{"product_id":"passenger-information-system-design-manual-for-the-swiss-federal-railways-9783037787847","title":"Passenger Information System: Design Manual for the Swiss Federal Railways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA facsimile edition of the world-famous design manual for the Swiss Federal Railways' iconic and unique pictogram signage system\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, famed Swiss graphic designer Josef Muller-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. Because of Switzerland's multilingualism, the manual proposed a signage system that largely excluded language. With his functional typography, Muller-Brockmann conceived an intuitively comprehensible signage system for use throughout the country to guide passengers with the help of pictograms. Muller-Brockmann's manual, greatly expanded in 1992, is a prime example of a complex design project that succeeds through extreme rationality and consistency. This complete English translation makes the manual accessible for the first time to a broader public. Andres Janser examines the project in the context of Muller-Brockmann's conceptual work and the systematic international design for which railways everywhere were striving during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lars Muller Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037787847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220","brand":"Josef Muller-Brockmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024344408245,"sku":"9783037787847","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9783037787847.jpg?v=1787667483","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/passenger-information-system-design-manual-for-the-swiss-federal-railways-9783037787847","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}