Hans Schweiss

Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1952

Content includes:
Franz Hermann Wills: Hans Adolf Albitz und Ruth Albitz-Geiß
Eberhard Hölscher: Ausländer in Deutschland Foreigners in Germany
Hans Kuh: Will. H. Tweehuizen, Holland
Anton Sailer: Gisela Voh
Ludwig Ebenhöh: Cinema français
Janson-Antiqua und -Kursiv. Eine Schriftprobe der Schriftgieferei D. Stempel A.-G., Frankfurt a. Main
Eberhard Hölscher: Die aktuelle Seite • The topical page
Franz Hermann Wills: Professor Walter Bergmann, Berlin
Anton Sailer: Eva Pönicke
Eberhard Hölscher: Ciba-Werbung • Ciba publicity
Ludwig Ebenhöh: Europäische Eisenbahnplakate. Ein Querschnitt
European railway posters. A sectional survey
Eberhard Hölscher: Industriegraphik • Graphic art for industry
Anton Sailer: Sag es mit Humor! • Tell it facetiously
«Amati», a type of the type foundry C. E. Weber, Stuttgart

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Hans Schweiss
Hans Schweiss (born 1924) - German graphic designer whose work spans advertising, illustration, typography, and exhibition design, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical communication. Educated in Stuttgart, he developed a practice rooted in clarity and reduction, using bold graphic forms, simplified imagery, and direct visual metaphors to communicate complex ideas effectively. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Holger Matthies. 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, 11, 1952. Cover design by Hans Schweiss
Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1952. Cover design by Hans Schweiss
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