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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design
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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design

by John Clifford
August 2013
Beginner
240 pages
6h 16m
English
Peachpit Press
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Hans Rudi Erdt

1883–1918 | BORN: Benediktbeuern, Germany | EDUCATION: Munich School of Applied Arts

Further developed Plakatstil (poster style) movement in Germany

Used visual tricks to suggest the product, rather than show it

Designed classic war posters

Like Lucian Bernhard, Berlin-based Hans Rudi Erdt used a lean approach to design: flat colors, simple shapes, and bold typography. While Bernhard focused on the product being sold, Erdt took a less literal approach in his designs. His poster for Opel automobiles, for example, doesn’t show the car. The face of a man with driving goggles and a cap on his head is placed above and behind the brand name. Nothing more. People tend to connect with people better than with objects, so featuring a person ...

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