German graphic design

"The early twentieth century was the most significant period of all in the development of modern design.... The design profession was born, and with it came the beginnings of corporate and graphic design as we know it today." -- Jens Müller, Pioneers of German Graphic Design The first few decades in 20th century Germany were tumultuous years, a veritable Cambrian explosion of innovation which shaped the world of visual communication that we now take for granted. For example, they introduced…

Learn the history of graphic design from where visual communication started, key art movements influencing design, logo design, and the future of design.

Walter Dexel. Die Sport Ausstellung (The Sport Exhibition) (Poster for exhibition in Magdeburg). 1929. Photolithograph. 33 1/8 x 23 1/2" (84.1 x 59.7 cm). W. Pfannkuch & Co., Magdeburg. Purchase Fund, Jan Tschichold Collection. 339.1937. Architecture & Design

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.

Jan Tschichold's re-design of the German Printers Association journal. He had been invited to showcase his collection of contemporary graphics and he went the whole way, even redesigning the cover and inside layout, much to the shock of the editors.

Antique 1912 advertising poster by Ludwig Hohlwein promoting a dog exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany and depicting a whippet dog in silhouette.

Peter Behrens, poster for the Anchor Linoleum exhibition pavilion, 1906. Lauweriks’s grid theory is applied to graphic design.

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Vintage woodcut Floral design elements for books, invitations, labels, menu design and packaging. Flowers, foliage, fruits and ephemera. From German type foundry Genzsch and Heyse founded in 1833., packaging, #Ad, #woodcut, #Floral, #Ad