About the Artist Anton Stankowski

The Deutsche Bank logo, the visual identity for the city of Berlin: Anton Stankowski (1906–1998) is regarded as one of the most important pioneers of constructive graphic art. Shaped by a clear, geometric formal language, he translated concepts and processes into reduced, precise pictorial signs — and deliberately drew no line between free and applied art. After training as a decorative painter and studying at the Folkwangschule in Essen, Stankowski settled in Stuttgart, which became his long-time base. In 1983 he established the Stankowski Foundation, which to this day honours artists who unite free and applied art. His work left a lasting mark on modern graphic design in Germany.