Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Born: May 9, 1914
Died: August 30, 1996 (aged 82)
Bio: Josef Müller-Brockmann was a Swiss graphic designer and teacher. He studied architecture, design and history of art at both the University and Kunstgewerbeschule in Zürich. In 1936 he opened his Zurich studio specialising in graphic design, exhibition design and photography.
Known for:
- Grid Systems in Graphic Design (1981)
- Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers (1961)
- Pioneer of Swiss Graphic Design
- Josef Müller-Brockmann (1994)