A5 04 Kieler Woche Cover

Jens Müller and Karen Weiland (eds.)

A5/04
Kieler Woche

Geschichte eines Designwettbewerbs / History of a Design Contest

Designing the posters for the annual “Kieler Woche” (Kiel Week) sailing regatta has developed into one of the most prestigious European design competitions since it started in 1948. Since 1959, only five designers or design practices have been invited to take part in the competition, so that participation as such represents a distinction and has proved a crucial milestone in many designers’ careers. Winners and participants such as Ruedi Baur, Wim Crouwel, Willy Fleckhaus, Jan Lenica, Josef Müller-Brockmann and Odermatt+Tissi are outstanding European designers. The brief has remained unchanged for 60 years, and offers a unique survey of the development of European graphics.

This fourth A5 volume tells the exciting story of the Kieler Woche design competition and its rich traditions. It shows all the winning posters, and many alternative motifs – some previously unpublished – by well-known graphic designers.

Designing the posters for the annual “Kieler Woche” (Kiel Week) sailing regatta has developed into one of the most prestigious European design competitions since it started in 1948. Since 1959, only five designers or design practices have been invited to take part in the competition, so that participation as such represents a distinction and has proved a crucial milestone in many designers’ careers. Winners and participants such as Ruedi Baur, Wim Crouwel, Willy Fleckhaus, Jan Lenica, Josef Müller-Brockmann and Odermatt+Tissi are outstanding European designers. The brief has remained unchanged for 60 years, and offers a unique survey of the development of European graphics.

This fourth A5 volume tells the exciting story of the Kieler Woche design competition and its rich traditions. It shows all the winning posters, and many alternative motifs – some previously unpublished – by well-known graphic designers.

Edited by Jens Müller and Karen Weiland, labor visuell at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Design: Jens Müller, Karen Weiland

14.8 x 21 cm, 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in

128 pages, 150 illustrations

paperback

2010, 978-3-03778-231-6, German
English
Design History Graphic Design A5 Series
CHF 108.00
Out of print

Jens Müller

Jens Müller (*1982) studied communication design in Düsseldorf and then founded the design studio Optik (since 2019: vista) that works for a wide variety of clients from the cultural and corporate sector. In 2013, he won the renowned corporate design competition for Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) together with Karen Weiland-Adams. He teaches at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Arts/Peter Behrens School of Arts, and the Department of Design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. As an author and editor, Jens Müller contributed to a number of widely acclaimed reference books on the history of international graphic design, including the "A5" book series (2009-2014), "Logo Modernism" (2015) and "The History of Graphic Design" (2017/2018).