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<onlyinclude>Czech architect, graphic designer, scenographer, photographer and teacher at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava (1932-1938) and Brno (1939-1943). Member of the [[Devětsil]] in Brno. Studied at the Bauhaus in Dessau (along with his wife Marie Rossmannová also a photographer). Designed Czech magazines 'Pásmo', 'Disk' and 'Index'. When he came to Bratislava in 1931 directly from Dessau, he brought the functionalist conception of typographic design to a downright ascetic form. A constructivist diagonal was replaced by a horizontal and the bearer of optical information became the square or the oblong of photographic detail. Worked at ''[[Slovenská grafia]]'' and ''[[nová bratislava]]'' journals. With him, the [[School_of_Arts_and_Crafts,_Bratislava|Vydra school]]'s impact had grown considerably and within two years its influence had penetrated several Slovak printing presses. During his stay in Bratislava he prepared a book on the utilization of lettering and photography in advertising, published as ''Písmo a fotografie v reklamě'', Index, Olomouc, 1938.</onlyinclude>
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<onlyinclude>Czech architect, graphic designer, scenographer, photographer and teacher at the [[School_of_Arts_and_Crafts,_Bratislava|School of Arts and Crafts]] in Bratislava (1932-1938) and Brno (1939-1943). Member of the [[Devětsil]] in Brno. Studied at the [[Bauhaus]] in Dessau (along with his wife Marie Rossmannová, a photographer). Designed Czech magazines ''[[Pásmo]]'', ''[Disk]]'' and ''Index''. Moved to Bratislava in 1931. Worked at ''[[Slovenská grafia]]'' and ''[[nová bratislava]]'' journals. There he prepared a book on the use of typography and photography in advertising, published as ''Písmo a fotografie v reklamě'', Index, Olomouc, 1938.</onlyinclude>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Czech_Republic#Avant-garde]]
 
* [[Czech_Republic#Avant-garde]]
  
==External links==
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* http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=8254
 
* http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=8254
 
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/calypsospots/sets/72157615849796593/  
 
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/calypsospots/sets/72157615849796593/  
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Czech architect, graphic designer, scenographer, photographer and teacher at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava (1932-1938) and Brno (1939-1943). Member of the Devětsil in Brno. Studied at the Bauhaus in Dessau (along with his wife Marie Rossmannová, a photographer). Designed Czech magazines Pásmo, [Disk]] and Index. Moved to Bratislava in 1931. Worked at Slovenská grafia and nová bratislava journals. There he prepared a book on the use of typography and photography in advertising, published as Písmo a fotografie v reklamě, Index, Olomouc, 1938.

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