Karl Gerstner

Basler Druck and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960

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Featured on the back of Graphis issue 87, 1960

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Karl Gerstner worked across graphic design, typography and photography. He worked in the art department of Geigy and carried out all the graphic design work connected with the bicentenary celebrations of the firm in 1958. In 1959, Gerstner and copywriter, Markus Kutter, founded the Gerstner+Kutter advertising agency, whose clients included Citroën cars, Krupp, Holzäpfel KG, Schwitter AG, Bech Electronic Centre.

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Basler Drunk and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960. Designed by Gerstner+Kutter
Basler Drunk and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960. Designed by Gerstner+Kutter
Karl Gerstner worked across graphic design, typography and photography. He worked in the art department of Geigy and carried out all the graphic design work connected with the bicentenary celebrations of the firm in 1958. In 1959, Gerstner and copywriter, Markus Kutter, founded the Gerstner+Kutter advertising agency, whose clients included Citroën cars, Krupp, Holzäpfel KG, Schwitter AG, Bech Electronic Centre.
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