Helmut Schmid

Helmut Schmid – Gestaltung ist Haltung / Design Is Attitude, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2006

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Helmut Schmid
  • Year 2006
  • Client/Publisher Birkhauser Verlag AG
  • Size 229mm x 235mm
Helmut Schmid
Helmut Schmid is an internationally renowned typographer, born in Austria and trained at AGS Basel under Emil Ruder. After working across Europe and Canada, he settled in Osaka in 1977, founding his own studio in 1981 and creating the enduring packaging identity for Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Explore related designers including Emil Ruder and Armin Hofmann. See also Swiss International Style, Japanese graphic design history, 1970s graphic design history.

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Helmut Schmid – Gestaltung ist Haltung / Design Is Attitude, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2006
Helmut Schmid – Gestaltung ist Haltung / Design Is Attitude, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2006
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