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Josef Müller-Brockmann

Author: Kerry William Purcell; Josef Müller-Brockmann
Publisher: New York : Phaidon Press, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This volume is the most definitive monograph to be published on Josef Mueller-Brockmann. It traces Mueller-Brockmann's life from childhood through his early training, rarely seen designs for the theater, famous posters for the Zurich art scene, corporate design work for clients like IBM, and, finally, his efforts to educate young designers. With assistance from the Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich and the Josef  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
Named Person: Josef Müller-Brockmann; Josef Müller-Brockmann
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kerry William Purcell; Josef Müller-Brockmann
ISBN: 0714843490 9780714843490
OCLC Number: 72762917
Notes: "This project was made in cooperation with Shizuko Yoshikawa and the Josef Müller-Brockmann Archive."
Description: 291 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 30 cm.
Contents: Seriously playful : the art of discovery --
Playfully serious : search for an identity --
Universal style : discovering the essence --
New graphic design : spreading the word --
Education : the objective lesson --
Corporate identity : the image defined.
Responsibility: by Kerry William Purcell.

Abstract:

One of Switzerland's most important graphic designers, Josef Muller-Brockman is the father of functional, objective design. This monograph gives a visual understanding of Muller-Brockmann's growth as  Read more...

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