Hans Hartmann was born in Switzerland in 1913. He began his career in the advertising department of the Bally Shoe Company before studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zürich. In 1938, he founded his own studio in Berne, which he transferred to Köniz in 1964. His work included advertising art, book design, exhibition display, lettering, postage stamps and trademarks design.
Explore related designers including Josef Müller-Brockmann and Armin Hofmann. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss graphic design history, Stamps.
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A 1939 article on American designer, Walter Frank Bomar, published in The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939.
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Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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