Josef Muler Brockmann was born on May 9th, 1914. He is most well-known for his influence in graphic design and his belief in grids with graphic design.
He studied architecture, design and history of art at both the University and Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich.
In the 1950s he produced a lot of concert posters where he worked for Tonhalle.
He was one of the founding editors of the New Graphic Design magazine along with R.P. Lohse, C. Vivarelli, and H. Neuburg. He was also the author of the 1961 publications The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems, Grid Systems in Graphic Design where he advocates use of the grid for page structure, and the 1971 publications History of the Poster and A History of Visual Communication.
He had such an influence on graphic design using the grid system that he is still remembered to this day for his advocating and eagerness for the grid layout. His posters show his technique and how with graphics, one must use the grid system to convey quickly and cleanly the information that the viewer needs to see.
Josef Muller Brockmann died in 1996 in Zurich.
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