Erich Hofmann (graphic designer)
Erich Hofmann (* 1924 in Konstanz ; † January 8, 2016 there ) was a German graphic artist.
Life
Hofmann studied at the art academies in Freiburg and Stuttgart. He then founded an advertising agency together with his brother Herbert in Konstanz. In addition to work for the regional area, he also designed national advertising, created book illustrations and record covers, such as the audio book predecessor Tönende Bücher . Also independent book publications, mainly on urban history topics.
On his 75th birthday, the city of Konstanz organized a comprehensive exhibition about his artistic work.
Bibliography (selection)
Book publications
- 1966: The old Konstanz in pictures by the court photographer Wolf from the years 1860 to 1918
- 1978: Konstanz: old city in old pictures
- 1977: Greetings from Konstanz: Postcards from the good old days
- 1987: Pictures from Lake Constance: the representation of a landscape from the book illumination to the postcard
- 1988: Meersburg - Walk through a thousand-year-old city
- 1990: Gaienhofen: Pictures from the past
Face cards
- Lake Constance: a narrative picture map with large and small sights, historical events, customs and legends of the Lake Constance landscape
Sounding books (graphic design)
- Soul of a dog by B. Traven / Das Tier by Nikolaj Ljeßkow
- The legend of the holy drinker by Joseph Roth
- Till Eulenspiegel retold by Erich Kästner
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Hofmann (graphic artist) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ The well-known Konstanz graphic artist Erich Hofmann is dead. Suedkurier.de, January 20, 2016, accessed on May 28, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constance , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2016 |
| Place of death | Constance , Germany |