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Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1957

Content includes:
Eberhard Hölscher: The best German posters of 1956
Remigius Netzer: Martin Freyer. Novel designs for fabrics, wall-papers and works of graphic art
Walter Keim: Julius Himpel. A Bavarian illustrator
Ludwig Ebenhöh: Hubs Flöter. New photos
Franz Hermann Wills: Roland Rodegast, New York. Advertisements for the chemical Monsanto trust
Eberhard Hölscher: Hans Noeth. • Commercial art
Eberhard Hölscher: Sample sheets for toys
Carl Heussner: Austrian industrial prospectuses by Gerhard Letzbor
Eberhard Hölscher: The poster for the Kiel Festival Week 1957

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Roman Cieslewicz
Roman Cieślewicz was born in 1930 in Lwow, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1955, the following year he moved to Warsaw and worked for various publishing houses. During that period he created numerous posters and graphic projects and participated in all the poster events in Poland and abroad. He settled in Paris in 1963, first as artistic director of Elle (1966-1969), then as artistic director of M.A.F.I.A. (Maïme Arnodin Fayolle International Associés from 1969 to 1972). In 1970 he created the magazine Kitsch with Roland Topor. Explore related designers including Henryk Tomaszewski and Jan Lenica. See also Polish School of Poster Design, French graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 8, 1957 cover design by Roman Cieslewicz
Gebrauchsgraphik, 8, 1957 cover design by Roman Cieslewicz
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