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Walter Herdeg

Designer: Walter Herdeg

Walter Herdeg was born in Zurich in 1904. He trained as a graphic designer at the School of Applied Arts in Zurich, the State Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Zurich and the State Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Berlin. He worked as an independent graphic designer in Paris, London and New York. In 1938, together with W. Amstutz, he opened a studio and founded Graphis magazine in 1944.

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Graphis Magazine - Graphic Design History
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Graphis – An inspiring magazine from cover to cover

Graphis is one of the industries most long-standing magazines. It was first published in 1944 and founded by Walter Herdeg and Walter Amstutz in Zurich, Switzerland. It was released bimonthly and was trilingual, with articles in English, French and German.

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Graphis 132, 1967. Cover design by Walter Herdeg.
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Graphis 132, 1967

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  • Designer/s: Walter Herdeg
  • Year: 1967
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Graphis 18, 1947
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Graphis 18, 1947

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  • Designer/s: Walter Herdeg
  • Year: 1947
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Graphis 16, 1946. Cover design by Walter Herdeg
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Graphis 16, 1946

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  • Year: 1946
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FILM Quarterly, 05, 1970. Cover design by Kiyoshi Awazu
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