Name
ヘルムート シュミット helmut schmid
Company Name
ヘルムートシュミットデザイン helmut schmid design
Job Title
Graphic Desiner
Birth
1942
Death
July 02, 2018
Area
Osaka
Profile
Born in Austria. Completing a compositor apprenticeship in West Germany, he studied under Emil Ruder – the master of modern typography – Robert Büchler, and Kurt Hauert at AGS (The Basel School of Design) in Switzerland. After passing through Basel, West Berlin, Stockholm, Montreal, Vancouver and Düsseldorf, he finally settled down in Osaka in 1977. Schmid’s work ranges various fields including editorial design, packaging of ethical drugs and visual identity for brands such as Pocari Sweat sports drink (Otsuka Pharmaceutical), MAQuillAGE (Shiseido) and IPSA. He also produced independent publications in parallel, such as Typographic Reflections. Schmid taught at Kobe Design University from 2000 to 2010, and Hongik University in Seoul for a year and a half from 2006.
Source: ddd HP Exhibition Archive "try try try"
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Activities at ddd
Approximately 79 years after his birth (2021)
Participated in try try try: helmut schmid typography as Featured Designer.
Approximately 75 years old (2017)
Participated in Wim Crouwel Fascinated by the grid as Poster Designer, and Gallery Talk No.2 Participants.
Approximately 73 years old (2015)
Participated in nippon no nippon: helmut schmid as Featured Designer, Poster Designer, Gallery Talk Speaker, and Related Event: Special Lecture at Kyoto University of Art & Design "Typography and Typography" Speaker.
Approximately 67 years old (2009)
Participated in Helvetica forever: Story of a Typeface as Gallery Talk Participants.
Approximately 65 years old (2007)
Participated in helmut schmid: design is attitude as Featured Designer, Poster Designer, and Gallery Talk Participants.
Approximately 63 years old (2005)
Participated in German AGI Graphic Design Exhibition: Perfect Form as Featured Designer.
