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book (design) story #624

(unknown) :
heilbäder der schweiz

schweizerische verkehrszentrale, zürich / verband der schweizer badekurorte, 1937
size: 18 x 12 cm
photographer: gaberell, meerkämper, schuh, steiner, spreng
designer: hermann eidenbenz

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another tourist brochure from the series introduced story 563): "spas in switzerland".

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although no designer is credited, the impressive photomontage cover can be identified as the work of hermann eidenbenz (1902-1993), because ...

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... eidenbenz designed a poster on the subject using the same image. (many thanks to cornel windlin for this information and the poster picture!)

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the inside is designed in the style of other booklets in the series, ...

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... with great photos credited to no less than 25 artists, ...

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... among them familiar names such as gaberell, meerkämper, schuh, steiner, and spreng.

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below an old print showing a swiss spa of 1554. note the caption in a different, "retro" style: blackletter typeface (schwabacher), set centered!

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