Jan Tschichold
Germany (1902—1974)
Son of a signwriter, Tschichold discovered a fascination for typography at very early age, but his family encouraged him to take up a teaching career. He started teaching illustration and worked as a designer and lettering artist. He was deeply influenced by Rodolf Koch and discovered Bauhaus principles during an exhibition. In 1928 he compiled his greatest work: Die Neue Typographie, a compendium of rules of modern graphic design and typography. With the changes in the political climate, he relocated to Switzerland, developing his own style of typography. He moved to London to work for Penguin publishing company, remodernising the entire collection of book titles, even the brand mark.
Merz 24
Ursonate / Booklet / Letterpress / 14.2 x 20.6 cm / Hannover, 1932 / © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Typographische Mitteilungen
Book / Letterpress / 23.5 x 31.1 cm / Leipzig, 1925
Andreas Feininger / John Heartfield / Lucia Moholy / Walter Peterhans / Franz Roh / Jan Tschichold / Umbo (Otto Umbehr) / Piet Zwart / Eugène Atget / Albert Renger-Patzsch / Max Burchartz / Hans Finsler / Arvid Gutschow / Brett Weston / Max Ernst / Florence Henri / El Lissitzky (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky) / László Moholy-Nagy / Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Foto-auge
76 Fotos der Zeit / Photographic book with letterpress cover by El Lissitzky / Heliogravure / 20.6 x 29.2 cm / Stuttgart, 1929 / © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn