Content includes:
Lieselotte Hansmann – A Puppet-Play by Jiri Trnka: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Peter Roth – In the Mood for Nylon – an American Advertising Campaign
Fritz Seitz – The Graphic Line of the Board of Trade of Baden-Wurtemberg
Remigius Netzer – «Written in Water» Illustrations by Richard Seewald
Armin Eichholz – The Best Swiss Posters 1959
Claudia Persson – A Master of the Ornament – Ornamental Models from the 16th Century
Eberhard Hölscher – Leopold Nettelhorst Graphic Advertising Art
Ingeborg Meinecke – Sketchbook of a Sleeper – a Pharmaceutical Prospectus
Hans Kuh – Graforel – the Plastic Alphabet «Cantate», a type of the typefoundry. Bauersche Gießerei, Frankfort-on-Main
Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Like the other Cartoguides I have collected from Shell, these artefacts follow a consistent format. These were the first printed editions in the Cartoguides series and were published between 1958 and 1960. Each cover design was illustrated by French graphic artist, Jean Colin
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Movements, Book Reviews & Press Releases, Design Education, Regional Histories
Founded in 2015, Triest Verlag für Architektur, Design und Typografie have published notable works on graphic design history, including biographies of Othmar Motter, studies on Eugen Gomringer’s typography and poetry, Ernst Keller’s teachings. Thier latest book The Birth of a Style, focuses on the influence of the Basel Educational Model on the evolution of Swiss graphic design into the renowned international style.
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Helmut Schmid Typography explores the typographer’s oeuvre in its entirety. The book’s generous design allows each image to breathe, and the accompanying texts narrate Schmid’s life and career in an informative and pleasant manner.
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