Peter Gut, a multiple work navigating between caricature, press drawing and illustration for children, with humour in the background.

Portrait of the Swiss graphic designer Hans-Peter-Hort (1924-2010). No biography is dedicated to him. Here is an attempt to catch up…

Hans Hillman, German graphic designer, illustrator and designer (1925-2014).
He was a pioneer who, as early as the 1950s, re-invented the art of film posters in Germany, designing German versions of posters by Godard, Bunuel, Eisenstein, Kurosawa and Bergman.

Herb leupin (1916-1999). Swiss graphic designer who produced more than 1000 advertising posters.

When some wanted to make revolution with their voices or their guitars, he armed himself with his pencils and brushes. It was the early’60s, and Kennedy wasn’t an airport yet.

Painter, graphic designer, English illustrator little known in France. Yet, Edward Bawden remains a great illustrator from Great Britain!

Les Rencontres de Lure. For 61 years, strange wackos have been meeting every summer in “Lurs-en-Provence” to redo the typography in particular and the world in general. In a climate of camaraderie, under the Provençal sun, perched on a rock, all the faces of typography are discussed.

Textile designer, graphic designer, furniture designer… nothing is colorful enough for this Italian-American!

Let’s explore the fabulous history of Villa Noailles and its illustrious inhabitants Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, great patrons of the arts, design and fashion!

Retrospective of Roger Excoffon’s work. Graphic designer, typographer and type designer 1910-1983. The creator of the Banco, Mistral, antique olive typography… but also of the Air France visual identity.

Müller-Brockmann is one of the most influential graphic designers in the history. His work is always taught, studied and published. It is certainly the figurehead of Swiss graphic design (which also takes the name of international style). His work is influenced by Bauhaus and constructivism. Typography and geometry are predominant.

Presentation of the Italian graphic designer Franco Grignani (1908-1999) This is a text where he presents himself his work and his vision of the profession (initially published in the collection “Graphic Designers in Europe” in 1973). Surprisingly, many of his reflections remain very contemporary.

The Rappaz Museum is located in the historical heart of Basel, more precisely in the studio of the eponymous graphic designer Rolf Rappaz (1914-1996). It presents a permanent exhibition on the work of this Basel artist and graphic designer.

Gérard Fromanger’s name conjures up a series of motifs, figures and events that trace the history of post-war France. An essential artist of narrative figuration.


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