Graphis 016, 1946

Walter Herdeg

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Religious Images in France (Colette Vasselon)
John Atherton (Hans Kasser)
William Steig (Hans Naef)
Eric Ravilious (Noel Carrington)
Artistry of the Pendulum (Hans Naef)
A Children’s Painting Competition (H. Kasser)
Chinese Stone Rubbings (Prof. O. Fischer)
Alfred Fairbank. An English Calligrapher and Writing Master (Jan Tschichold)
The Golden Age of English Caricature (F.D. Klingender)
Kurt Wirth (Hans Neuburg)
Pro Telephon – An Advertising Organisation for the Promotion of the Telephone
Young British Painters (Bernhard Denvir)
John Averill (Hans Naef)
Tapestry and Holy Fire (Denise Majorel)

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Walter Herdeg
Year 1946
Client/Publisher Graphis Press
Size 235mm x 300mm

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.

Linked Information

Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1940s
Series: Graphis

Graphis 16, 1946. Cover design by Walter Herdeg

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