Wim Crouwel

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Wim Crouwel

Communications

#553

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#916

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Graphic Design

#22

World Rank

#27

Historical Rank

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Why Is Wim Crouwel Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Willem Hendrik "Wim" Crouwel was a Dutch graphic designer, type designer, and typographer. Early life and education Between 1947 and 1949, he studied Fine Arts at Academie Minerva in Groningen, the Netherlands. After graduating from a traditional art school, he served for two years in the military. Fresh out of the military, he was hired by an exhibition company in Amsterdam. During an interview in 2011, Crouwel said that his traditional art training hadn't taught him anything about typography, and that he eventually learned it by attending night classes in typography at what is now the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Wim Crouwel?

Wim Crouwel is affiliated with the following schools:

• Gerrit Rietveld Academie
• Delft University of Technology
• Erasmus University Rotterdam