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Gebrauchsgraphik, 04, 1956

Erik Nitsche

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

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Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Erik Nitsche
Year 1956
Client/Publisher Bruckmann Verlag
Size 210mm x 295mm

Erik Nitsche

Erik Nitsche studied at the Collège Classique in Lausanne, the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich under Professor Ehmcke, and in Paris with Maximilien Vox. He worked with the printing firm Draeger Frères in Paris from 1929 to 1932 before freelancing and moving to New York in 1934. There, he became art director for Saks Fifth Avenue and worked with Bloomingdale's, Macy's, and Ohrbach's, while overseeing ad campaigns for Douglas Aircraft, Scandinavian Airlines, and RCA Victor's Record Review. In 1947, he was named vice president of Dorland International, handling art and industrial design. Nitsche later redesigned advertising for Filene's, worked with the Museum of Modern Art, and led campaigns for 20th Century Fox and Decca Records. In 1953, he became a consultant for General Dynamics, designing the Atoms for Peace campaign in 1955. Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Armin Hofmann. See also International Typographic Style and Swiss 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, 4, 1956. Cover design by Eric Nitsche — Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956. Cover design by Erik Nitsche

Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956

Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956

Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956. Cover design by Erik Nitsche

Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956

Gebrauchsgraphik, 4, 1956

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