Description In 1980, the Swiss Federal Railways contracted one of their country\'s leading graphic designers, Josef M ller-Brockmann (1914-96), to overhaul the Design of their train stations\' signage, a project that resulted in a "visual information system" using intuitive pictograms to orient rail passengers, doing so largely without the aid of language.
MYller-Brockmann\'s manual, expanded in 1992, is a complex, large-scale Design project that met its users\' needs through its emphatic rationalism and consistency.nsistency..
Annotation In 1980, the Swiss Federal Railways contracted one of their country\'s leading graphic designers, MYller-Brockmann, to overhaul the Design of their train stations\' signage.
This 200-page edition features a transparent PVC jacket, an interview with the contemporary Swiss graphic designer Peter Spalinger and text by curator Andres Janser.
This reprint in English translation--part of Lars M ller\'s XX The Century of Print series--makes the Manual accessible for the first time to a broader public, and is one of the most significant projects by this legendary designer, well known for his posters and the influential magazine he founded, New Graphic Design (1958-65).
M ller-Brockmann\'s manual, expanded in 1992, is a complex, large-scale Design project that met its users\' needs through its emphatic rationalism and consistency.
Description In 1980, the Swiss Federal Railways contracted one of their country\'s leading graphic designers, Josef M ller-Brockmann (1914-96), to overhaul the Design of their train stations\' signage, a project that resulted in a "visual information system" using intuitive pictograms to orient rail passengers, doing so largely without the aid of language
