“The grid system is an aid, not a guarantee.It permits a number of possible uses and eachdesigner can look for a solution appropriate to hispersonal style. But one must learn how to use thegrid; it is an art that requires practice. ”Josef Müller-Brockmann
Josef Muller-Brockmann is often referred to as the father of Swiss Graphic Design. His ideas are mostly abstract concepts, but he also strictly followed the established the rules of typography and the grid. Muller-Brockmann also studied and taught graphology. In his 1981 book Grid Systems in Graphic Design, he describes his use of the grid and emphasizes the importance of its use and simplicity. He labeled his style “constructive design.”
Josef Muller-Brockmann was born on May 9th in Rapperswil, Switzerland. He grew up in Rapperswil, Schmerikon, and Uznach. He completed his secondary school in Rapp. and started an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Zurich in 1930. He ended his apprenticeship in 1932 and begun auditing courses by Ernst Keller and Alfred Willimann at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts.
He worked as a freelance graphic designer for a few years and designed the Pavilion of Honor for the Swiss universities for the 1939 National Fair. He then enlisted in the military and served as a lieutenant in the Swiss army from 1939 to 1945.
After the war, Muller-Brockmann went back to his life in graphic design and continued producing work and writing many books on the subject. He had many lecture tours, won the Gold Medal of the Canton of Zurich in 1987 and won the Brunnel Award twice.
Muller-Brockmann died in Zurich on August 30th, 1996.
http://www.thegridsystem.org/tags/jan-tschichold/
http://www.filterfine.com/resources/jmb/bio.htm
http://www.agrayspace.com/ncsu/04_fall/img/Brockmann.pdf
Josef Muller-Brockmann was born on May 9th in Rapperswil, Switzerland. He grew up in Rapperswil, Schmerikon, and Uznach. He completed his secondary school in Rapp. and started an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Zurich in 1930. He ended his apprenticeship in 1932 and begun auditing courses by Ernst Keller and Alfred Willimann at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts.
He worked as a freelance graphic designer for a few years and designed the Pavilion of Honor for the Swiss universities for the 1939 National Fair. He then enlisted in the military and served as a lieutenant in the Swiss army from 1939 to 1945.
After the war, Muller-Brockmann went back to his life in graphic design and continued producing work and writing many books on the subject. He had many lecture tours, won the Gold Medal of the Canton of Zurich in 1987 and won the Brunnel Award twice.
Muller-Brockmann died in Zurich on August 30th, 1996.
http://www.thegridsystem.org/tags/jan-tschichold/
http://www.filterfine.com/resources/jmb/bio.htm
http://www.agrayspace.com/ncsu/04_fall/img/Brockmann.pdf
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