Ladislav Sutnar Collection
1941-1970
Ladislav Sutnar (1897-1976)
Papers of the Czech graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar, known as a pioneer of information architecture. Sutnar’s design work includes the parentheses used to demarcate American area code numbers and the typography of Bell’s 1960s phone directories as well as Dodge’s Sweet’s Catalog Service, where he served as art director from 1941 to 1960.
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Printed papers, postcards, typescript papers, books, and a painting.