The Chapbook, The Westminster Press, No. 33. January 1923. Cover design by Ethelbert White
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
60 examples of Czech typography from Typografia Vol. 20 (1909). Czech commercial printing at the crossroads of Art Nouveau and early modernism, with work by Methoděj Kaláb, Otokar Císař, Karel Dyrink and many more.
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Movements, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Art Nouveau spread through magazine covers across Europe, from the German Jugend to the Czech Typografia, and regional variations shaped the movement's visual style in print.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Crouwel was the successor to Willem Sandberg who used an avant-garde approach in his work, utilising torn-paper montage, mixing of sans serif and old Egyptian typefaces and often off-center positioning. Crouwel steered away from this artistic approach and implemented a cohesive design system and a strong identity that emulated the corporate identity boom of the 1950s and 60s.
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