{"product_id":"passenger-information-system-design-manual-for-the-swiss-federal-railways","title":"Passenger Information System: Design Manual for the Swiss Federal Railways","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Josef Müller-Brockmann\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, famed Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–96) laid the cornerstone for a uniform visual identity for the Swiss Federal Railways with his legendary Visual Information System at Train Stations and Stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of Switzerland's multilingualism, the manual proposed a signage system that largely excluded language. With his functional typography, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMüller-Brockmann\u003c\/span\u003e conceived an intuitively comprehensible signage system for use throughout the country to guide passengers with the help of pictograms. Müller-Brockmann's manual, greatly expanded in 1992, is a prime example of a complex design project that succeeds through extreme rationality and consistency. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete English translation makes the manual accessible for the first time to a broader public. Andres Janser examines the project in the context of Müller-Brockmann's conceptual work and the systematic international design for which railways everywhere were striving during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in German as \u003cem\u003eFahrgastinformationssystem: Gestaltungshandbuch für die Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen\u003c\/em\u003e in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTexts by Andres Janser and Peter Spalinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and the Shizuko Yoshikawa and Josef Müller-Brockmann Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Josef Müller-Brockmann\/Integral Lars Müller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Lars Müller Publishers\u003cbr\u003e2026 edition, with minor revisions to 2019 edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 220 pages, 324 color illustrations, 8.5 × 11.75 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-3-03-778784-7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48966919913726,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1681\/2497\/files\/PassengerInformationDesignManualfortheSwissFederalRailwaysDrawDownChristopherSleboda.jpg?v=1789760378","url":"https:\/\/draw-down.com\/products\/passenger-information-system-design-manual-for-the-swiss-federal-railways","provider":"Draw Down","version":"1.0","type":"link"}