Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content

Graphis – An inspiring magazine from cover to cover

Graphis is one of the industries most long-standing magazines. It was first published in 1944 and founded by Walter Herdeg and Walter Amstutz in Zurich, Switzerland. It was released bimonthly and was trilingual, with articles in English, French and German.

Design Archive Feature, Poster Design, Regional Histories

• Germany
• Mid Century Modernism

German Posters, 1960 by Erich Pfeiffer-Belli

Every year the 20 best posters are selected in Germany and once more brought to the attention of the public. We do not publish all the twenty posters today; instead we add some which failed to be distinguished and which nevertheless are distinguished.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• America, Germany

Advertising Pharmaceuticals, A Comparison of German and American Advertising in 1950

As a chemist, I have an obligation to be curious – I grab a stack of our chemical journals and start with the advertising section. I start it, the walk through the sand. I don’t want to deny some oases. But soon I’m bored and tired.