Hans Hillmann

Graphis 232, 1984

Content includes:
Computer Images, by Barbara Nessim, New York
Lonni Sue Johnson, by Steven Heller, New York
In Memoriam Willy Fleckhaus, by Thomas Schroder, Frankfurt
Tullio Pericoli, by Till Neuburg, Milan
The Kassel School, by Hans Hillmann, Jan Lenica and Gunter Rambow, Kassel GER
Design and Art Direction ’84, London. The Twenty-second Exhibition of British Advertising and Editorial Art, by Edward Booth-Clibborn, London

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Hans Hillmann
Hans Hillmann studied in 1948 to 1949 at the Schule für Handwerk und Kunst in Kassel. Between 1949 and 1953 he attended the Werkakademie and remained in Kassel, working as a graphic designer until 1956, then moved to Frankfurt. From 1954 to 1974, Hillmann designed over 150 film posters. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Olaf Leu. See also German graphic design history and 1960s graphic design history.
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Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 232, 1984. Cover design by Hans Hillmann
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