Content includes:
Richard Guyatt (London): London Transport. The Posters of a Public Service
Vincenzo Lacorazza (Roma): AGIP. An Italian Enterprise advertises
Armin Kesser (Zurich): Early Art of Mexico
Kim Taylor (Zurich): Books of the Year
Kim Taylor (Zurich): The Modern Paperback
Paul Rutti-Morand (Zurich): Martz + Buhlmann
B. von Grunigen (Basel): Egyptian Children’s Tapestries
Leah Fay (New York): Irv Koons
Francois Stahly (Paris): Francis Deransart. Shadow Play
Franz Hermann Wills (Berlin): Hermann Virl
From the graphic design archive:
Last month (March 2022), I spoke to over fifty Graphic Design undergraduates about the archive and my passion for design history, after which the students had full access to items in the collection and participated in discourse amongst their peers and lecturers. As part of their critical studies unit, the students will be producing essays and content related to the impact, history and aesthetics of selected artefacts.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
The typographic supplement from Der Druckspiegel, October, 1961 features typographic compositions designed by Herbert Bossin. Bossin has solely used the typeface Folio, to illustrate its flexibility and versatility alongside imagery provided by Lothar Blanvalet Verlag.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
Working alongside André Gürtler and Bruno Pfäffli, Adrian Frutiger designed many logo designs. Here is a selection of the designs which were featured in Der Druckspiegel, December 1961. I have also translated and rewritten the descriptions to provide more depth.
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