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Karl Gerstner

Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1960

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Found on the back of Graphis 89, 1960.

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  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Karl Gerstner
  • Year: 1960
  • Client/Publisher: Schwitter AG
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
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.

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Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1960. Designed by Karl Gerstner
Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1960. Designed by 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.
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