German design

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DIN 1451: Designed in 1931 for the German standards body DIN – Deutsches Institut für Normung – it looks and behaves as if it had been produced today. It extols all of the principles of the Bauhaus and has not dated in any way.

The facilities of Giesinger Bräu can be visited, and they offer guided tours of the brewery. For these tours, I designed a gift certificate (Gutschein) revolving around lock and keys as a symbol of granting access. As a more individualized alternative, I exchanged the core element for an illustration of one of their graffiti-covered brewing tanks. - - - beer | brewery | bier | brauerei | german | vintage |illustration | label | ephemera | hop | ribbon | tatoo | engraving

Larger label measuring approx 70 x 95mm. Date unknown, but looks like 60s/70s.

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Graphic design owes much to the photographic field. By looking at 20th-century theories like "typophoto" and Swiss Design, we can learn a lot about modern style.

Here we’ll look at how to create a tribute poster, using typography, colors and grids which are trademarks of the Bauhaus style.

the graphic design exhibition provides insight into the planning and construction history of the city of leipzig from 1933 until 1945.

Mr. Josef Müller-Brockmann was a Swiss graphic designer and teacher who believed in socially responsible design. This emphasis on safety and health is clearly demonstrated by his Swiss Automobile Club posters, which were both groundbreaking in their use of photography and dramatic perspectives, and gained him a reputation as a designer.

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