Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1956

Herbert W. Kapitzki

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

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Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Herbert W. Kapitzki
Year 1956
Client/Publisher Bruckmann Verlag
Size 210mm x 295mm

Herbert W. Kapitzki

Herbert W. Kapitzki was a German graphic designer, born in Danzig in 1925. He studied painting and graphics in Hamburg and Stuttgart, and worked independently in visual communication. In 1956, on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, he began working in environmental design and founded the "56" working group for Graphics and Economics in the Stuttgart region. In 1964 he accepted a temporary position at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, which the following year became a full professorship, thus combining research and teaching in the spirit of visual design arts. Explore related designers including Otl Aicher and Josef Müller-Brockmann. See also German graphic design history, Swiss International Style, 1960s graphic design history.

Gebrauchsgraphik

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

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Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1950s
Series: Gebrauchsgraphik

Gebrauchsgraphik, 12, 1956. Cover design by Herbert W. Kapitzki

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