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S.D.A.P. / N.V.V. Arbeidersjaarboekje 1925, 1925

Annual workers’ yearbook cover featuring an increasingly abstract typographic composition.

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Fré Cohen
  • Year 1925
  • Client/Publisher Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) and the Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen (NVV)
  • Size 123mm x 160mm
Fré Cohen
Fré Cohen was a Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer. Her clients included socialist publishers, trade unions, and municipal organisations. She is one of the defining figures of Dutch modernist graphic design in the interwar period.
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S.D.A.P. / N.V.V. Arbeidersjaarboekje 1925, 1925. Cover design by Fré Cohen
S.D.A.P. / N.V.V. Arbeidersjaarboekje 1925, 1925. Cover design by Fré Cohen
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