Gebrauchsgraphik, 1, 1971

Content includes:
Untypical Japan by Olaf Leu
Jean Widmer and « Le Jardin des Modes » by Lucienne Alexandre
The Visual Phantasy of Vok Dams by Erich Peiffer-Belli
From Writing to Signs. Signet, Signal, Symbol by Marion Diethelm
A Door To Wonderland – Comic Strips made in USA by Franz Hermann Wills
« STOP » – A New Type-Face From Italy by Hans Kuh
Three-Dimensional Congratulatory Cards from days gone by Liselotte Hansmann
Industrial Art in America by Barbara Zsigmondy

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Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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