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1914 Josef MullerBrockmann was Born in Zürich
Left high school to train his illustration skills and joined an apprenticeship with graphic design
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Josef MullerBrockmann’s work was influenced by the Constructivism, De Stijil, Suprematism and Bauhaus Styles. Josef was born and raised in Switzerland and
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1943 Married Verena Brockmann and adopted her surname
became a teacher at age 43. He died in 1996 in Zürich.
Created the June Festival Posters, first posters to use the grid and unifying design throughout the poster
1950
in Graphic Design”, the later talks about the Grid System which Josef’s work heavily relied on.
1957 Became appointed teacher at Zürich School of Arts and Crafts
remained it’s coeditor until 1965.
His work was Josef published best known for the books “The its simple and Graphic Artist and clean design his Problems”, He co-founded the and typography. “History of Visual Neue Grafik (New He strived to Communication” Graphic Design) communicate and “Grid Systems journal in 1958 and information about
Published “Grid Systems in Graphic Design”
1971 Published “A History of Visual Communication” and “A History of the Poster”
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1987 Awarded the Gold Medal of the Canton of Zürich
Published book “Photographic Posters - From their Origins to the present day”
1989
1996 Josef MullerBrockmann Died
a topic, event or product as vividly as possible.
“Every visual creative work is a manifestation Josef held a number of exhibitions in Zürich, Bern, of the character of Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin, Paris, New York, Chicago, the designer” Tokyo, Osaka, Caracas and Zagreb. In 1987 the State of Zürich awarded him a gold medal for his cultural contributions.
- Josef Muller-Brockmann
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