Karl Gerstner

Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958

Author: Markus Kutter
Design: Karl Gerstner

Details

  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Karl Gerstner
  • Year 1958
  • Client/Publisher Birkhäuser
  • Size 230mm x 250mm
Karl Gerstner
Karl Gerstner worked across graphic design, typography and photography. He worked in the art department of Geigy and carried out all the graphic design work connected with the bicentenary celebrations of the firm in 1958. In 1959, Gerstner and copywriter, Markus Kutter, founded the Gerstner+Kutter advertising agency, whose clients included Citroën cars, Krupp, Holzäpfel KG, Schwitter AG, Bech Electronic Centre. Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Emil Ruder. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner

 

Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner

 

Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Geigy heute (Geigy Today) 1958, Birkhäuser, 1958. Designed by Karl Gerstner
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