Swiss International Style

A MMFA Gallery

What is Swiss Design?

The Swiss International Design, also known as the International Typographic Style is a type of design that originated from Russia, the Netherlands and in Germany during the 1920s and was later refined and developed in the 1950's by designers in Switzerland. This unique style can be recognized by its asymmetrical layouts, the prominent use of grids and the use of sans-serif fonts and left-align text.

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The Theory

The Bauhaus mantra of 'form follows function' applies to design in the spirit of the International Typographic movement. The movement was structured by focusing on detail, precision, craft skill, systems of education and approach, technical training, high standards of print and the innovative application of lettering. A grid system is a rigid framework that is supposed to help graphic designers in the meaningful, logical and consistent organization of information on a page.

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Presents...

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is proud to announce the opening of its Swiss International Style gallery. This exposition will be present from May 15th to August 27th. This exposition includes works of artists such as Josef Müller-Brockmann and many more renowned artists of this design style.

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