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Swiss typography: more than a style?
An exhibition and lecture at St Bride Library
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Exhibition preview and opening lecture by Richard Hollis: Thursday 4 May
(details below)

Exhibition runs from Friday 5 May to Thursday 15 June

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Swiss typography has been much reproduced and imitated around the world.
The exhibition is a chance to see original examples of work from the New
Typography of Jan Tschichold in the 1930s, via Karl Gerstner’s Integral
Typography of the 1960s, to Wolfgang Weingart’s revision of the “Swiss
style” in the 1970s. On show will be books, brochures and catalogues
designed by other Swiss masters, among them Max Bill, Richard Paul
Lohse, Fridolin Müller and Siegfried Odermatt.

Exhibition preview & opening lecture: Thursday 4 May
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We begin in the Exhibition Room with a preview of the exhibition from
5.30pm before moving upstairs to the Bridewell Hall for the opening
lecture at 7.00pm.

Our speaker Richard Hollis is a writer and former designer and teacher.
His book “Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an
International Style 1920-1965” is now published and will be on sale at a
special exhibition price.

Paul Barnes is a typographer and co-designer of the new Egyptian
typeface for the Guardian. Much of the work on show comes from his
collection of Swiss typography.

Entry to the lecture, £5 or £3 concessions, on the door.

Exhibition: Friday 5 May to Thursday 15 June
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Exhibition Room
St Bride Library Bride Lane, Fleet Street London EC4Y 8EE

Telephone: 020 7353 4660
Hours of opening: Tuesday to Thursday, 12.30-5pm (9pm on Wednesday)

We would recommend that you do call beforehand to check accessibility to
the exhibitions, especially if making a long trip.

Entry to the exhibition is free.

For further information, see www.stbride.org