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Karl Gerstner

Die Neue Graphik / The New Graphic Art / Le Nouvel Art Graphique, Niggli Verlag, 1959

Author: Karl Gerstner, Markus Kutter
Book design: Karl Gerstner

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Karl Gerstner
  • Year 1959
  • Client/Publisher Niggli Verlag
  • Size 240mm x 232mm
Karl Gerstner
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. Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Emil Ruder. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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Die Neue Graphik / The New Graphic Art / Le Nouvel Art Graphique, Niggli Verlag, 1959
Die Neue Graphik / The New Graphic Art / Le Nouvel Art Graphique, Niggli Verlag, 1959
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