JOSEF MULLER-BROCKMANN

and the GRID system

Josef Muller - Brockmann
Josef Mller-Brockmann, (May 9, 1914, in Rapperswil August
30, 1996), was a Swiss graphic designer and teacher. He studied
architecture, design and history of art at both the University
and Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich.
Josef Muller - Brockmann
As with most graphic designers that can be classifed as part of
the Swiss International Style, Joseph Mller-Brockmann was
infuenced by the ideas of several different design and art
movements including Constructivism, De Stijl, Suprematism
and the Bauhaus.
Josef Muller - Brockmann
Perhaps his most decisive work was done for the Zurich Town
Hall as poster advertisements for its theater productions.
Theatre Posters
Theatre Posters
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The Grid System and the Golden Ratio
The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee.
It permits a number of possible uses and each
designer can look for a solution appropriate to his
personal style. But one must learn how to use the
grid; it is an art that requirespractice.
Josef Muller-Brockmann
The Grid System and the Golden Ratio
The Grid System and the Golden Ratio
The Grid System and the Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio
In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if
the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal
to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.
The Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio