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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 9, 1979

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Content includes:
Dieter Urban – novum on novum
Die Redaktion – Calendar Competition \’80
Peter Barti – University of Alberta
Christoph Blase – Gunter Blum
Dieter Urban – Functional Typography in Space Advertising
Fritz-Dieter Rothacker – IIIrd Poster-Biennale Lahti
Alexandre Alexandre – Jean Larcher
Remigius Netzer – Simplicissimus

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1979
  • Size: 230mm x 295mm

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 9, 1979
Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 9, 1979
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