
12
Harmonie Sempach Anniversary
Concert Poster
Mixer
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Lucerne, Switzerland
The optical effects of form perception are powerful.
Different shapes produce different physical sensations;
size changes and arrangement create perceptions
of rhythm or loudness. As the underpinning aspect of
most graphic design, the abstract formal qualities of
composition play a huge role in evoking the designer’s
intended emotional effect
—
especially when intentionally
exploited within arrangements of recognizable forms.
Erich Brechbühl of Mixer, in Lucerne, Switzerland,
employs this knowledge to rich effect in this poster
for a brass band. Fanfares of exploding dots and lines ...