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Anton Stankowski

Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Anton Stankowski
  • Year 1996
  • Client/Publisher Ernst & Sohn
Anton Stankowski
Anton Stankowski was a German graphic designer born in 1906. He studied graphics in Essen with Burcharts and in the 1930s he worked in Zurich at the Max Dalang agency. From 1937 he freelanced in Stuttgart and in 1964 he was a lecturer at the HfG University of Ulm. From 1967 to 1972 he was president of the visual arts group within the organizing committee for the games of the XX Olympiad. Explore related designers including Otl Aicher and Karl Gerstner. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and German graphic design history.

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Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996
Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996

 

Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996
Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996

 

Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996
Anton Stankowski – Frei und Angewandt | Free and Applied, Ernst & Sohn, 1996
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