Designer: Oldřich Hlavsa

Oldřich Hlavsa - Czech Graphic Designer

Oldřich Hlavsa worked primarily in publication design and typography and played a major part in Czech graphic design history. He designed over 2000 book covers and published a series of his own books related to typography.

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Oldřich Hlavsa worked primarily in publication design and typography and played a major part in Czech graphic design history. He designed over 2000 book covers and published a series of his own books related to typography.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Oldřich Hlavsa

Typografia, ročník 58, 11-12, 1955

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Typografia, ročník 58, 11-12, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1955
Typografia, ročník 58, 05, 1955

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Typografia, ročník 58, 05, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1955
Typografia, ročník 58, 02, 1955

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Typografia, ročník 58, 02, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1955
Typografia, ročník 58, 06, 1955

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Typografia, ročník 58, 06, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1955
Typografia, ročník 58, 09-10, 1955

From the graphic design archive:

Typografia, ročník 58, 09-10, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1955
Typ, vol. 17, no. 5, 1947

From the graphic design archive:

Typ, vol. 17, no. 5, 1947

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1947
Typ, vol. 17, no. 4, 1947

From the graphic design archive:

Typ, vol. 17, no. 4, 1947

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1947
Jde o to, aby o něco šlo Typograf Oldřich Hlavsa, Akropolis, 2015

From the graphic design archive:

Jde o to, aby o něco šlo Typograf Oldřich Hlavsa, Akropolis, 2015

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 2015
Typografia, ročník 54, 04-05, 1951

From the graphic design archive:

Typografia, ročník 54, 04-05, 1951

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1951
Typografia, ročník 54, 02, 1951

From the graphic design archive:

Typografia, ročník 54, 02, 1951

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1951
Typografia, ročník 51, 04, 1949

From the graphic design archive:

Typografia, ročník 51, 04, 1949

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1949
Typografia, ročník 55, 05, 1952

From the graphic design archive:

Typografia, ročník 55, 05, 1952

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Oldřich Hlavsa
  • Year: 1952

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