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book (design) story #317

günther mamlok, sergius sax:
der sieg – ein buch vom sport

r. oldenbourg, münchen/berlin, 1932
size: 24 x 18 cm
designer: jan tschichold

sports were becoming increasingly popular in the 1920s, and many books were published about this subject – many in a modernist vein since sports were seen as healthy, just like modern architecture, see e.g. book stories 46, 47.

i haven't found any more info about the authors of this book entitled the victory.

no designer is credited in the impressum. however the book is featured in the new book on tschichold by le coultre/purvis (isbn 3764376031) and attributed to jan tschichold (1902-1974). the publisher oldenbourg was closely associated with the munich meisterschule were tschichold taught.

the typography is indeed very similar to some of tschichold's books for "der bücherkreis", e.g. negative typesetting of title, table of contents style, ...

... and asymmetric page numbers, of course. on the spread above the photos are arranged in a grid pattern – a design concept later becoming a key element of "swiss typography".

many spreads in this book show the design skills and virtuosity ...

... of a true master!