Wolfgang Weingart was an internationally known graphic designer and typographer. His work was categorized as Swiss typography and he was credited as “the father” of New Wave or Swiss Punk typography.

Wolfgang Weingart Quotes

1. “What’s the use of being legible, when nothing inspires you to take notice of it?”
— Wolfgang Weingart

2. “The simpler the assignment, the more difficult the solution.”
— Wolfgang Weingart

3. “For me, typography is a triangular relationship between design idea, typographic elements, and printing technique.”
— Wolfgang Weingart

4. “Electronic equipment replaces neither Eyes, Hands, nor Heart.”
— Wolfgang Weingart

5. “Anyone who uses Helvetica knows nothing about typefaces.”
— Wolfgang Weingart

6. “Berthold is still a good typeface, but even Berthold has some less than attractive features, and then I just cut them off because I didn’t like them.”
— Wolfgang Weingart