Content includes:
Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zurich/Hans Neuburg, Zurich: VSG. Thirty Years of Graphic Design in Switzerland, 1938-1968
Ken Baynes, London: Screen Prints – Original Graphic Art?
Lou Dorfsman, New York: Olaf Leu. Designer, Art Director
Atsuko Katsube, Tokyo: The Traditional Toys of Japan: a disappearing world
Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zurich: Hans-Georg Rauch
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories
Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Studios & Collectives
The advertising has a certain contrast of hand-drawn and mechanical. Produced entirely in black, it reminds us that the absence of colour can be highly effective. Hans Michel and Günther Kieser's illustrations bring a sense of both playfulness and a stylistic approach to a corporate client.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Poster Design
Blase’s long-term clients were Staatstheater Kassel (Kassel State Theater) and Atlas Films. Karl Oskar Blase produced countless posters for these two organisations. It’s not surprising considering Blase designed posters for the Staatstheater for twelve years between 1966 and 1978.
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