In this thematic area, several approaches are combined: on the one hand, from a monographic perspective, focusing on certain major figures whose careers remain insufficiently documented, as well as on lesser-known figures – particularly women – whose contributions is brought to light; on the other hand, focusing on groups in order to highlight the collective dimension of graphic practice and its ideological and aesthetic foundations.
Heroic figures
Maximilien Vox (Samuel Monod, 1894–1974)
Henri van de Velde (1863–1957)
Fernand Baudin (1918–2005)
France and Switzerland in mirror
Jacques Devillers (1921–2002)
Jean Petit (1927–1999)
Jeanine Fricker (1925–2004)
Professional associations
Alliance graphique internationale (AGI)
Association Typographique internationale (ATypi)
The Swiss men and women of Paris
Albert Hollenstein (1900–2000)
Gérard Ifert (1900–2000)
Rudi Meyer (1900–2000)
Jean Widmer (1900–2000)
Figures of counterculture
Prénom Nom (1900–2000)
Prénom Nom (1900–2000)
Prénom Nom (1900–2000)