Jens Müller (ed.)

A5/06
HfG Ulm

Kurze Geschichte der Hochschule für Gestaltung / Concise History of the Ulm School of Design

The Ulm School of Design (HfG Ulm) ranks among the world’s most important institutions of the 20th century in modernist design. Its founders Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aicher and Max Bill wanted to contribute to the shaping of a new and better world after the terrible experiences of the Nazi regime and the Second World War. The meaning of design today cannot be understood without considering the developments at HfG. That applies not only to the design of appliances and communications, but also to the profession of designer, design education, methodology and design theory—ranging from the relationship between design and science up to the question of what relationship design should adopt with art and crafts, or business and society. This massive impact of the HfG is all the more astounding, considering that it existed for only 15 years, from 1953 to 1968. This book provides a contextual and broadly illustrated history of the HfG Ulm.

The Ulm School of Design (HfG Ulm) ranks among the world’s most important institutions of the 20th century in modernist design. Its founders Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aicher and Max Bill wanted to contribute to the shaping of a new and better world after the terrible experiences of the Nazi regime and the Second World War. The meaning of design today cannot be understood without considering the developments at HfG. That applies not only to the design of appliances and communications, but also to the profession of designer, design education, methodology and design theory—ranging from the relationship between design and science up to the question of what relationship design should adopt with art and crafts, or business and society. This massive impact of the HfG is all the more astounding, considering that it existed for only 15 years, from 1953 to 1968. This book provides a contextual and broadly illustrated history of the HfG Ulm.

Author(s): René Spitz

Edited by Jens Müller

Design: Jens Müller, Karen Weiland

14.8 x 21 cm, 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in

128 pages, 182 illustrations

paperback

2014, 978-3-03778-413-6, German
English
CHF 300.00
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).