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Jan van Toorn

Amsterdam 700 years, Netherlands Stamps, 1975

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Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn was born in 1932 and was one of Holland's most influential designers. He worked across photomontage, type design and image juxtapositioning. Explore related designers including Wim Crouwel and Karel Martens. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

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Amsterdam 700 years, Netherlands Stamps, 1975. Designed by Jan van Toorn
Amsterdam 700 years, Netherlands Stamps, 1975. Designed by Jan van Toorn
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Dutch Art + Architecture Today 22, 1987

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Dutch Art + Architecture Today 22, 1987

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jan van Toorn
  • Year: 1987
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Jan Van Toorn – Critical Practice, 2008

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Jan Van Toorn – Critical Practice, 2008

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Simon Davies
  • Year: 2008
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Museumjournaal, Serie 15 no2, 1970

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Museumjournaal, Serie 15 no2, 1970

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1970
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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1952, 1952

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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1952, 1952

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Dick Elffers
  • Year: 1952
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Walter Frank Bomar, scanned from The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939

A 1939 article on American designer, Walter Frank Bomar, published in The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939.

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