Biography

(1939–98) Swiss graphic designer, typographer and educator who studied in Zurich and Basle, taught in Switzerland and internationally, and is known for his particular concern for the social role of graphics.

Selected sources +

  • Friedl, Friedrich, Nicolaus Ott, and Bernard Stein. Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques throughout History. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998, p. 359
  • Lutz, Hans-Rudolf, Hans-Peter Hoesli, and Basilius Steinmann. Ausbildung in Typografischer Gestaltung. Zürich: Vlg Hans-Rudolf Lutz, 1996, p. 8
  • Hollis, Richard. Swiss Graphic Design: the Origins and Growth of an International Style, 1920–1965. New Haven: Yale UP, 2006, pp. 253, 257
  • Heller, Martin. Who’s Who in Graphic Design: Profiles of More than 300 Leading Graphic Designers from 46 Countries, including 1500 Illustrations. Zurich: Benteli-Werd Verlag, 1994, p. 479
  • ‘Verlag Hans-Rudolf Lutz’