caption death_date death_place birth_place training awards nationality name field birth_date works image article_title birth_name bgcolour
photo of rudi bass self portrait january 6 , 2011 new york , new york , usa vienna , austria kunstgewerbeschule emmy award austrian-american rudi bass graphic design may 22 , 1914 vidifont vidifont , poster art , book illustration and design , poster art , book illustration and design rudiselfportrait74.jpg rudi bass
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rudi bass

rudolf `` rudi '' bass -lrb- may 22 , 1914 -- january 6 , 2011 -rrb- was a graphic artist , illustrator , and writer .
bass was the art director of the graphic arts department of cbs news during the 1960s , during which time he pioneered the production of a legible typography .
he worked in many aspects of print media including posters , books , magazines , before , during and after his work with television , and was the recipient of an emmy award .
