Edited by Jens Müller, labor visuell at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf
Design: Jens Müller
‘Hans Hillmann (1925-2014) is considered the founding father of the modern German film poster. Over a period of more than two decades, the illustrator created posters that entered the canon of international design history due to their revolutionary new visual ideas. This bilingual monograph features Hilmann’s well-known posters next to unknown works works from his private archive.’
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
I have long been a fan of Counter-Print, as a student, I would order their newsprint publications, peruse their Flickr albums and now, over a decade later I still buy their latest releases and their site provides our staff with great giftse throughout the year. I interviewed one of the founders, Jon Dowling to find out more about setting up Counter-Print, their favourite books and which publishers inspire them.
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Design Archive Feature, Design Education, Ephemera, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
I came across two sample books containing printed examples of the work executed by the students in the Composing and Machine Departments of the Polytechnic School of Printing, between 1907 and 1910. I couldn't resist adding these to the archive.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
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