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Breaking the Rules

Posters from the Turbulent 1980s in Switzerland / Plakate der bewegten 1980er Jahre in der Schweiz
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With their atmosphere of sociopolitical ferment, the 1980s also witnessed the appearance of a new aesthetic in Swiss graphic design, influenced by the punk aesthetic and first experiments with the Macintosh. Alternative cultural and political movements consciously seized on new visual identities in order to set themselves apart from established institutions. In constructive conflict with the stylistic rigor of the Swiss Style, young designers discovered innovative forms of visual expression which continue to enrich and enhance the world of graphic design today. With posters from 1980 to 1995, this publication presents a heterogeneous collection of design attitudes that consciously break the rules. Included are works by Peter Bäder, Polly Bertram and Daniel Volkart, Richard Feurer, Roli Fischbacher, Peter Frey, Ralph Schraivogel, Mihaly Varga, Cornel Windlin, Ruedi Wyss, and others.

With their atmosphere of sociopolitical ferment, the 1980s also witnessed the appearance of a new aesthetic in Swiss graphic design, influenced by the punk aesthetic and first experiments with the Macintosh. Alternative cultural and political movements consciously seized on new visual identities in order to set themselves apart from established institutions. In constructive conflict with the stylistic rigor of the Swiss Style, young designers discovered innovative forms of visual expression which continue to enrich and enhance the world of graphic design today. With posters from 1980 to 1995, this publication presents a heterogeneous collection of design attitudes that consciously break the rules. Included are works by Peter Bäder, Polly Bertram and Daniel Volkart, Richard Feurer, Roli Fischbacher, Peter Frey, Ralph Schraivogel, Mihaly Varga, Cornel Windlin, Ruedi Wyss, and others.

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Edited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

With essays by Martin Jaeggi, Peter Schweiger

Design: Integral Lars Müller

16,5 x 24,0 cm, 6 ½ x 9 ½ in

96 pages, 100 illustrations

paperback

2007, 978-3-03778-094-7, German
English
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Ciné-Passion

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Contemporary Iran

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Niklaus Troxler

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En Vogue

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Stop Motion

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Self-Promotion

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Herbert Leupin

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The Hand / Die Hand

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Japan – Nippon

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In Series / In Serie

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Poster Collection, vol. 23

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Help!

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Kopf an Kopf

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Head to Head

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Otto Baumberger

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Photo Graphics

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Comix!

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Zürich–Milano

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Typo China

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Catherine Zask

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Handmade

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Armin Hofmann

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Donald Brun

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Revue 1926

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