Join the Mailing List

Membership

Graphic Design History from Design Reviewed
Karl Gerstner

Basler Druck and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960

,

Information

Featured on the back of Graphis issue 87, 1960

Details

  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Gerstner+Kutter
  • Year: 1960
  • Client/Publisher: Basler Drunk and Verlag
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
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.

Linked Information

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.
More graphic design artefacts
Bauen+Wohnen, 11, 1957. Graphic design by Emil Maurer
From the design archive:

Bauen+Wohnen, 11, 1957

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Emil Maurer
  • Year: 1957
View Artefact
Jazz Journal, 3, 1974
From the design archive:

Jazz Journal, 3, 1974

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Cal Swann
  • Year: 1974
View Artefact
Retrospektive Fotografie, Piet Zwart, Marzona, 1981
From the design archive:

Retrospektive Fotografie, Piet Zwart, Marzona, 1981

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Piet Zwart
  • Year: 1981
View Artefact
Avant Garde Volume 4, September 1968. Designed by Herb Lubalin
From the design archive:

Avant Garde Volume 4, September 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Herb Lubalin (Art Director)
  • Year: 1968
View Artefact

view more of the graphic design archive

More graphic design history articles
The Birth of a Style. The Influence of the Basel Educational Model on Swiss Graphic Design, Triest Verlag, 2024 
  • Design Books

The Birth of a Style The Influence of the Basel Educational Model on Swiss Graphic Design

Founded in 2015, Triest Verlag für Architektur, Design und Typografie have published notable works on graphic design history, including biographies of Othmar Motter, studies on Eugen Gomringer’s typography and poetry, Ernst Keller’s teachings. Thier latest book The Birth of a Style, focuses on the influence of the Basel Educational Model on the evolution of Swiss graphic design into the renowned international style.

Members Content

  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Bauhaus Principles Today

The Bauhaus approach to design emphasised simplicity, functionality, and the integration of modern technologies and materials. A century later, many of the principles taught at the school remain fundamental to contemporary design practices.

Members Content

  • Designer Profile, Members Only Content

Max Huber

Max Huber worked across advertising, packaging, design and industrial design. He had a distinctive style that skillfully blended bright hues with photomontage.

Members Content

Heart Anatomy, Function And Diseases, Dell, 1962. Illustrated by George Giusti
  • Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

George Giusti – Illustrating the Hearts Anatomy, Function, and Diseases

"Heart: Anatomy, Function, and Diseases" (Dell, 1962), by Rudolf Hoffmann and illustrated by George Giusti, demonstrates how illustrations effectively convey complex and emotional topics whilst providing valuable information.