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Paul Schuitema

Designer: Paul Schuitema

Paul Schuitema was a Dutch designer and artist and was a member of the Circle of New Designers, a group that included Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, and Jan Tschichold. He was a pioneer in modern typography in mass communication and quickly adopted the principles of Constructivism and Bauhaus after studying in Rotterdam.

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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 13, 3 Juli 1937 designed by Paul Schuitema
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Typophoto. Paul Schuitema and his cover designs for De 8 en Opbouw

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Paul Schuitema emerged as one of the Dutch pioneers of new typography. This article features a selection of the cover designs and a few inner spreads from my collected issues of De 8 en Opbouw.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Paul Schuitema

De 8 en Opbouw, 6e jaargang No 03, 2 Feb 1935
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De 8 en Opbouw, 6e jaargang No 03, 2 Feb 1935

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1935
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De 8 en Opbouw, 9e jaargang No 11, 4 Juli 1938
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De 8 en Opbouw, 9e jaargang No 11, 4 Juli 1938

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1938
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 05, 13 Maart 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 05, 13 Maart 1937

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 13, 3 Juli 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 13, 3 Juli 1937

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 7e jaargang No 13-14, 4 Juli 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 7e jaargang No 13-14, 4 Juli 1936

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 06, 27 Maart 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 8e jaargang No 06, 27 Maart 1937

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1937
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De 8 en Opbouw, 7e jaargang No 24-25, 5 Dec 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 7e jaargang No 24-25, 5 Dec 1936

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 12, 10 June 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 12, 10 June 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 07, 1 April 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 07, 1 April 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 14, 15 Juli 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 14, 15 Juli 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 16, 12 Aug 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 16, 12 Aug 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 08, 15 April 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 08, 15 April 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 15, 5 Aug 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 15, 5 Aug 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 10, 13 Mei 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 10, 13 Mei 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 19, 16 Sept 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 19, 16 Sept 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 23, 11 Nov 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 23, 11 Nov 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 22, 28 Oct 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 22, 28 Oct 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 22, 28 Oct 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 21, 14 Oct 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 09, 29 April 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 09, 29 April 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 20, 30 Sept 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 20, 30 Sept 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 24, 25 Nov 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 24, 25 Nov 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 26, 23 December 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 26, 23 December 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 25, 9 April 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 25, 9 April 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 21, 7 January 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 21, 7 January 1939

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 17:18, 2 September 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 17/18, 2 September 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 13, 24 June 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 13, 24 June 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema (cover illustration by Dick Elffers)
  • Year: 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 07e jaargang No 03, 8 February 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 07e jaargang No 03, 8 February 1936

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1936
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 03, 4 February 1939
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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 03, 4 February 1939

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  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
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