Wolfgang Weingart

Typografische Monatsblätter Communication, 2, 1972

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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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Typografische Monatsblätter Communication, 2, 1972. Design by Wolfgang Weingart
Typografische Monatsblätter Communication, 2, 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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