Jan Tschichold

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1974
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1920s
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AIGA_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leipzig,_Germany
gptkbp:child gptkb:Peter_Tschichold
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-08-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Locarno,_Switzerland
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Saskia_(typeface)
gptkb:Transit_(typeface)
Sabon
gptkbp:education gptkb:Academy_of_Graphic_Arts_and_Book_Trade,_Leipzig
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:book
gptkb:design
gptkb:typeface
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jan Tschichold
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Swiss_Style
Modern graphic design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bauhaus
gptkb:El_Lissitzky
Constructivism
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy of modernist typography
standardizing Penguin Books design
transition from modernism to classical design
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:movement gptkb:New_Typography
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
Swiss
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Die_neue_Typographie
gptkb:Sabon_(typeface)
Penguin Books design guidelines
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:book
gptkb:typeface
author
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Leipzig
gptkb:Locarno
Basel
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Locarno,_Switzerland
gptkbp:signature Jan Tschichold signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Kramer
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Die_neue_Typographie
Asymmetric Typography
Typographische Gestaltung
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Rand
gptkb:Eric_Gill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5