hlavsa.
  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Oldřich Hlavsa and his design for Typografia magazine

Oldřich Hlavsa worked primarily in publication design and typography and played a major part in Czech graphic design history. He designed over 2000 book covers and published a series of his own books related to typography.

Members Content

Poster for the University Ball, University in St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1961. Scanned from Der Druckspiegel 08, 1962.
  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Advertising a University Ball at St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1961

Perusing an issue of Der Druckspiegel from 1962, I found these fantastic examples of Swiss Design, produced for the University Ball at the University in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1961. The advertising matter included posters, newspaper advertisements, cinema slides, invitation cards and a booklet.