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Considered one of the pioneers of modern corporate design, he is known as the &#8220;Father of the Modern Logo&#8221; among design professionals internationally; yet only a fraction of his designs have ever been shown in public. This richly illustrated and comprehensive monograph is the first book to be published about his work as commercial artist, architect, poster and book designer.   Fourteen essays present the wide-ranging aspects of Deffke&#8217;s work in context with 20th-century European design history. More than 500 images, many of them previously unpublished, illustrate his achievements in poster and commercial art. This collection is a long overdue commentary and re-discovery, of an exceptional artistic personality.  Exhibitions: <i>Corporate Design:The Pioneer of Logo Design Wilhelm Deffke (1887-1950)<\/i> Museum Folkwang\/German Poster Museum in Essen, 26 September 2013 to 28 January 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive monograph on the work of the German graphic design pioneer Wilhelm Deffke. 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