Thinking Anton Stankowski. 07 18 1906
Anton Stankowski was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 18 of June 1906. He apprenticeship for couple years as a decorative painter before meet his most influential teacher, Max Burchartz at the Folkwangschule, Essen. He worked shortly as a freelancer for Canis Advertising Agency in Bochum. At the end of the 1929, he was invited to...
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 Noel Martin. 04 19 1922
Noel Martin was born in Syracuse, Ohio on 19 April 1922. He studied drawing, painting, and printmaking at Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1939-41. He was self though in typography and design. Later on, he became an instructor at Art Academy of Cincinnati until 1957. Noel Martin became the first graphic designer to work for...
Thinking F.H.K Henrion. 04 18 1914
F.H.K Henrion was born on April 18 1914 in Nuremberg Germany, Henrion got his British Nationality in 1946. He was trained as a textile design in Paris. He worked from 1936- 39 under Paul Colin in Paris and London. During World War II, he became a consultant for exhibitions division of Ministry of information and...
Thinking Yves Jose Zimmermann. 04 17 1937
Today marks of the birth of Yves Jose Zimmermann. Born in Switzerland and studied at Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel. In 1957, he went to New York to work under Will Burtin at Studio of Visual Research and Design and did corporate image design at Franzen studio of architecture. He worked for Geigy Chemical Corporation in New...
Thinking Rudolf de Harak. 04 10 1924
“The designer’s constant intention is to create and communicate within a framework of aesthetic standards that clarifies information and enriches its meaning.” Rudolf de Harak studied commercial art at the New York School of Industrial Arts . After he graduated, he was drafted into the infantry for World War II. After the war, he apprenticeship...
Thinking Jan Tschichold. 04 02 1902
Jan Tschicchold was born on the April 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig, Germany. He studied at the Akademie für Graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe in Leipzig and the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dresen. In 1921, at age of 18, Tschichold taught typography and lettering at the Meisterschule fur Deutschlands Buchdrucker in Munich. His book, Die nue Typographie became one...
Thinking Peter Megert. 03 28 1937
Peter Megert was born on march 28, 1937 in Berne, Switzerland. He educated at the Kunstgewerbeschule. He also pursued his education in France and the United States. He studied design planning, communication, graphic production and filmmaking at the Ohio State University. In 1960, he established his studio, Studio M where he designed visual identities, printing...
Thinking Bradbury Thompson. 03 25 1911
Bradbury Thompson was born on March 25 1911 in Jones Park, Riverside, Connecticut. Thompson graduated from Washburn University. He started his career by working at Capper Publication and he promoted to be an Art Director with Rogers-Lellog-Stillson. In 1938, Thompson was began to involve with Westvaco Inspirations. At this stage of his career he designed...
Thinking Emil Ruder. 03 20 1914
“Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty.” Emil Ruder was born on 20 March 1914 in Zurich, Switzerland. A founder and teacher at the Basel School of Design alongside Armin Hofmann. I always wonder what Ruder would...
Thinking Hans Neuburg. 03 20 1904
Hans Neuburg was born on 20th March 1904 in Grulich, Czechoslovakia. In 1910, Neuburg became a residence in Zurich. He got some commercial apprenticeship and then in 1928, he was employed as a copywriter by Max Dalang. He worked as a freelancer before he hired by Jean Haecky in Basle as an advertising manager. In...
Thinking Herb Lubalin. 03 17 1918
“You can do a good ad with poor typography, but you can’t do a great ad with poor typography.”