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Celestino Piatti

Graphis 115, 1964

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Dr. Maria Netter, Basel: Ceelestino Platti
Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zürich: EXPO – Design Aspects of the Swiss National Exhibition in Lausanne 1964
Marilyn Hoffner, New York: Herb Lubalin Design and Art Director
Opland, Amsterdam: Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co. Public Reletions of a Dutch Lithographic Printer
Manuel Gasser, Zürich: Robert Wyss
Heiri Steiner, Zürich: AGI – Congress at Alpbach and Exhibition in Hamburg

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Celestino Piatti
Celestino Piatti was born in 1922 and studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zürich. He spent most of his life living in Basel and opened his own studio there. He dedicated his work as a graphic designer mainly to posters (he created over four hundred), book covers and illustrated children's books. His designed over 3,000 book covers for Deutsche Taschenbuch Verlag, DTV Explore related designers including Armin Hofmann and Niklaus Troxler. See also International Typographic Style and Swiss graphic design history.
Graphis
Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 115, 1964. Cover design by Celestino Piatti.
Graphis 115, 1964. Cover design by Celestino Piatti.
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