Josef Müller Brockmann
Style
Life
Design
May 9, 1914 – August 30, 1996
He studied architecture, design and history of art at both the University and Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich
Swiss graphic designer and teacher
1936 he opened his Zurich studio specialising in graphic design, exhibition design and photography
From 1951 he produced concert posters for the Tonhalle in Zurich
In 1958 he became a founding editor of New Graphic Design along with R.P. Lohse, C. Vivarelli, and H. Neuburg. In 1966 he was appointed European design consultant to IBM
International Typographic Style
emphasizes cleanness, readability, and objectivity
known as the Swiss Style, is a graphic design style that emerged in Russia, the Netherlands, and Germany in the 1920s
Spouse(s)
Verena Brockmann (married 1943–1964) ,Shizuko Yoshikawa（married 1967-1996)
Occupation
Graphic designer
Teacher
Juni-Festwochen Zürich (poster, 1957)
Musica Viva (poster, 1959)
Der Film (poster, 1960)
Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafiker (book, 1961)
Grid systems (book, 1981)
Pioneer in education,Visual poet,resourceful designer
same unified harmony of line,color,and image
Josef's Artistic Development
In October q928. a perceptive teacher recorgonized his natural aptitude for drawing in the school newspaper.