General Dynamics, Atoms for Peace

Nitsche is best known today for his work on corporate graphics design in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the sensitive nature of the subjects he designed for at General Dynamics, he had to develop a sophisticated abstract visual language in which he conveyed the corporate mission of General Dynamics without depicting any of their products. In some designs by Nitsche you can see the influence of the work of artist Paul Klee who was a family friend during Eriks’ formative years.