Hansjörg Mayer, TYPO, Koenig Books, 2014

‘This volume surveys the astonishing variety of Hansjörg Mayer’s (born 1943) concrete and visual poetry–a field in which he was a protagonist–alongside other typographic and printed works, several of which are in color. Also included are reproductions of all 26 issues of his influential concrete poetry broadsheet Futura.’

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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, TYPO, Koenig Books, 2014
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Hansjörg Mayer, TYPO, Koenig Books, 2014
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Hansjörg Mayer, TYPO, Koenig Books, 2014
Hansjörg Mayer, TYPO, Koenig Books, 2014
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