Neue Werbung Explained

Category:Trade magazine
Publisher:Die Wirtschaft
Founded:1954
Firstdate:April 1954
Finaldate:1991
Country:German Democratic Republic
Based:East Berlin
Language:German

Neue Werbung (German: New Advertising) was an East German trade magazine specializing on advertising. Originally subtitled Fachzeitschrift für Werbung, Gebrauchsgrafik und Dekoration, the magazine was published between 1954 and 1991.[1] Its headquarters was in East Berlin.

History and profile

Neue Werbung was established in 1954.[2] The first issue was published in April 1954.[3] The magazine was published by Die Wirtschaft on a monthly basis in East Berlin.[1] [2] It was the official magazine of East Germany targeting advertising professionals.[4] Each cover of the magazine was developed by East German designers.[3] It featured thematic articles for the first ten years such as trademarks, industrial design, currency designs, and catalogue shopping.[3] The magazine covered retailing activities in the country.[5]

Neue Werbung had nearly a circulation of 17,000 copies.[2] In 1959 its subtitle was redesigned as Fachzeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Sozialistischen Wirtschaftswerbung (German: Professional Journal for the Theory and Practice of Socialist Commercial Advertising).[3] The magazine ceased publication in 1991.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Literaturverzeichnis. de. DDR-Werbung. 29 January 2017.
  2. Web site: "Mass and Class" – Advertising and Commercial Art in East Germany. Central Berlin. 29 January 2017. 24 March 2016.
  3. Book: Penny Sparke. Fiona Fisher. The Routledge Companion to Design Studies. https://books.google.com/books?id=6RBqDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT339. 2016. New York. Routledge. 978-1-317-20328-5. 339. Jeremy Aynsley. The Cultural Representation of Graphic Design in East and West Germany, 1949 to 1970.
  4. Book: Joe Perry. Christmas in Germany: A Cultural History. 2010. University of North Carolina Press. 978-0-8078-9941-0. 276. Chapel Hill, NC.
  5. Book: Patrick Hyder Patterson. Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe. Oxford University Press. 2012. 978-0-19-982767-1 . Paulina Bren. Paulina Bren. New York. 138. Risky Business: What was Really Sold in the Department Stores of Socialist Eastern Europe?. Mary Neuburger. https://books.google.com/books?id=nn4wXGt9S18C&pg=PA138.