Graphis 050, 1953

Gottfried Honegger

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Graphis Celebrates its Tent Birthday (W. Herdeg)
The Restoration of Calligraphy(Paul Standard)
Medieval Yugoslav Frescos (O. Bihalji-Merin)
Riccardo Manzi (Leonardo Sinisgalli)
Eric Lancaster (Jean Picart le Doux)
UPA. A New Dimension for the Comic Strip (Georgine Oeri)
Louis Vivin (Charles Estienne)
The Earliest Known Colour Posters (B. Champigneulle)
Original Advertising for a Swiss Village Festival (Paul Wollenberger)

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Gottfried Honegger
Year 1953
Client/Publisher Graphis Press
Size 235mm x 300mm

Gottfried Honegger

Gottfried Honegger was born in Zurich in 1917. Studied at the Kunstgenerbeschule in Zurich. Became a display manager. After marriage with Warja Honegger-Lavater switched to the graphic arts and exhibition design. Visited France, Sweden, Norway and the U.S.A. 1948-1949 spent studying painting and lithography in Paris. Explore related designers including Karl Gerstner. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss 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 50, 1953. Cover design by Gottfried Honegger

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