Hans Neuburg (20 March 1904 – 24 June 1983) was a graphic designer instrumental in the development of the

International Typographic Style The International Typographic Style, also known as the Swiss Style, is a graphic design style that emerged in Russia, the Netherlands, and Germany in the 1920s and was further developed by designers in Switzerland during the 1950s. The Internatio ...

Biography

Neuburg was born in

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and grew up in

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where he attended the Orell Füssli Art Institute. Following his graduation, he worked as a designer in advertising and publishing. In 1936, Neuburg opened his own studio in Zurich. In 1958, he became a founding member of ''

Neue Grafik ''Neue Grafik'' (, ) was a quarterly graphic design journal founded in 1958. The journal disseminated the tenets of the International Typographic Style and was key in its emergence as a movement. Eighteen issues of the journal were published fro ...

'', a quarterly design publication.

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Swiss graphic designers German Bohemian people 1904 births 1983 deaths People from Ústí nad Orlicí District Austro-Hungarian emigrants to Switzerland {{Graphic-designer-stub