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Anton Stankowski

Zeitgenossen: Ellen Auerbach, Anton Stankowski, Verlag Walter Storms, 1997

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Anton Stankowski
  • Year 1997
  • Client/Publisher Verlag Walter Storms
  • Size 230mm x 310mm
Anton Stankowski
Anton Stankowski was a German graphic designer born in 1906. He studied graphics in Essen with Burcharts and in the 1930s he worked in Zurich at the Max Dalang agency. From 1937 he freelanced in Stuttgart and in 1964 he was a lecturer at the HfG University of Ulm. From 1967 to 1972 he was president of the visual arts group within the organizing committee for the games of the XX Olympiad. Explore related designers including Otl Aicher and Karl Gerstner. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and German graphic design history.

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Zeitgenossen: Ellen Auerbach, Anton Stankowski, Verlag Walter Storms, 1997
Zeitgenossen: Ellen Auerbach, Anton Stankowski, Verlag Walter Storms, 1997
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