Book Reviews & Press Releases

New book to focus on Norwich’s medieval logos

The stories of Norwich’s medieval merchants’ marks is being told in a new book and exhibition.

Movements, Book Reviews & Press Releases, Design Education, Regional Histories

• Switzerland
• International Typographic Style (Swiss Style)

The Birth of a Style The Influence of the Basel Educational Model on Swiss Graphic Design

Founded in 2015, Triest Verlag für Architektur, Design und Typografie have published notable works on graphic design history, including biographies of Othmar Motter, studies on Eugen Gomringer’s typography and poetry, Ernst Keller’s teachings. Thier latest book The Birth of a Style, focuses on the influence of the Basel Educational Model on the evolution of Swiss graphic design into the renowned international style.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

• Switzerland
• International Typographic Style (Swiss Style)

Advertising a University Ball at St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1961

Perusing an issue of Der Druckspiegel from 1962, I found these fantastic examples of Swiss Design, produced for the University Ball at the University in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1961. The advertising matter included posters, newspaper advertisements, cinema slides, invitation cards and a booklet.