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Paul Schuitema

Cement en Beton, 6, 1942

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1942
  • Client/Publisher: VerKoopassociatie Enci-Cemij, Amsterdam
  • Size: 150mm x 230mm

Paul Schuitema was a Dutch designer and artist and was a member of the Circle of New Designers, a group that included Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, and Jan Tschichold. He was a pioneer in modern typography in mass communication and quickly adopted the principles of Constructivism and Bauhaus after studying in Rotterdam.

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Cement en Beton, 6, 1942. Design by Paul Schuitema.
Cement en Beton, 6, 1942. Design by Paul Schuitema

Paul Schuitema was a Dutch designer and artist and was a member of the Circle of New Designers, a group that included Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, and Jan Tschichold. He was a pioneer in modern typography in mass communication and quickly adopted the principles of Constructivism and Bauhaus after studying in Rotterdam.

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