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W O L F G A N G W E I N G A R T

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ISSUE 8

‘‘W h a t ’s t h e u s e of be i ng l eg i bl e, w hen no t h in g i n s p i r e s y ou to ta ke n o ti ce o f it’’

- Wo lf g a n g We in g a r t

Weingart was born in 1941 near the Swiss border of Germany. In 1958 he enrolled in a 2 year course in applied art and design at the Merz Academy in Stuttgart. After Weingart graduated he took on an appreticeship as a typesetter at Ruwe Printing where he met his mentor that introduced him to design outside of Germany, Particularly in Switzerland. During the time Weingart worked at Ruwe, his work possessed spontanious and deliberate carlessness that precepts swiss design of that era.Weingart is known for his typography that broke free from the traditional Swissgrid system, asymmetry and text flush. In 2013 Weingart was awarded with the AIGA Medal for his exceptional achievements in the field of design.