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Dick Elffers

Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers

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Dick Elffers
Dick Elffers was a Dutch graphic designer and artist, whose recognisable style features brighter painterly brush strokes and lettering. He designed record covers, stamps, book covers, programmes and posters for Dutch PTT, Netherlands Festival and the Stedelijk Museum. Explore related designers including Willem Sandberg and Jan Bons. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and Stamps.

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Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers

 

Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers

 

Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers

 

Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers

 

Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
Holland Festival 72 / Floriade 72, Netherland Stamps, 1972. Designed by Dick Elffers
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