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Peter Behrens, poster for the Anchor Linoleum exhibition pavilion, 1906. Lauweriks’s grid theory is applied to graphic design.

Walter Dexel. Die Sport Ausstellung (The Sport Exhibition) (Poster for exhibition in Magdeburg). 1929. Photolithograph. 33 1/8 x 23 1/2" (84.1 x 59.7 cm). W. Pfannkuch & Co., Magdeburg. Purchase Fund, Jan Tschichold Collection. 339.1937. Architecture & Design

Learn the history of graphic design from where visual communication started, key art movements influencing design, logo design, and the future of design.

"The early twentieth century was the most significant period of all in the development of modern design.... The design profession was born, and with it came the beginnings of corporate and graphic design as we know it today." -- Jens Müller, Pioneers of German Graphic Design The first few decades in 20th century Germany were tumultuous years, a veritable Cambrian explosion of innovation which shaped the world of visual communication that we now take for granted. For example, they introduced…

This book tells the exciting design history of West Berlin. The posters of SFB, using modernist graphics to announce concerts of new music.

Graphic design owes much to the photographic field. By looking at 20th-century theories like "typophoto" and Swiss Design, we can learn a lot about modern style.

This is a series of advertisements for Ovomaltine designed by Carlo Vivarelli with advertising consultant Ernst Baenziger in Zurich. Some ads were in multi-color but could be changed to a two-color run for newspapers, before 1958.

In this article, we'll take a look at how did the Swiss Style graphic design develop and everything there's to know about the international typographic style.

German graphic designer Anton Stankowski (1906–1998) was a master of the minimal—and a pioneer of what was referred to as “constructive graphic art” that involved using photographic media. He was also a master of visual shorthand, with emphasis on logos, the minimalist Deutsche Bank, the Münchner Rückversicherungen, REWE and Olympic Congress Baden-Baden. I recently found a long-lost file with a portfolio of ads he designed for Standard Elektrik Lorenz from his hometown, Stutt

Design work commissioned by Adidas for Uefa Euro 2012 - on display at the fan zones in Poland and Ukraine. The project's aim was celebrate the rich history between Adidas and the European Championships, showcasing the finest playes that have graced the co…