Biography

1920	Born in Winterthur, Switzerland
1938-1943	Studies at Kunstgewerbeschule, Zuerich
1943-1948	Works as lithographer in Basel and Bern
1948	Opens his own studio in Basel
1946-1986	Teaching at Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel (later Schule fuer Gestaltung)
1955-1956	Teaching at Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts, Philadelphia PA (USA)
1956-1991	Teaching at Yale University, New Haven CT (USA)
1956	Lecturer, Intl. Design Conference, Aspen CO (USA)
1965	Consultant to National Design Institute Ahmedabad, India
1967	Director of the undergraduate program at Schule fuer Gestaltung, Basel
1968	Founder and Director of advanced program for visual communication, Schule fuer Gestaltung, Basel
1970	Member of Letragraphica Panel in London, together with Lubalin, Forbes, Minale
1972-1996	Director of Yale Summer Program in Graphic Design, Brissago, Switzerland
1973	Head of Graphics Department, Schule fuer Gestaltung, Basel
1977	Appointed Visiting Professor, Yale University

Important Awards

1948 - 1969	Numerous posters selected as "Best Swiss Posters of the Year"
1964	First prize for logo of Swiss National Exhibition, Lausanne
1966	1. International Poster Biennale, Warsaw; Honorable mention
1971	Honorary member, British Typographic Association
1973	Honorary member, Royal Society of Arts, London
1987	Honorary PhD, Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts
1997	Art Prize, City of Basel

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