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Graphis Inc.

Logo: ™/®Graphis Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

International awards and publishing company in the United States

Graphis Inc. is an international publisher of books and awards for the visual communications industry. Based in New York City. Graphis Magazine ended at issue No. 355, and a new Graphis Journal magazine, starting with Issue No. 356, was introduced in 2018.2 It was founded by Walter Herdeg.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 1944Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Founded inSwitzerland1
  • Websitewww.graphis.com
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Graphis Inc. is an international publisher of books and awards for the visual communications industry. Based in New York City.2

The story

Founded by Walter Herdeg on Oct 1944, in Switzerland.1

Graphis was founded in 1944 by Walter Herdeg and Dr. Walter Amstutz in Zurich, Switzerland. The magazine was started with the September/October 1944 issue. It was published six times a year and contained text in French, German, and English.

In 1986, B. Martin Pedersen purchased the company from Mr. Herdeg and later moved the headquarters to New York City. The Annuals were redefined, and new books were added to the roster, including New Talent (student work), Typography, Branding, Logo & Letterhead, among others.

From Wikipedia’s article on Graphis Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • B. Martin Pedersen since 1986

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1986Acquired Acquired by B. Martin Pedersen1
  2. Oct 1944Founded Founded in Switzerland1
  3. 1944Acquired Acquired by Walter Herdeg1

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