Designer
Herbert Bayer
The Bauhaus typographer who designed a lowercase only universal alphabet.
Herbert Bayer was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America. He helped design the campus of The Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, where his seminal earthwork Grass Mound (1955) is located. He was also instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's corporate art collection until his death in 1985.
- Born
- 1900-04-05, Haag am Hausruck, AustriaA Thursday
- Died
- 1985-09-30, Montecito, USAA Monday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1900-04-05, Haag am Hausruck, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 28°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 26°46′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 29°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°45′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 4°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 12°19′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 24°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°56′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1985-09-30, Montecito, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 27°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 10°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 13°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 7°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 14°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 0°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 3°36′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Herbert Bayer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
