Walter Breker

Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956

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Toot Whistle Plunk Boom
Walter Leonhard
Hanns Georgi
Volkswagon advertising art
Harro Siegel marionettes
Best Swiss posters of 1956
Paez Torres

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Walter Breker
Walter Breker was a German designer who studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Bielefeld. He became head of applied graphics at the Werkkunstschule and later at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. He designed posters, logos and independent illustrations and paintings. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Hans Hillmann. See also German graphic design history and 1960s graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956. Cover design by Walter Breker
Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956. Cover design by Walter Breker
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