Josef Müller-Brockmann, The Godfather of Swiss Graphic Design
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Yesterday, I noticed a poster in the window of an American Apparel store, and it wasn't a picture of a hipster chick in some state of sexy dishabille. It was merely well designed Helvetica text, perfectly laid out on a simple grid. It reminded me how much I love the work of Josef Müller-Brockmann.
Müller-Brockmann's work demonstrates that you don't need more than one good typeface to be a good designer. And sometimes nothing more than a few carefully drawn shapes and precise type-setting can convey all the information and emotion you would ever need.
Check out a great collection of his work here on Flickr and in this online gallery.
And watch his posters come to life in this beautiful video remix of his best work:
Müller-Brockmann's work demonstrates that you don't need more than one good typeface to be a good designer. And sometimes nothing more than a few carefully drawn shapes and precise type-setting can convey all the information and emotion you would ever need.
Check out a great collection of his work here on Flickr and in this online gallery.
And watch his posters come to life in this beautiful video remix of his best work:
1 Comments:
I'm a big fan of Muller Brockmann's work - it's a real shame that you can't seem to pick up any reproductions of it.
I've always thought that his work has much to offer web designers - his approach involved condensing design elements to focus on a core message a clean visual aesthetic. This is, after all, a key part of web usability and accessibility.
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