Bernhead by Bernhard

Posted inThe Daily Heller
Thumbnail for Bernhead by Bernhard
By Steven HellerPosted  ∙  1 min. read

Would you imagine that the designer who designed this, this and this—Lucian Bernhard—could also design this? He fancied himself a painter and sculptor of beautiful women. We are fortunate that he made his most important work as the creator of Sachplakat and typefaces. But work is work, so happy Labor Day.

Lucian Bernhard design
Lucian Bernhard design

Get the Latest Issue of PRINT, Focused on All Things Typography

  • Jessica Hische and 9 other brilliant women ruling type and lettering today

  • The top 25 American type masters

  • Twelve overlooked typefaces you should be using

  • Inside Monotype and MIT’s research lab

  • Tattoo artist as typographer?

  • Debbie Millman pens a love letter to Louise Fili

  • And much, much more.

Advertisement
Posted inHistory ∙ The Daily Heller

Steven Heller has written for PRINT since the 1980s. He is co-chair of SVA MFA Designer as Entrepreneur. The author, co-author and editor of over 200 books on design and popular culture, Heller is also the recipient of the Smithsonian Institution National Design Award for "Design Mind," the AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement and other honors. He was a senior art director at The New York Times for 33 years and a writer of obituaries and book review columnist for the newspaper, as well. His memoir, Growing Up Underground (Princeton Architectural Press) was published in 2022. Some of his recent essays are collected in For the Love of Design (Allworth Press).

Advertisement