The Principles of Swiss Graphic Design

Posted on July 15, 2009July 16, 2009 Posted in Books, Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, josef müller-brockmann, minimalism, modernism, Typography14 Comments

Blanka Brockmann

This is awesome. I need to get my hands on it.

Designer Dylan Mulvaney has designed this splendid bilingual, expandable book for Blanka. It honors the man, the legend, Josef Müller-Brockmann as well as conveys the principles of Swiss Graphic Design as exemplified by the leader of the revolutionary Swiss Style. Sounds perfect to me. Too bad I don’t see it anywhere on the Blanka site.

UPDATE
I contacted Blanka and they’ve never heard of Dylan Mulvaney nor are they part of this project. Really weird that this guy would claim such a thing.

Via Swiss Legacy

Anthologie de Musique Suisse Plakat

Posted on June 22, 2009September 10, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged design legend, graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, josef müller-brockmann, minimalism, modernism, poster, Typography16 Comments

Check out this stunning poster by the legendary Josef Müller-Brockmann. I’ve never seen this poster design before so it’s gotten me really excited! I’ll have to check my Brockmann books to see if it’s in there, but I don’t recall ever seeing it.

The color palette and the use of a few circles to create the shape of a record make this design stunning. But my favorite part of it all is how the typography, even though staggered, still lines up to a sound grid system. Brilliant.

You can grab this poster on eBay for $300. I’m so tempted.

Das Erbe der Schweiz

Posted on February 5, 2009February 5, 2009 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, helvetica, International Typographic Style, josef müller-brockmann, Otl Aicher, posters, swiss style, wim crouwel10 Comments

Das Erbe der Schweiz (The heritage of Switzerland) is a sexy new poster by the super talented Xavier Encinas to celebrate the second anniversary of his blog Swiss Legacy. This poster honors the legendary designers that pioneered “International Typographic Style” which include: Ernst Keller, Theo Ballmer, Jan Tschichold, Herbert Matter, Max Bill, Emil Ruder, Josef Muller-Brockmann, Paul Rand, Max Huber, Otto Aicher, Armin Hofmann, Adrian Frutiger, Wim Crouwel and Karl Gerstner.

Offset Litho
PMS 877 C
148 gsm
Pacesetter Matte Text FSC Mixed
Printed in Canada by Hemlock
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Edition of 100 only.
Each poster comes with a certificate of authenticity.

You can purchase it here for 50€.

Alte Haas Grotesk

Posted on December 18, 2008January 8, 2009 Posted in TypographyTagged fonts, International Typographic Style, josef müller-brockmann, modernism, Swiss, type, typeface16 Comments

I found this excellent font last night while surfing for old Swiss design books. Alte Haas Grotesk by Yann Le Coroller, is a free Grotesk/Helvetica look-a-like with a soft feel to the edges. The author describes it as a typeface that looks like it were printed in an old Brockmann book. It definitely has that feel to it. I’m looking forward to using this in a design.