A pioneer in modernist graphic design, Schuitema also worked as a photographer, filmmaker and furniture designer. After WWI, his first major client was Berkel Scales for whom he designed a complete graphic line. His style had its roots in the philosophy of de Stijl and the precepts of the Bauhaus and Constructivists. Later on, he also did work for Philips and the Dutch Post Office. A teacher at the Royal Academy in The Hague, Schuitema's virtuosity at photomontage, New Typography, and graphic design tricks, such as overprinting, influenced the next generation of Dutch designers. MoMA 628.2018.
