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3 unusual facts about Wim Crouwel


Peter Zizka

In 2008, Zizka won the design competition for the Kieler Woche Festival, following the likes of Wim Crouwel (1998), Fons Hickmann (2002), and Klaus Hesse (2006).

Wim Crouwel

Later, Crouwel designed the Number Postage Stamps for the Dutch PTT, well known in the Netherlands during its circulation from 1976-2002.

However, as unreadable as it was, it made a comeback in 1988 when designer Brett Wickens used a version of the font on the sleeve of Substance by Joy Division.



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