dead designers

///// Max Huber was born in Switzerland in 1919. At the age of 17 Huber registered at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts. Huber studied the experiments of Bauhaus-designers such as Tschichold as well as European abstract artists and russian constructivists. His design spans all over Europe, and his most iconic work was done in an avant-garde environment. He is known for recognizable use of both type and color. ///// Josef Müller-Brockmann, (May 9, 1914 – August 30, 1996), was a Swiss graphic designer and teacher. He studied architecture, design and history of art. In 1936 he opened a studio specializing in graphic design, exhibition design, and photography. He started to produce concert posters in 1951. In 1958 he became a founding editor of New Graphic Design. In 1966 he was appointed European design consultant to IBM. ///// Jan Tschichold was born on April 2nd, 1902 in Leipzig Germany. He was a typographer, book designer, teacher, and writer. His father was a sign painter, so he was exposed to typography at an early age. He chose alternative methods of creating letterforms compared to most of the typographers of his time. He even created an alphabet that fixed inconsistencies in the German language. His techniques were so controversial that Nazi’s seized much of his work. He died August 11th, 1974 in Locarno, Switzerland. ///// Max Bill was an architect, visual artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer, and graphic designer. He was born December 22nd, 1908 in Switzerland. He is known for his simple, yet iconic watch designs. During the 1980s he experimented with creating giant sculptures. At the same time, he traveled all around Europe to organize showings of his own works. ///// Emil Ruder was a typographer and graphic designer who was born in Switzerland in 1914. Ruder helped form the Basel School of Design and establish the style of design known as Swiss Design. His work portrayed a heavy emphasis on sans-serif typefaces and is both clear and concise. His use of grids in design has influenced the development of most web design. He taught that typography's purpose was to communicate ideas through writing.