Hans J Barschel
I quite like the complexity of his illustrations but they're not the kind of designs I want as part of my project. The work he's done for Harper Bazaar is interesting but not soft enough for what I'm looking to achieve. I've decided to keep examples of his work as a guide and inspiration for the time being. I've also found out some interesting infromation about him:
I've been looking at a few artists as part of my research for my editorial project and I came across an Art Editor known as Hans J Barschel. He's not the most popular magazine designer, but I've seen some examples of work that he's done. Here are a few examples:
I quite like the complexity of his illustrations but they're not the kind of designs I want as part of my project. The work he's done for Harper Bazaar is interesting but not soft enough for what I'm looking to achieve. I've decided to keep examples of his work as a guide and inspiration for the time being. I've also found out some interesting infromation about him:
"Barschel's own promising career as a freelance designer and art director for the Deutsche Reichsbahn came to an end when he decided to leave Germany himself, eventually landing in New York City with few prospects. A fortunate connection with the entrepreneur and graphic arts patron Dr. Robert Leslie led to many commissions, and Barschel soon found himself in high demand. His innovative cover designs for Fortune, including the celebrated German U-boat "torpedo aiming-sight" image, established his reputation as a designer of imagination and with an eye for relevant detail. His covers for Town & Country, Alegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation's Steel Horizons, along with many dust jacket designs for publishers, helped him flourish during a period described by Dr. Leslie as the "creative forties." His circle of friends and design influences included Will Burtin, Paul Rand, George Giusti, Lucian Bernhard, McKnight Kauffer, and Joseph Binder. Later in the decade, his career moved in another direction and he began to design progressive graphics for the pharmaceutical firms of CIBA, Sharp, and Dohme and La Roche.
Moving to Rochester, New York in the early 1950's, he taught art and design at RIT, moving the program towards a modernist visual communications curriculum. His achievements were recognized through many awards, and his career has been documented in numerous periodicals, including PM Magazine, Arts & Industry, IDEA, and Gebrauchsgraphic. -- DP"
From the information I've gathered so far about him, Barschel is very well accomplished as a graphic designer but not specifically as an art editor. I'd like to find more artists that are accomplished specifically in art editing.
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