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Wim Crouwel(1928-2019)

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Helvetica is a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
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Helvetica (2007)
Wim Crouwel was born on 21 November 1928 in Groningen, Netherlands. He is known for De dans van de reiger (1966), Helvetica (2007) and Alles Moet Nieuw - Piet Zwart (2012). He was married to Judith Cahen and Emy Wijt. He died on 19 September 2019 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
BornNovember 21, 1928
DiedSeptember 19, 2019(90)
BornNovember 21, 1928
DiedSeptember 19, 2019(90)
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De dans van de reiger (1966)
De dans van de reiger
6.1
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  • 1966
Helvetica (2007)
Helvetica
7.2
  • Self
  • 2007
Alles Moet Nieuw - Piet Zwart (2012)
Alles Moet Nieuw - Piet Zwart
6.8
  • Self
  • 2012
Nederland C
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  • Ontwerper
  • 1985

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  • De dans van de reiger (1966)
    De dans van de reiger
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    • title designer
    • 1966

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Helvetica
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Helvetica

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    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • November 21, 1928
    • Groningen, Netherlands
  • Died
    • September 19, 2019
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(Undiscolsed)
  • Spouses
      Judith Cahen1963 - September 19, 2019 (his death, 1 child)

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    Graphic designer, he is the father of architect Mels Crouwel.
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    I'm a modernist, you know? I was trained in the period, I lived in the period, I love modernism.

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