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Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956

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verlag felix handschin, basel / basler politische schriften 3, 1956
printer: buchdruckerei winterthur ag, winterthur

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Karl Gerstner
  • Year: 1956
  • Client/Publisher: Verlag Felix Handschin
  • Size: 150mm x 210mm
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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Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner

 

Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner

 

Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by 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.
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