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Hans Schleger

Art & Industry 285, March 1950

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Content includes:
Reader Reaction: Editorial
The Weapons of Direct Advertising in France by Bernard Tolmer
New Designs from the Factories
Experiment in Industrial Advertising by Frank Rowlinson, A.I.P.A.
Ivory Towers or Insulators? by R. M. Kay, B.SC. TECH., D.A.A.
Selling for Dollars by Christopher Bridge, Vice-President, Hambro Trading Co.
Over to You: Readers’ Letters

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hans Schleger /Zero
  • Year: 1950
  • Client/Publisher: The Studio Ltd
  • Size: 195mm X 250mm
Hans Schleger signed his work as Zéró. He studied in Berlin and for five years worked as freelance designer the United States. He later set up his own studio in London. He was commissioned by The Council of Industrial Design to design the symbol for their Design Centre in the Haymarket, London. As well as a desiner, he was a visiting lecturer to the Chelsea Polytechnic, the Central School of Arts and Crafts, the Royal College of Art, all in London, and the Regional College of Art, Manchester.

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Art & Industry 285, March 1950. Cover design by Hans Schleger /Zero
Art & Industry 285, March 1950. Cover design by Hans Schleger /Zero
Hans Schleger signed his work as Zéró. He studied in Berlin and for five years worked as freelance designer the United States. He later set up his own studio in London. He was commissioned by The Council of Industrial Design to design the symbol for their Design Centre in the Haymarket, London. As well as a desiner, he was a visiting lecturer to the Chelsea Polytechnic, the Central School of Arts and Crafts, the Royal College of Art, all in London, and the Regional College of Art, Manchester.
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