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Jan Bons - Dutch Designer and Illustrator

Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1965, 1965

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Jan Bons
  • Year: 1965
  • Size: 240mm x 310mm
Jan Bons studied painting and advertising art at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague from 1936 to 1937, and then continued his studies for a year at the Nieuwe Kunstschool in Amsterdam. Throughout his profession, Bons stood out as a versatile designer, he illustrated books and designed posters and exhibitions. As well as working on large-scale murals and sculptures. Bons loved the profession and his work, it’s no surprise that his extensive portfolio boasts hundreds of posters and brochures, for many clients, in particular, the cultural sector. Amongst Bons’s long-term clients include theatre groups De Appel in The Hague and Studio in Amsterdam.

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Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1965, 1965. Cover design by Jan Bons
Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn Kerstnummer 1965, 1965. Cover design by Jan Bons
Jan Bons studied painting and advertising art at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague from 1936 to 1937, and then continued his studies for a year at the Nieuwe Kunstschool in Amsterdam. Throughout his profession, Bons stood out as a versatile designer, he illustrated books and designed posters and exhibitions. As well as working on large-scale murals and sculptures. Bons loved the profession and his work, it’s no surprise that his extensive portfolio boasts hundreds of posters and brochures, for many clients, in particular, the cultural sector. Amongst Bons’s long-term clients include theatre groups De Appel in The Hague and Studio in Amsterdam.
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