Graphis 030, 1950

Jan Bons

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Dutch Commercial Art (Hans Jaffe)
Genial Publicity (U.S.A.) (Ernst Lehner, New York)
Container Corporation of America. Good Design – an Important Function of Management (E. Jacobson)
Stig Lindberg (Arthur Hald)
El Taller de Grafica Popular. Workshop for Popular Art in Mexico (Hannes Meyer)
Ottonian Miniatures (Heinrich Thelen)
Toulouse-Lautrec. The Complete Oeuvre of his Posters (Jacques Lassaigne)
The Wood-Engraving (Karl Rossing)

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Jan Bons
Year 1950
Client/Publisher Graphis Press
Size 235mm x 300mm

Jan Bons

Jan Bons studied painting and advertising art at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague from 1936 to 1937, and then continued his studies for a year at the Nieuwe Kunstschool in Amsterdam. Throughout his profession, Bons stood out as a versatile designer, he illustrated books and designed posters and exhibitions. As well as working on large-scale murals and sculptures. Bons loved the profession and his work, it’s no surprise that his extensive portfolio boasts hundreds of posters and brochures, for many clients, in particular, the cultural sector. Amongst Bons’s long-term clients include theatre groups De Appel in The Hague and Studio in Amsterdam. Explore related designers including Wim Crouwel and Dick Elffers. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch 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.

Linked Information

Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1950s
Series: Graphis

Graphis 30, 1950. Cover design by Jan Bons

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