Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

Network Maps and Timetable Design: Navigating the Complex Cityscape

Notes on transit and network map design, including the iconic London Underground map by Harry Beck, the importance of visual clarity, and the role of accessible design in timetable design.

Book Reviews & Press Releases

Rediscover Hans Hillmann digitally

A new online archive makes the complete works of the famous graphic designer accessible

Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• Italy, Switzerland
• International Typographic Style (Swiss Style), Italian Modernism, Mid Century Modernism

Walter Ballmer’s Mid-Century Italian Graphic Design

Walter Ballmer was a Swiss graphic designer born in Liestal, Switzerland in 1923. He worked across various design disciplines including advertising design, packaging, typography and exhibition design.