Wim Crouwell

Wim Crouwel ICONOFGRAPHICS : http://www.iconofgraphics.com/Wim-Crouwel/

The Netherlands, Groningen, 1928
linked with Paul Rand, Max Huber
“It was actually quite difficult to avoid Wim Crouwel’s work. In the 1960s the Netherlands was inundated with posters, catalogues, stamps designed by him, even the telephone book.”
- Karel Martens

This excerpt is from IDEA magazine #323, a feature issue about Crouwel and his work.
Wim Crouwel : architectures typographiques 1956-1976 An exhibition that ran from February 10th to April 28th, 2007, at Galerie Anatome in Paris. Catalogue and invitation designed by Experimental Jetset.

 , born in Groningen (the Netherlands) in 1928 is a remarkable and inspiring figure with an inventive spirit and vision, vigorous and always distinguished.

He designed his first poster in 1952. After leaving artschool he became a painter leaning towards Expressionism, but as he designed this first poster he discovered the pleasure of organising visual information in an aesthetical context.

This person has loads of well designed art , graphic design, poster and typographic text.

He is considered the grandfather of typography for having made many posters and designs featureing  his own typography design.