Imre Reiner trained in Hungary as a sculptor. In 1920 he moved to Germany, where he studied graphic art under Ernst Schneidler at the Akademie für Bildende Kunst in Stuttgart. He has lived in Switzerland from 1931 and illustrated, mainly with wood engravings, works of classical and contemporary authors. He was also a painter and exhibited in Germany, Paris, Philadelphia, Chicago, São Paulo and at the Triennale in Milan.
Imre Reiner trained in Hungary as a sculptor. In 1920 he moved to Germany, where he studied graphic art under Ernst Schneidler at the Akademie für Bildende Kunst in Stuttgart. He has lived in Switzerland from 1931 and illustrated, mainly with wood engravings, works of classical and contemporary authors. He was also a painter and exhibited in Germany, Paris, Philadelphia, Chicago, São Paulo and at the Triennale in Milan.
IBM puts a premium on functional design, forms and colours which make it far easier for the potential customer to gain an insight. In this respect the IBM methods are exemplary. The IBM already opened studios of artistic and graphic design for its German and Italian offices and a few years ago another such studio was established in Paris. Frank René Testemale was entrusted with its organisation and was appointed its business and art director.
Walter Ballmer was a Swiss graphic designer born in Liestal, Switzerland in 1923. He worked across various design disciplines including advertising design, packaging, typography and exhibition design.
The Bauhaus approach to design emphasised simplicity, functionality, and the integration of modern technologies and materials. A century later, many of the principles taught at the school remain fundamental to contemporary design practices.
Joseph Binder established his studio, Wiener Graphik, in Vienna. One of the first clients was the City of Vienna’s Music and Theater Festival, followed by many other posters and logos for clients in Austria and beyond.