Herbert Bayer

Gebrauchsgraphik, 09, 1952

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An entire issues dedicated to: Container Corporation of America
Herbert Bayer
Künstlerische Gestaltung – ein Ausdrucksmittel der Industrie
Design as an Expression of Industry

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Herbert Bayer was an Austrian-American artist and designer and studied at the Bauhaus school. He worked across various disciplines including  graphic design, typeface design, photography, and art . He left the Bauhaus school in 1928 to pursue a career in advertising in Berlin and incorporated many of the Bauhaus ideas into his commercial practice. In 1938, he moved to New York and worked in various fields of graphic design throughout his long career.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 09, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 09, 1952. Cover design by Herbert Bayer

Herbert Bayer was an Austrian-American artist and designer and studied at the Bauhaus school. He worked across various disciplines including  graphic design, typeface design, photography, and art . He left the Bauhaus school in 1928 to pursue a career in advertising in Berlin and incorporated many of the Bauhaus ideas into his commercial practice. In 1938, he moved to New York and worked in various fields of graphic design throughout his long career.

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