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book (design) story #656

hermann bauer:
st. gallen und seine landschaft

verlag der fehr'schen buchhandllung, st. gallen, around 1972
printer: druckerei stehle & co, st. gallen
size: ?? x ?? cm
photographer: herbert maeder
designer: jost hochuli

"st. gallen und seine landschaft" ...

... is a 1972 hommage to the town in eastern switzerland and its surrounding countryside.

this edition states that it is was common project by a photo reproduction company, a print shop, and a graphic designer – serving as a christmas/new year's gift.

the designer is st. gallen-born typographer and graphic designer jost hochuli (*1933) ...

... who is internationally renowned for his book design work.

the book is set in sansserif, with bold subheadings integrated into the paragraphs.

the photo pages on coated paper feature captions in three columns set unjustified.

... with sansserif type set unjustified.

note the grid-based photo placement.

the photos are by herbert maeder ("1930), a swiss photographer who grew up in the kanton of st. gallen. later he was also a member of the swiss parliament.