Josef Miller-Brockmann

Pioneer of Swiss Graphic Design

In his illustrated essay, Lars Muller traces the history of "Swiss Graphic Design" from the 1930s to the 1960s. Muller-Brockmann's posters have become world famous for their ability to convey information with great visual tension, a sense of drama, and an extreme economy of means. Muller-Brockmann created a body of work in which timeless principles of visual communication are inscribed.

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"This is the first extensive monograph about an epoch-making designer whose work embodies a development that influenced the second half of our century more strongly than any other contemporary stylistic approach" – Form

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