▁Cent ers ▁of ▁development ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁places ▁of ▁development ▁of ▁avant - gar de ▁artists ▁had ▁been : ▁Budapest , ▁Zag reb , ▁Bel grade ▁and , ▁after ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁also ▁Prag ue . ▁However ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁avant - gar de ▁typ ography ▁had ▁been ▁spread ing ▁to ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁western ▁and ▁eastern ▁Europe ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁previous ▁cities ▁gradually ▁lost ▁their ▁relev ance . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁two ▁exhib itions ▁important ▁for ▁development ▁of ▁avant - gar de ▁typ ography ▁were ▁organized : ▁one ▁by ▁L jub om ir ▁M ici ć ▁( the ▁First ▁International ▁Z en it istic ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁New ▁Art ▁in ▁Bel grade ) ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁by ▁I on ▁V inea ▁and ▁Marcel ▁I anc u ▁( the ▁First ▁International ▁Ex hib ition ▁Cont im por an ul ). ▁ ▁Av ant - gar de ▁typ ography ▁in ▁Poland ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Polish ▁artists ▁were ▁W ład ys ław ▁Str zem i ński ▁and ▁Mie cz ys ław ▁Sz cz uka ▁– ▁in ▁their ▁works ▁they ▁were ▁referring ▁to ▁poetry ▁and ▁val ued ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁publishing ▁( print ing ) ▁books ▁ ▁more ▁than ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁art . ▁W ład ys ław ▁Str zem i ński ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁avant - gar de ▁typ ography ▁in ▁Poland ▁– ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁artists