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Josef Müller-Brockmann

Josef Müller-Brockmann, Poster Collection 25, 2014

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Edited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
With an essay by Catherine de Smet
With a contribution by Lars Müller
Design: Integral Lars Müller
16,5 x 24 cm, 6 ½ x 9 ½ in
96 pages, 114 illustrations
paperback
2014, 978-3-03778-392-4, German/English

“Josef Müller-Brockmann’s graphics left a lasting mark on Swiss visual communication from the 1950s onward. His posters demonstrate how a sober, formally reduced language works best for conveying a universal, timeless message. Poster campaigns for longtime clients such as the Tonhalle concert hall in Zürich or the Automobile Club of Switzerland follow strict functional criteria–and yet exhibit a variety of design solutions and exciting, dynamic compositions. This book presents selected posters by Müller-Brockmann and places them in the context of their own time while also examining the validity of his solutions from today’s point of view.” Lars Müller Publishers

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Josef Müller-Brockmann
  • Year: 2014
  • Client/Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
  • Size: 165mm x 240mm
Josef Müller-Brockmann was born in 1914 and began his professional career in 1936, after two years of graphic apprenticeship in Zurich and two years of advanced training at the local School of Applied Arts. He is one of the best known Swiss designers. In 1966, he published Grid Systems in Graphic Design, a seminal work that became a cornerstone of modern graphic design education.

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Josef Müller-Brockmann, Poster Collection 25, 2014
Josef Müller-Brockmann, Poster Collection 25, 2014
Josef Müller-Brockmann was born in 1914 and began his professional career in 1936, after two years of graphic apprenticeship in Zurich and two years of advanced training at the local School of Applied Arts. He is one of the best known Swiss designers. In 1966, he published Grid Systems in Graphic Design, a seminal work that became a cornerstone of modern graphic design education.
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