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Wolfgang Weingart

Typographische Monatsblätter, 12, 1972

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Wolfgang Weingart
  • Year: 1972

Weingart was German graphic designer, author, and teacher, known for pioneering the ‘New Wave’ Swiss aesthetic in graphic design. He experimented with graphic design and typography using the school’s printing press and enrolled at Basel School of Design, Switzerland, in 1964.

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Typographische Monatsblätter, 12, 1972. Design by Wolfgang Weingart
Typographische Monatsblätter, 12, 1972. Design by Wolfgang Weingart

Weingart was German graphic designer, author, and teacher, known for pioneering the ‘New Wave’ Swiss aesthetic in graphic design. He experimented with graphic design and typography using the school’s printing press and enrolled at Basel School of Design, Switzerland, in 1964.

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