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Jan Lenica

Graphis 145, 1969

Content includes:
Walter Herdeg: Graphis celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary
George Perry, London: Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge, London: The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Milan Group of Designers: Plastic Design Research
Manuel Gasser, Zurich: Tomi Ungerer: The Party
Alastair Allen, Ludlow: Artist’s Christmas and New Year’s Cards
Pierre Descarguies, Paris: Roman Cieslewicz
Alf Brustellin, Munchen, Adam 2. A new cartoon film by Jan Lenica
Willy Rotzler, Zurich: Draeger. A design-conscious printer in Paris

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Jan Lenica
Jan Lenica was born in Posen in 1928 and studied architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic and then worked on the design and creation of environments for exhibitions and fairs, scenography and film productions. He designed posters from 1950, participating in exhibitions at home and abroad (Warsaw 1958, London 1960, New York and Frankfurt 1963, Tokyo 1965, Oberhausen 1966). Explore related designers including Henryk Tomaszewski and Waldemar Świerzy. See also Polish School of Poster Design, Polish graphic design history, and 1950s 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 145, 1969. Cover design by Jan Lenica.
Graphis 145, 1969. Cover design by Jan Lenica.
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