09 IAT 102 Graphic Design
09 The dispute between Bill and Tschichold The Grid The International Typographic Style (Swiss Style)
The dispute between Max Bill and Jan Tschichold 3
Typographische Mitteilungen, 1915 Jan Tschichold Typographische Mitteilungen, 1915
Jan Tschichold (Germany): The New Typography, 1928
Jan Tschichold (Germany), late works: traditional typography, humanist tradition
Max Bill 7
typography center aligned Max Bill typography left aligned Tschichold typography center aligned 8
Traitor! Max Bill typography left aligned Tschichold typography center 9
typography center aligned Max Bill: Asymmetrical Layout = Progress typography left aligned Tschichold typography center aligned 10
typography center aligned Max Bill: Asymmetrical Layout = Progress typography left aligned Tschichold: Symmetry Or Asymmetry (according to content) typography center aligned 11
Grids
Grids are the underlying structure of any document.
A grid system helps designers organize information into a coherent pattern.
The Purpose of a grid: The grid helps arranging text, photographs and diagrams in conformity with objective and functional criteria Order lends credibility and induces confidence Information presented clear and logically will be read more quickly and better understood/retained
Perhaps the most common reason to develop a grid is a necessity for a reusable system for multi-page and/or multi-issue publications.
A designer’s task is to provide ways into and out of the sea of words by breaking up text into smaller segments and offering alternate routes through the mass of information. Typography helps readers navigate through the flow of content.
How to work with a grid?
1. Select a type area = define margins
2. Divide type area into columns
3. Insert horizontal divisions
4. Choose appropriate font sizes Remember: set the type 35-70 characters per line
4. Choose appropriate font sizes Remember: set the type 35-70 characters per line
Examples
single-column grid
single-column grid
multi-column grid
multi-column grid
modular grid
modular grid
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Source: http://www.facebook.com/SwissGraphicDesign
Grid systems in graphic design, Josef Müller-Brockmann, Niggli, 1981, Zurich
1928 Tschichold New Typography 50-60ies Ruder White Space 1961 Muller-Brockmann The Grid 1970s Otl Aicher: Corporate Identity
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) asymmetrical organization grid objective photography clear and factual sans serif typography Herbert Matter, Max Bill, Otl Aicher, Emil Ruder, Armin Hofmann, Josef Müller-Brockmann (Chapter 18, Meggs) Armin Hofmann, 1954
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Josef Müller-Brockmann 40
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Emil Ruder 41
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Armin Hofmann 42
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Armin Hofmann 43
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Herbert Matter 44
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Herbert Matter 45
Swiss Design (International Typographic Style) Josef Müller-Brockmann 46
Announcements: Lab D107 (Thursday 4:30) moved to room 3350 this week
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