Werner Weißbrodt

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Werner Weißbrodt (born March 20, 1928 in Hockenheim ; † August 25, 2017 ) was a German graphic artist and art teacher. He lived in Pforzheim .

Life

Werner Weißbrodt was born in Hockenheim in 1928 . He studied at the Free Academy Mannheim and at the Academy of Fine Arts (ABK) Karlsruhe. During his student days he won a poster competition for the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1951 and in 1952 the competition “The international poster” in Karlsruhe. He began his professional career at the Baden-Württemberg State Trade Office in Karlsruhe. There he designed exhibitions and took over the editing of the journal Werkkunst . After teaching at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and at the then Pforzheim State Art and Crafts School for Surface Design in the early 1960s, he received a professorship at the Pforzheim University of Design in 1973 .

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Werner Weißbrodt designed the Hockenheimer Aquadrom logo in 1977. Its double wavy line in the form of an "a" was supplemented with the text Aquadrom Hockenheim . The logo is used in a slightly different color to this day.

At the University of Applied Sciences in Pforzheim, as part of the university reform of the state of Baden-Württemberg, he founded the course "Graphic Design" in 1972 and taught the subject until his retirement in 1990. At the beginning of his time as a university lecturer, he wrote a fundamental work, the handbook of surface design, which has been part of the graphic design canon since 1968. He shaped generations of students right up to the end with his highly technical and drawing lessons. In today's “Visual Communication” course, at that time “Graphic Design”, he was responsible for the basics for many years and taught the art of the signet , the final drawing, the construction in the surface, the graphic shortening for appearances and posters.

Werner Weißbrodt shaped the graphic interior concept for didactic murals of the State Museum for Natural History in Karlsruhe for many years. He worked with the jewelry museum and the Pforzheim cultural office. The design of the magazine series Blickpunkt , numerous exhibition posters and catalogs for jewelry presentations as well as the star-shaped logo of the jewelry museum were created with his participation. He also practiced graphic design in his private studio in Pforzheim-Würm. Up until old age he designed posters and playing cards, which he also collected.

Werner Weißbrodt was a member of the Schlaraffia Porta Hercyniae in Pforzheim. There he created the monumental painting of old Pforzheim in the Black Forest Castle, the clubhouse of the Porta Hercyniae in Pforzheim. In 1999 Werner Weißbrodt was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon .

Exhibitions

  • 1990: Paintings, graphics and photographs in the Reuchlinhaus , Pforzheim
  • 2018: Homage to Werner Weißbrodt - posters, graphics, books and catalogs, in the Reuchlinhaus, Pforzheim

Publications

  • Wozzeck. 1964.
  • Handbook of surface design. 1968.
  • Monograms and signs. 1970.
  • Design characters. 1980.
  • MalMots. 1988.
Wozzeck

Drama by Georg Büchner - Edited by Werner Weißbrodt on handmade paper with drawings by Alfons Klein. Published in 1964 with an edition of 150 copies

Handbook of surface design

Edited and designed by Werner Weißbrodt as a joint study of the graphics class at the State Art and Crafts School Pforzheim. All rights with Werner Weißbrodt. Published in September 1968 in a numbered edition of 90 copies.

Monograms and signs

Edited and designed by Werner Weissbrodt, Staatliche Kunst- und Werkschule Pforzheim with the assistance of Hans-Peter Braun. All rights with Werner Weissbrodt. Published in September 1970 in a numbered edition of 85 copies.

Design characters

Edited and designed by Werner Weißbrodt, University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim. All rights with Werner Weißbrodt, Pforzheim. Published in 1988 with an edition of 150 copies

MalMots

Edited and designed by Werner Weißbrodt, self-published, with seven offset lithographs, all rights by Werner Weißbrodt, Pforzheim. Published in 1988 with an edition of 150 copies

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personal data
SURNAME Weißbrodt, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist and art teacher
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Hockenheim
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2017