book (design) story #588
fritz helmuth ehmcke:
die amtliche urkunde
kunstgewerbemuseum zürich (wegleitung 86), 1929
size: 22 x 17 cm
designer: walter käch (cover)
this is the catalogue of an exhibition at the kunstgewerbemuseum zürich about official document design. the cover is by walter käch (1901-1970), a teacher at the kunstgewerbeschule.
käch had been a student of fritz helmuth ehmcke (1878-1965, see also story 533) who contributed the main text for this catalogue.
there are tipped-in examples such as an original dutch post cheque form (reminding of "de stijl" designs), ...
... the reproduction of a 19th century zurich university immatriculation certificate, ...
... a blindstamp with the city arms of zürich (designed by ernst keller) ...
and a logo for the gewerbemuseum winterthur (designed by walter käch), among others.
a printed list of contributing institutions and graphic designers is loosely inserted.
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