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Karl Gerstner

Designer: 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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Artefacts Featuring the Work of Karl Gerstner

Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956. Designed by Karl Gerstner
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Die Neue Stadt, Verlag Felix Handschin, 1956

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Karl Gerstner
  • Year: 1956
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AG, Advertisement, 1957. Designed by Karl Gerstner
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Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1957

  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Karl Gerstner
  • Year: 1957
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Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1960. Designed by Karl Gerstner
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Schwitter AG, Advertisement, 1960

  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Karl Gerstner
  • Year: 1960
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Basler Drunk and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960. Designed by Gerstner+Kutter
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Basler Druck and Verlag, Letterpress and Offset Printing, 1960

  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Gerstner+Kutter
  • Year: 1960
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Karl Gerstner, Prinzip Seriel, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1974
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Karl Gerstner, Prinzip Seriel, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1974

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Year: 1974
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