‘The first book dedicated to the career of graphic designer Chris Ashworth, charting his ‘Swiss Grit’ approach from his time at Ray Gun magazine in the 1990s to his experimental type projects of the present day.’
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Little is known about the designer Günther Heil. he established his graphic studio in Berlin and designed many advertisements for 8mm and 16mm film distributor Bruno Schmidt in the 1960s. These were created in the same era as the film distributor Atlas Films was sending films to art-house theatres and were hiring designers Hans Hillmann, Hans Michel, Günther Kieser, Wolfgang Schmidt and Karl Oskar Blase.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
These advertisements marked a move away from the illustrated American ads of glamour and American life, and instead used modernist principles and illustrated animals and characters to have a friendlier, more distinctive style of communication.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Illustration, Members Only Content
"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.
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