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Walter Herdeg

Graphis Magazine stood apart from the rest of the magazines at the time simply due to the range of art that it featured.


Walter Herdeg

Walter Herdeg (born January 3, 1908 in Zurich died 1995) was a Swiss graphic designer, noted for his travel posters and work with Graphis Magazine, who was awarded an AIGA medal in 1986.

The title was "Graphis Diagrams" and it carried images that would later be used in contemporary product designs such as the Unknown Pleasures compact disc album cover designed by Peter Saville (graphic designer)As testament to Herdeg's curator-ship this and more such visual material featured in his magazine rose to exemplary statuses as well as value.


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