Thinking Emil Ruder. 03 20 1914

"A book which is designed with the minimum of material acquires unity not merely through the arrangement of the text but also though the homogeneity of the typographical means employed."

For celebration 100th anniversary of Emil Ruder, we have collected 20 book/catalogue/magazine covers designed by Ruder. The Simplicity of the covers designed by Ruder is timeless. A simple text is more than enough to create an impactful design to the coverw. In his voice of typography, the overall book design has to be consistence from the type sizes, arrangement with the format, indents, to the blank spaces. 

"Cover presented in consistent typographical style are one way of making series readily recognizable. All the cover titles of the same series must comply with an overall design." 

It can be applied in Ruder cover of Typographische monatsblätter year 1961 and Schriften des Gewerbemuseums Basel. 

If you want to understand about Ruder's typography even more the book Emil Ruder Typography is a highly recommended. The complication of his work is very nicely compile in the IDEA magazine 333. The latest publication Emil Ruder fundamentals four lectures from the 1950's by the master of timeless typography designed by helmut schmid design gives extensive understanding of Ruder typography. 

 "Cover presented in consistent typographical style are one way of making series readily recognizable. All the cover titles of the same series must comply with an overall design." It can be applied in Ruder cover of Typographische monatsblätter year 1961 and Schriften des Gewerbemuseums Basel.