Hansjörg Mayer, FILM, Koenig Books, 2014

‘Hansjörg Mayer (born 1943), Rainer Wössner and Georg Bense together form the experimental filmmaker unit Filmarbeitsteam (FAT) in Stuttgart. This publication and the accompanying DVD bring together FAT’s short films of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing particularly on Mayer’s contributions.’

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Hansjörg Mayer,
  • Year 2014
  • Client/Publisher Koenig Books
  • Size 170mm x 230mm
Hansjörg Mayer,
Hansjörg Mayer was a German designer, typographer, and publisher born in Stuttgart in 1943. He studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm and became known for his experimental concrete poetry publications and typographic work. His Edition Hansjörg Mayer published some of the most important artists' books and concrete poetry of the 1960s and 70s, working with artists including Dieter Roth, Emmett Williams, and Ian Hamilton Finlay. Explore related designers including Wolfgang Weingart and Hans-Rudolf Lutz. See also New Wave Typography, German graphic design history, Books.

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Hansjörg Mayer, FILM, Koenig Books, 2014
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