Designer: Karl Schulpig

Karl Schulpig was a German artist and designer, known especially for his woodcut illustrations and trademark designs. He is considered one of the fathers of modern logo design, alongside Wilhelm Deffke. Schulpig became well known in the 1920s and 1930s for his reduction in form in both advertising and trademark/logo design.

Explore related designers including Lucian Bernhard and Julius Klinger. See also Sachplakat and 1910s graphic design history.

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A 1925 article on Karl Schulpig, originally in German and published in Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, March 1925.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Karl Schulpig

Das Plakat, Vol 12, No. 2, 1921

From the graphic design archive:

Das Plakat, Vol 12, No. 2, 1921

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Karl Schulpig
  • Year: 1921
Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, Vol 62, No 03-04, 1925

From the graphic design archive:

Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, Vol 62, No 03-04, 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Karl Schulpig
  • Year: 1925

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