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Lars Müller

Josef Müller-Brockmann
Pioneer of Swiss Graphic Design

This illustrated essay traces the history of one of the leading exponents of Swiss Graphic Design in the 1950s and 1960s. Josef Müller-Brockmann’s posters have become world famous for their ability to convey information with great visual tension, a sense of drama and an extreme economoy of means. He created a body of work in which timeless principles of visual communication are inscribed. In addition to the posters the image part presents examples of logotypes, appearances and exhibitions as well as numerous lesser-known works in chronological order.

This illustrated essay traces the history of one of the leading exponents of Swiss Graphic Design in the 1950s and 1960s. Josef Müller-Brockmann’s posters have become world famous for their ability to convey information with great visual tension, a sense of drama and an extreme economoy of means. He created a body of work in which timeless principles of visual communication are inscribed. In addition to the posters the image part presents examples of logotypes, appearances and exhibitions as well as numerous lesser-known works in chronological order.

English edition – also available in German

“Minimalist designs, grids and clean typography fill the pages of this astonishing book”
– Desktop Magazine

 

Author(s): Lars Müller

Design: Integral Lars Müller

16,8 x 24 cm, 6 ½ x 9 ½ in

264 pages, 396 illustrations

paperback

2015, 978-3-03778-468-6, English
Swiss Design Graphic Design Josef Müller-Brockmann
CHF 39.00

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996) was a leading figure in Swiss graphic design. Starting the 1950s, he helped to pioneer the Swiss Style that would shape graphic design worldwide for decades. After an early career doing illustrations, Müller-Brockmann did a radical about-face in 1950, henceforth developing an uncompromisingly rational formal language. His posters are legendary and his magazine “New Graphic Design” (1958–1965) spread the doctrine of sober design based on constructive principles across the continents. As a teacher in Japan and at the design schools in Zurich and Ulm, as well as a lecturer and consultant, Müller-Brockmann was a distinctive voice in the design world. He was married to the Japanese-Swiss artist Shizuko Yoshikawa.

Lars Müller

Lars Müller, born in Oslo in 1955 and a Norwegian citizen, has been based in Switzerland since 1963. After becoming a graphic designer in Zurich, extended travels, and a one-year assistant position with designer Wim Crouwel in Amsterdam, Müller established his studio in Baden/Switzerland in 1982. In 1983, Müller published his first book and as Lars Müller Publishers, with offices in Zürich, has produced some 600 titles to date.

CHF 39.00