Born 1909 in Basel, Swiss artist Donald Brun completed an apprenticeship in advertising art under the tutelage of Ernst Keiser, who at the time was teaching calligraphy to graphic design students at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel vocational school from 1927 to 1930.
Vintage posters designed by Donald Brun
From the 1930s onwards, Brun created countless posters that shaped the history of Swiss graphic design and are now internationally acclaimed. He was also a sought-after trade fair stand designer, creating a large pavilion for the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958. He went on to teach a great many designers at what later became the school of art and design in Basel.
Along with Fritz Bühler, Brun was one of the co-founders of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) in 1952. He spent his final years in Montreux, where he died in 1999.
Along with Niklaus Stoecklin, Herbert Leupin, Peter Birkhäuser and Fritz Bühler, Donald Brun was one of the most prominent representatives of the old Basel school. His flawless craftsmanship, which can be seen in the many poster designs he painted, is tremendous.
Here below is a set of amazing posters designed by Donald Brun.
Le Nº 11 renseigne, 1921
Bäder / Bains, 1928
Toujours de bonne humeur avec une tasse de café …Cafés Courtheoux, circa 1930s
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