Herbert Bayer’s graphic design and typographic experiments at the Bauhaus (1925–1938)

1. Bayer returns as Bauhaus workshop leader

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Herbert Bayer, Printing Workshop, Bauhaus Dessau

   • Bauhaus Kooperation
   • Britannica
   • Letterform Archive

2. Lowercase-only typography becomes a Bauhaus hallmark

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Herbert Bayer, Typography, Bauhaus

   • Letterform Archive
   • Bauhaus Kooperation

3. “Universal” alphabet experiment is developed

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Universal Alphabet, Herbert Bayer

   • Bauhaus Archiv Shop
   • The Foundry

4. Bauhaus Dessau signage debuts with new identity

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Bauhaus Dessau, Signage, Herbert Bayer

   • Letterform Archive

5. Printing and advertising workshop shapes Bauhaus publications

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Printing Workshop, Bauhaus Publications, Herbert Bayer

   • Bauhaus Kooperation
   • Britannica

6. Bayer’s Bauhaus teaching period ends

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Herbert Bayer, Berlin, Bauhaus

   • Britannica
   • Smithsonian Mag

7. Photomontage cover for “bauhaus” magazine appears

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Bauhaus Magazine, Photomontage, Herbert Bayer

   • Harvard Art Museums
   • Smithsonian Mag

8. Berlin studio work adapts Bauhaus typography to advertising

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: Berlin Studio, Advertising, Herbert Bayer

   • Britannica
   • MoMA ObjectPhoto

9. MoMA links Bayer to international exhibition design

   Jun 11, 1930Labels: Deutscher Werkbund, Exhibition Design, Herbert Bayer

   • MoMA ObjectPhoto

10. Bayer leaves Germany and relocates to New York

    Jan 1, 1938Labels: Herbert Bayer, New York, Emigration

    • Britannica
    • Cooper Hewitt

11. Bayer designs MoMA’s “Bauhaus: 1919–1928” exhibition materials

    Dec 7, 1938Labels: MoMA Exhibition, Herbert Bayer, Bauhaus 1919

    • MoMA Exhibition
    • MoMA Collection
    • Harvard Art Museums

12. MoMA exhibition closes, cementing Bauhaus graphic legacy

    Jan 30, 1939Labels: MoMA Exhibition, Bauhaus Legacy, Herbert Bayer

    • MoMA Exhibition
    • MoMA Blog