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Crouwel began his career in 1955 creating exhibition, graphic, and product designs along with Kho Liang Ie. In 1963, he was one of the founders of the design studio Total Design (currently named Total
Identity). From 1964 onwards, Crouwel was responsible for the design of the
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technology used by early data display screens and phototypesetting equipment, thus only containing horizontal and vertical strokes. Other typefaces from his hand are
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In addition to his work as a graphic designer, he was also active in the educational field. In the 1950s he worked as a teacher at the
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The definitive digital version of
Gridnik by in collaboration between David Quay and Freda Sack of The Foundry and Wim Crouwel
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Architype
Crouwel, a collection of typefaces in collaboration between David Quay and Freda Sack of The Foundry and Wim Crouwel
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Crouwel 'in his own words' a selection of lectures and articles delivered by Wim Crouwel between 1973 and 2006,
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Site includes articles, chronology, typography, bibliography and gallery of designer's work.
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in 2011, Crouwel said that his traditional art training hadn't taught him anything about
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Crouwel's graphic work is especially well known, and respected for the use of
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Pynor, Rick (1 April 2011). "British designers and tile cult of
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