Herb Lubalin’s biography in pictures. In his 40-year career, Lubalin has revolutionized the landscape of American graphic design by composing images with text.

Under the influence of Japan, France or Russia, book covers are constantly evolving with technical progress and crises.

Ben Bos (1930-2017) The big Bos of Dutch design!
Portrait of a graphic design giant who worked for Total Design for 3 decades.

The two ironic, subversive posters for the 2014 Chaumont Festival question current affairs with a bazooka… and it’s great !

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.

The story of the Nasa logo. How the meatball beat the worm ! A unique opportunity to delve into the history of this famous visual identity.

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.

In 1980, Daniel Lelong, director of the gallery of the same name, suggested to the French Tennis Federation that they entrust the design of the poster to a great name in contemporary art. Valeria Adami signed the 1980 poster. Today, David Nash has signed the 34th poster in this collaboration.

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.


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