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Lars Müller (ed.)

Neue Grafik/New Graphic Design/Graphisme Actuel
1958–1965

Neue Grafik, the “International review of graphic design and related subjects”, was initiated by Swiss designer Josef Müller-Brockmann. It was published in eighteen issues between 1958 and 1965 by an editorial collective consisting of Müller-Brockmann, Richard Paul Lohse, Hans Neuburg und Carlo Vivarelli ( LMNV ). The complete volumes are now available as a facsimile reprint.

From a historical point of view, Neue Grafik can be seen as a programmatic platform and effective publishing organ of Swiss graphic design, an international authority in its field at the time. Protagonists of the Swiss school and its rigorous Zurich fraction lead an essential discourse on the foundations of current communication and constructive design. The influence of this movement cannot be overstated. The Swiss school, also called “International Style”, became exemplary for the conceptual approach to corporate design of increasingly globally operating corporations and an influential precursor in the design of individual projects, such as posters, exhibitions, and publications.

Neue Grafik, the “International review of graphic design and related subjects”, was initiated by Swiss designer Josef Müller-Brockmann. It was published in eighteen issues between 1958 and 1965 by an editorial collective consisting of Müller-Brockmann, Richard Paul Lohse, Hans Neuburg und Carlo Vivarelli ( LMNV ). The complete volumes are now available as a facsimile reprint.

From a historical point of view, Neue Grafik can be seen as a programmatic platform and effective publishing organ of Swiss graphic design, an international authority in its field at the time. Protagonists of the Swiss school and its rigorous Zurich fraction lead an essential discourse on the foundations of current communication and constructive design. The influence of this movement cannot be overstated. The Swiss school, also called “International Style”, became exemplary for the conceptual approach to corporate design of increasingly globally operating corporations and an influential precursor in the design of individual projects, such as posters, exhibitions, and publications.

Author(s): Richard Hollis, Steven Heller, Lars Müller, Catherine de Smet, Gerrit Terstiege

Edited by Lars Müller

25 x 28 cm, 9 ¾ x 11 in

1232 pages

Facsimile reprint, 18 issues + commentary in slipcase

2014, 978-3-03778-411-2, German
English
French
Graphic Design Design Education XX The Century of Print Swiss Graphic Design
CHF 250.00

Catherine de Smet

Catherine de Smet (*1959) is an art historian and author of numerous articles about the history and actuality of graphic design and contemporary art. She teaches history of graphic design at several French art schools.

Steven Heller

Steven Heller was an art director at the New York Times for thirty-three years. Currently, he is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department, Special Consultant to the President of SVA for New Programs, and writes the “Visuals” column for the New York Times Book Review.

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 250.00