Das dtv-Taschenbuch und die Akzidenz–Grotesk von Berthold, Heinz Friedrich, 1966

Celestino Piatti

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Format Book
Designer/s Celestino Piatti
Year 1966
Client/Publisher H. Berthold AG, Berlin

Celestino Piatti

Celestino Piatti was born in 1922 and studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zürich. He spent most of his life living in Basel and opened his own studio there. He dedicated his work as a graphic designer mainly to posters (he created over four hundred), book covers and illustrated children's books. His designed over 3,000 book covers for Deutsche Taschenbuch Verlag, DTV Explore related designers including Armin Hofmann and Niklaus Troxler. See also International Typographic Style and Swiss graphic design history.

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Design Format: Book
Designed in the: 1960s

Das dtv-Taschenbuch und die Akzidenz–Grotesk von Berthold, Heinz Friedrich, 1966 - Celestino Piatti — Das dtv-Taschenbuch und die Akzidenz–Grotesk von Berthold, Heinz Friedrich, 1966 – Celestino Piatti

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