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Jens Müller (ed.)

A5/07
Rolf Müller

Geschichten, Systeme, Zeichen / Stories, Systems, Marks

This book is the first monograph dedicated to the designer Rolf Müller who is known above all for his design of the visual identity of the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. Shortly after graduating from the famous Ulm School of Design, Müller's former professor Otl Aicher entrusted him with this work, which set new standards in international design. At the same time, Müller established his own design firm Büro Rolf Müller in Munich. On the basis of selected projects, this book attempts to sketch the mentality and methods of Rolf Müller's design. For nearly four decades, his firm developed corporate identities, books, magazines and signage systems on the highest level, including the visual identity of the City of Leverkusen and the magazine HQ High Quality for the company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. As a storyteller and system designer, Rolf Müller has left his mark on international design history with his work. His stance has had a decisive impact in shaping the way in which today’s communications designers view their profession.

This book is the first monograph dedicated to the designer Rolf Müller who is known above all for his design of the visual identity of the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. Shortly after graduating from the famous Ulm School of Design, Müller's former professor Otl Aicher entrusted him with this work, which set new standards in international design. At the same time, Müller established his own design firm Büro Rolf Müller in Munich. On the basis of selected projects, this book attempts to sketch the mentality and methods of Rolf Müller's design. For nearly four decades, his firm developed corporate identities, books, magazines and signage systems on the highest level, including the visual identity of the City of Leverkusen and the magazine HQ High Quality for the company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. As a storyteller and system designer, Rolf Müller has left his mark on international design history with his work. His stance has had a decisive impact in shaping the way in which today’s communications designers view their profession.

Edited by Jens Müller

Foreword by Jens Müller

Design: Jens Müller, Karen Weiland

14.8 x 21 cm, 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in

128 pages, 350 illustrations

paperback

2014, 978-3-03778-414-3, German
English
Graphic Design Corporate Design A5 Series
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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).

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