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Karl Gerstner, Die Formen der Farben, Athenäum, 1986

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Karl Gerstner
  • Year 1986
  • Client/Publisher Athenäum
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, Die Formen der Farben, Athenäum, 1986
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