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Rational Simplicity, the first major monograph of Rudolph de Harak by Richard Poulin

"Rudy is one of the unsung pioneers of American mid-century modernist graphic design. He had a unique and definitive point of view that was really never celebrated. This may have been attributed to his strict adherence to the formal principles of modernism and the International Typographic Style."

Designer Profiles, Members Only Content

• Sweden
• Mid Century Modernism

Olle Eksell

Olle Eksell is well known for his advertising illustration, book jackets and playful packaging design. He first studied engineering and later decided to become a graphic artist. He began his career as a window decorator in 1935, and studied under Hugo Steiner between 1939 and 1941.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Design Translated, Members Only Content

• Germany
• Mid Century Modernism

Walter Spiegel by Werner Suhr (1936): Design Translated

A 1936 article on Walter Spiegel, originally in German and English, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, February 1936.