Jan Tschichold
- Introduction
- Jan Tschichold (2 April 1902 Leipzig, Germany – 11 August 1974 Locarno, Switzerland) (born as Johannes Tzschichhold, also Iwan Tschichold, Ivan Tschichold) was a calligrapher, typographer and book designer. He played a significant role in the development of graphic design in the 20th century – first, by developing and promoting principles of typographic modernism, and subsequently (and ironically) idealizing conservative typographic structures. His direction of the visual identity of Penguin Books in the decade following World War II served as a model for the burgeoning design practice of planning corporate identity programs. He also designed the much-admired typeface Sabon.
- Wikidata
- Q455232
- Introduction
- German avant-garde typographer developed an early interest in calligraphy through his father, who was a sign painter and designer. He studied at the Leipzig Academy of Book Design from 1919 to 1922 under Hermann Delitsch, and subsequently went to work in the design department of Insel Verlag. Exposure to Russian constructivism and the Bauhaus formed his early typographic style and theories. In 1925 he published his first treatise, "Elementare Typographie," in which he examined the typographic work of El Lissitzky. Tschichold defined the elements of asymmetrical typography, and advocated for the use of sans-serif typefaces. In 1928 he published "Die Neue Typographie, " further refining his theories. In 1933 he was expelled from Germany under the Nazis for creating "un-German" typography. He relocated to Switzerland where he continued to design and teach. In his third book, "Typographische Gestaltung," he turns away from "the new typography" as he comes to associate its rigid style with totalitarianism in general. At this point his work begins to resemble the classical and symmetric style that he had criticized in his youth. He remained in Switzerland for the rest of his life, except for three years (1946-1949) in London where he redesigned the Penguin paperback line.
- Nationalities
- German, Swiss
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Writer, Teacher, Designer, Typographer, Graphic Designer, Theorist
- Names
- Jan Tschichold, Johannes Tschichold
- Ulan
- 500125556
Exhibitions
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Designing Modern Women 1890–1990
October 5, 2013–
October 19, 2014 MoMA
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The New Typography
December 23, 2009–
July 25, 2010 MoMA
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Architecture & Design: North Gallery Rotation 2
December 14, 2005–
April 6, 2006 MoMA
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The Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910–1934
March 28–
May 21, 2002 MoMA
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Making Choices
March 16–
September 26, 2000 MoMA
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Jan Tschichold has 20 exhibitionsonline.
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Jan Tschichold Nolde, Lichtbildervortrag, Prof. Dr. M. Sauerlandt c. 1921
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Jan Tschichold Sonderheft Typographische Mitteilungen 1925
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Jan Tschichold Buster Keaton in: "Der General" 1927
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Jan Tschichold Die Hose (the Trousers) at Phoebus Palast (Poster for the film directed by Hans Behrendt, based on the play by Carl Sternheim) 1927
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Jan Tschichold Phoebus-Palast, Musikalische und Filmdarbietungen von Rang, Programm 1927
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Jan Tschichold Die Frau ohne Namen (The Woman Without a Name) (Film poster for the Phoebus-Palast cinema, Munich) 1927
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Jan Tschichold Graphische Berufsschule München (Graphic Professional School Munich) letterhead 1927
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Jan Tschichold Orient Express (Poster for the film directed by Wilhelm Thiele) 1927
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Jan Tschichold Süddeutsche Holzwirtschaftsbank, AG. letterhead 1928
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El Lissitzky, Jan Tschichold Foto-Auge 1929
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Jan Tschichold Edith Tschichold letterhead 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold letterhead 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold stationery mailing label 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold stationery postcard 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold stationery calling card 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Nina Chmelowa letterhead 1920s
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Jan Tschichold Film und Foto exhibition letterhead 1929
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold stationery postcard (Sent to Piet Zwart) 1929
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Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold Ring NWG letterhead 1929
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Jan Tschichold Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker (Master School for German book printers) letterhead 1929
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Jan Tschichold Typografische Entwurfstechnik München (Instruction sheet for printed letterheads) 1929
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Jan Tschichold Plakate der Avantgarde (Posters of the Avant-Garde) (Poster for a Munich exhibition of works from the collection of Jan Tschichold) 1930
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Jan Tschichold Schrift: Saskia 1931
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Jan Tschichold, Marc Chagall Kunsthalle Basel, Chagall 1933
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Jan Tschichold Volksverband für Filmkunst München letterhead c.1928
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Jan Tschichold Die Konstruktivisten (The Constructivists) (Poster for exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel) 1937
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Jan Tschichold Die Konstruktivisten (The Constructivists) (Poster for exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel) 1937
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Jan Tschichold Der Berufsphotograph, Sein Werkzeug-Seine Arbeiten 1938
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Jan Tschichold Untitled 1938
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Jan Tschichold Generalversammlung des Verbandes schweizerischer Graphiker Basel, 15. und 16. Juni 1946 1946
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Jan Tschichold Penguins Progress 5 1947
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Jan Tschichold "Schriftkunde Schreibübungen und Skizzieren" by Jan Tschichold Unknown
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Jan Tschichold "Formenwandlungen der Et-Zeichen" by Jan Tschichold Unknown
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Jan Tschichold Ann Out neu Jahr 1955
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