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Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1927

Cover design by Otto Arpke

Content includes:
The Song of the Posters (Richard Hülsenbeck), Marlice Hinz, American Trade-Marks & Devices, The Modern Shop-Window, New Graphic Art of the Swiss

Selected designers: Otto Arpke, Georg Baus, Walter Cyliax, Marlice Hinz, Sidney Hunt, Berthold Menkel, Wilhelm Metzig, Walter Riemer, Peter Wolbrandt

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Otto Arpke
Otto Arpke was a German graphic designer, illustrator, and painter, best known for his posters and commercial artwork. He created designs for exhibitions and major companies, producing posters for fairs, trade shows, and shipping lines, as well as covers and illustrations for leading magazines. Explore related designers including Lucian Bernhard and Ludwig Hohlwein. See also Sachplakat and German graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1927. Cover design by Otto Arpke
Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1927. Cover design by Otto Arpke
January 1927 issues of Gebrauchsgraphik. Cover design by Otto Arpke
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