Josef Müller-Brockmann » Interviews

The Helvetica killer

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:30:28 +0000

Bruno Maag is so enraged by Helvetica that he has designed a typeface aimed specifically at wiping it off the face of the planet. He explains his hatred in the latest of SEA’s Naturalis booklets and also in a recently uploaded interview with Creative Review.

A conversation with Josef Müller-Brockmann

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:40:42 +0000

In an interview with Eye Magazine shortly before his death in 1996, Josef Müller-Brockmann, when asked “What do you regard as your best work?”, by Yvonne Schwemer-Scheddin, replied “The white reverse sides of my posters!”.

Interview with Data Viz Star Pedro Monteiro

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:16:05 +0000

Maria Popova of the fabulous Brain Pickings web site has recently published an in-depth interview with Pedro Monteiro, whose work on Whatype and Visualisation Magazine makes him one of the most exciting champions of today’s emerging data visualisation culture.

Within the article, Pedro reveals that his interest in data visualisation started after researching the work of Swiss designer, Karl Gerstner, and discovering his Complex Grid system.

Interview with Stout/Kramer

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:33:54 +0000

The Artist & His Model have highlighted a succinct article with Dutch designers, Stout/Kramer, taken from their web site, discussing their graphic design work for commercial and governmental projects. Stout/Kramer take their clean, contemporary inspiration from modernist Swiss design, which is clearly evident in their fuss-free work.