Hinkefuss, Carl Ernst

Carl Ernst Hinkefuss was a German graphic designer active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Working both independently and with his business partner Wilhelm Deffke in the firm Wilhelmwerk, Hinkefuss was among the early commercial graphic designers in the field of advertising, who specialized in trademark and logo design. Linked philosophically and aesthetically to the ideas of the German Werkbund and subsequently the Bauhaus, Hinkefuss developed a very simple style that sought to integrate the worlds of commerce and design.

From the description of Carl Ernst Hinkefuss papers, 1903-1970. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 728168252

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