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Emil Ruder

Architektur-theoretiker, Basel School of Arts and Crafts, Nr.4, 1967

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Emil Ruder
  • Year: 1967
  • Client/Publisher: Pharos Verlag Basel
  • Size: 122mm x 210mm
Emil Ruder apprenticed as a compositor in Zurich from 1929 to 1933 and later studied in Paris in 1938. He attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Zurich from 1941 to 1942, focusing on lettering and book design under Walter Kaech. From 1942, Ruder has taught typography at the School of Arts and Crafts in Basel, becoming head of the arts and crafts section in 1947. He has received numerous awards for his work, including prizes for the best books of the year and best posters of the year.

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Architektur-theoretiker, Basel School of Arts and Crafts, Nr.4, 1967. Designed by Emil Ruder
Architektur-theoretiker, Basel School of Arts and Crafts, Nr.4, 1967. Designed by Emil Ruder
Emil Ruder apprenticed as a compositor in Zurich from 1929 to 1933 and later studied in Paris in 1938. He attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Zurich from 1941 to 1942, focusing on lettering and book design under Walter Kaech. From 1942, Ruder has taught typography at the School of Arts and Crafts in Basel, becoming head of the arts and crafts section in 1947. He has received numerous awards for his work, including prizes for the best books of the year and best posters of the year.
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