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Dick Elffers

Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952

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Dick Elffers
Dick Elffers was a Dutch graphic designer and artist, whose recognisable style features brighter painterly brush strokes and lettering. He designed record covers, stamps, book covers, programmes and posters for Dutch PTT, Netherlands Festival and the Stedelijk Museum. Explore related designers including Willem Sandberg and Jan Bons. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and Stamps.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952 cover by Dick Elffers
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952 cover by Dick Elffers
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1952
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