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Franco Grignani

Pubblicità in Italia, 1957-58, L’Ufficio Moderno, Milano, 1957

Featuring the best Italian graphic design of the year including posters, publishing, advertisements, packaging and more.

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Franco Grignani
  • Year 1957
  • Client/Publisher L’Ufficio Moderno, Milano
  • Size 215mm x 300mm
Franco Grignani
Franco Grignani (1908-1999) was one of the twentieth century’s most important Italian graphic designers. He based his studio in Milan and collaborated with Studio Boggeri. His clients included Pirelli, Penguin Books, and Alfieri & Lacroix. Explore related designers including Giovanni Pintori, Max Huber, and Bruno Munari. See also Italian Modernism, and Italian graphic design history.
Pubblicità in Italia
Pubblicità in Italia was an Italian advertising and graphic design annual documenting commercial art, branding, typography, and visual communication in post-war Italy.

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Pubblicità in Italia 1957-58. Cover design by Franco GrignaniPubblicità in Italia 1957-58. Cover design by Franco Grignani

Pubblicità in Italia from 1957 featuring the best of Italian adverting from the mid to late 1950s. Typographic cover by Franco Grignani.
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