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Walter Herdeg

Graphis 132, 1967

Content includes:
Walter Herdeg, Zürich: The World Exhibition in Montreal from a Designer’s Viewpoint
Donald F. Theall, Montreal: Expo – A Unique Art Form
Dorothy Todd Hénaut, Montreal: Environmental Aspects of Expo 67
Dorothy Todd Hénaut, Montreal: The Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo 67
Gustave Maeder, Genéve: The Pavilion of the Province of Quebec
Margit Staber, Zürich: The United States Pavilion
Paul Arthur, Toronto: Official Graphics at Expo 67
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Walter Herdeg
Walter Herdeg was born in Zurich in 1904. He trained as a graphic designer at the School of Applied Arts in Zurich, the State Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Zurich and the State Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Berlin. He worked as an independent graphic designer in Paris, London and New York. In 1938, together with W. Amstutz, he opened a studio and founded Graphis magazine in 1944 Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Armin Hofmann. See also Graphis, Swiss graphic design history, Magazines.
Graphis
Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 132, 1967. Cover design by Walter Herdeg.
Graphis 132, 1967. Cover design by Walter Herdeg.
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