Helmut Bischoff

Biography

Born 6 March 1926 in Seckbach/Odenwald. 1947-51: studied at the Karlsruhe Akademie. 1951: founded the studio Winter + Bischoff at Dreieich, near Offenbach a.M.; designed for pharmaceutical firms and publishers. c1965: head of the Weinheim publisher Beltz. From 1965: devised book-teaching projects for the Stuttgart publisher Klett.

Writings about

  • H.A. Halbey, Scriptura, 1979
  • Hans Adolf Halbey, ‘Winter + Bischoff’, Graphis, July/Aug. 1962, pp. 412-17
  • Hans Jürgen Rau, ‘Novum Pharma’ (Atelier Winter + Bischoff), novum, Feb. 1975, pp. 2-11.
  • Eberhard Hölscher, ‘Homo vivens’ (Bayer Leverkusen publicity), Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., July 1962, pp. 2-7

Exhibitions

  • Klingspor Museum, Offenbach a.M., 1967 (group).