Wolfgang Weingart

(1941–2021) Graphic Designer

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Wolfgang Weingart was a graphic designer, best known for Typography.

Quick Facts About Wolfgang Weingart

Born: January 31, 1941
Died: July 12, 2021
Profession: Graphic Designer
Notable works: Typography

About Wolfgang Weingart

Wolfgang Weingart was an internationally known graphic designer and typographer. His work was categorized as Swiss typography and he was credited as "the father" of New Wave or Swiss Punk typography.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Wolfgang Weingart

Berthold is still a good typeface, but even Berthold has some less than attractive features, and then I just cut them off…

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Attractive

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The simpler the assignment, the more difficult the solution.

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Assignments

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Anyone who uses Helvetica knows nothing about typefaces.

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Design

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What's the use of being legible, when nothing inspires you to take notice of it?

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Graphic design

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For me, typography is a triangular relationship between design idea, typographic elements, and printing technique.

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Design

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Electronic equipment replaces neither Eyes, Hands, nor Heart.

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Equipment

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