Gebrauchsgraphik - part 2

As promised, here is the second batch of Gebrauchsgraphik covers.

Some very good examples of the spontaneity and playfulness 

characteristic of graphic design in the '50s.

Walter Breker

Jean Picart le Doux

Werner Labbé

Walter Breker

Müller-Blase

Günther Stiller

A big thanks to bustbright for having assembled one 

of the best vintage graphics collections on flickr!

New York Stroll

It's been a very busy back-to-school week, no time to write!

But here's a bit of eye candy to help start the weekend...

Two covers by Peter de Sève

Laura Jean Allen

Harry Bliss

Ronald Searle

Robert Weber

Charles Savon

Two covers by Peter Arno

William Steig

 Ian Falconer

Devera Ehrenberg

Mark Ulriksen

John O'Brien

Frank Viva

Gebrauchsgraphik - part 1

Next Monday I start teaching courses again, and for the next nine months graphic design 

will be my bread and butter. While doing research for my history classes, I have discovered

many interesting books and publications, such the design magazine Gebrauchsgraphik.

Founded in 1924 in Berlin by professor H.K. Frensel, Gebrauchsgraphik (Commercial Graphics) 

was one of the first European journals devoted to graphic design, advertising and related subjects

 such as illustration and typography. This monthly magazine was published bilingually in German and English,

 and showcased a variety of high quality, innovative ads, posters and other graphics to an international audience. 

The works displayed often reflected the major artistic trends of the time, and during the 1920s–30s

 most commercial art was influenced by Art Deco, the Bauhaus and the avant-garde movements. 

Almost all the covers in this selection were first posted on the great website Designers Books by Sébastien Hayez. 

In the near future I am going to feature a collection of stunning covers from the 1950s. 

Cover by Julius Klinger

Long Live the King

George Giusti, Holiday cover, April 1958, thanks to Inspirational Imagery

Dedicated to Michelle, born 25 years ago under the sign of Leo.

 William Pène du Bois, cover of Fierce John

Piet Marée, Barendje's Wonderlijke Reis, 1938, thanks to Arthur van Kruining

Celestino Piatti, from Graphis Annual 60/61, thanks to Sandi Vincent

Bernard Simpson, 1959

Bill Leeson, 1965, via the London Transport Museum 

Chiyoko Nakatani, The Lion and the Bird’s Nest, 1972, thanks to tiny tin

John Burningham's ABC, 1970

Sarah Young

Lesley Barnes

 

 Antonio Frasconi, See and Say, 1955, thanks to my vintage book collection in blog form

Marcello Minale, Creatures Great and Small, 1965

Takeshi Kitano, thanks to Ana Montiel

Mark Hearld

Joan Kiddell-Monroe, India Folk Tales, thanks to 50 Watts

click here to see the previous pride of lions on Animalarium