Film poster designed by Hans Hillman
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Posters from the 1962/63 Best German Posters Awards (Die besten Plakate des Jahres)

One of the main features in Gebrauchsgraphik 08, 1963 is focused on the 1962/63 annual poster awards in Germany. Over twenty posters were awarded by the Association of German Commercial Artists.

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