Typographie Ausstellung

Published in conjunction with the 1960 exhibition celebrating fifty years of the Basel Typesetters Association, this little catalogue traces the development of modern typography. Illustrated with examples by Otto Eckmann, Bruce Rogers, Wassily Kandinsky, Tristan Tzara, Francis Picabia, Kurt Schwitters, Ardengo Soffici, F. T. Marinetti, Marcel Duchamp, Theo van Doesburg, Guillaume Apollinaire, Joost Schmidt, Herbert Bayer, El Lissitzky, Karel Teige, Piet Zwart, Cassandre, Therese Moll, Max Huber, Franco Grignani, Max Bill, Anthony Froshaug, Adrian Frutiger, Jan Tschichold, Ruder, Robert Büchler, Ralph Coburn, Herb Lubalin, Bob Gill, Karl Gerstner, and others. Impeccably designed by Emil Ruder and Robert Büchler (with an iconic cover by Büchler) and a real treasure.