Poster Collection 07 gathers the most important posters of Armin Hofmann, and shows them - corresponding to his fundamental importance as a graphic design teacher - in a context with works from his most famous students, who continued his methods, as there are Nelly Rudin, Karl Gerstner, Pierre Mendell, Klaus Oberer, Gérard Ifert and others.
The Poster Collection of the Zurich Museum f�r Gestaltung offers a record of the history of the poster, in Switzerland and worldwide, from its beginnings in the 19th century to its current existence. The collection is continually being expanded and brought up-to-date, and maintains a continuous dialogue with contemporary output while acknowledging historical achievements. The museum's poster collection is one of the most comprehensive and significant archives of its kind in the world.
After completing an apprenticeship in lithography, Armin Hofmann (born 1920) began teaching his own typographic principles at the Basel School of Design in 1947. He and his collegues who contributed to the development of Swiss international Style, advocated a belief in absolute and universal graphic expres-sion. Hofmann has also taught at Yale and the Philadelphia Museum School of the Arts. In 1965 he wrote the «Graphic Design Manual», which is regarded as a fundamental work in the field of modern graphic design and art.
Dimensions: 6.25?x9.5? (inches) Pages: 80 Edition: Softcover Languages: English
