Thinking Richard Avedon. 05 15 1923
“My photographs don’t go below the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues.”
Thinking Otl Aicher. 05 13 1922
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the birth Otl Aicher; a great designer, teacher and writer. Today also the opening “The Visual Appearance of the XX. Olympic Games Munich 1972″ in HFG Archive, Ulm, 13 May to 14 October 2012. It would be great if I could go to Germany to see the exhibition. Thank...
Thinking Josef Müller-Brockmann. 05 09 1914
“The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee. It permits a number of possible uses and each designer can look for a solution appropriate to his personal style. But one must learn how to use the grid; it is an art that requires practice.” Josef Müller-Brockmann was born on May 9, 1914 in Rapperswil,...
Thinking Carlo Vivarelli. 05 08 1919
Carlo Vivarelli was born on May 8th, 1919 in Zurich, Switzerland. Vivarelli went to the art at the School of Arts and Crafts in Zurich. In 1939, he went to Paris to visit several art school and spent some time with well known graphic artist, Paul Colin. He mentioned that spending time with Paul Colin...
Thinking Stanley Morison. 05 06 1889
“Type design moves at the pace of the most conservative reader. The good type-designer therefore realizes that, for a new font to be successful, it has to be so good that only very few recognize its novelty. ”
Thinking Jean Carlu. 05 03 1900
Jean Georges Leon Carlu was born on May 3rd, 1900 in Bonnières-sur-Seine, France. Carlu was trained as an architect but at the age of 18 he changed his field to graphic and exhibition design. He is one of the pioneers of modern poster art a long side with A.M Cassandre. He belonged to the small...
Thinking Werner Bischof. 04 26 1916
“I felt compelled to venture forth and explore the true face of the world. Leading a satisfying life of plenty had blinded many of us to the immense hardships beyond our borders.” Werner Bischof was Born on April 26th 1916 in Zurich, Switzerland. Like Rene Burri, he studied under Hans Finsler at the School for...
Thinking Robert Büchler. 04 23 1914
“Form without function is formalism. typography can neither be modern nor beautiful if it just pays homage to form rather than fulfill its purpose – a legible communication.” Robert Büchler was born on April 23, 1914 in Basel. He apprenticeship as typesetter at the A.G Frobenius in Basel from 1923-1933. He got training in course...
Thinking Hans Dieter Reichert. 04 19 1959
Hans Dieter Reichert was born on April 19, 1959. Not in a hospital like most people, but in his grandparent’s house in Würdinghausen (village), Sauerland, Germany. At the age of 18 he did an apprenticeship as compositor before went to university in Essen. Hans studied in four different cities Essen, Wuppertal, Basel and finished in...
Thinking F.H.K Henrion. 04 18 14
Today marks the 98th anniversary of Frederic Henri Kay Henrion or F.H.K Henrion. I posted a year ago please click here for the detail about Henrion’s bio and works. I did also posted some wonderful books that Henrion designed including Top Graphic Design, Design Coordination and Corporate Image, and AGI annals.
Thinking Robert Doisneau. 04 14 1912
“I don’t usually give out advice or recipes, but you must let the person looking at the photograph go some of the way to finishing it. You should offer them a seed that will grow and open up their minds.” Robert Doisneau was born on the April 14th 1912 in Paris, France. He studied at...
Thinking Imogen Cunningham. 04 12 1883
Imogen Cunningham was born on April 12th 1883 in Portland, Oregon. In 1991, she purchase her first camera, 4×5 inch view camera but soon she had no interest and sold the camera to her friend. Not until she found the work of Gertrude Kasebier, she started to take picture again. Her professor suggested her for...