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Karl Gerstner: Designing Programmes, Alec Tiranti Ltd, 1964

‘Designing Programmes – A compilation of four theoretical publications by Karl Gerstner.’

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Karl Gerstner
  • Year 1964
  • Client/Publisher Alec Tiranti Ltd
  • Size 195m x 250mm
Karl Gerstner
Karl Gerstner worked across graphic design, typography and photography. He worked in the art department of Geigy and carried out all the graphic design work connected with the bicentenary celebrations of the firm in 1958. In 1959, Gerstner and copywriter, Markus Kutter, founded the Gerstner+Kutter advertising agency, whose clients included Citroën cars, Krupp, Holzäpfel KG, Schwitter AG, Bech Electronic Centre. Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Emil Ruder. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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Karl Gerstner: Designing Programmes, Alec Tiranti Ltd, 1964
Karl Gerstner: Designing Programmes, Alec Tiranti Ltd, 1964
'Designing Programmes - A compilation of four theoretical publications by Karl Gerstner.'
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