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Wim Crouwel – A Graphic Odyssey
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If you can’t get to Amsterdam over the next few weeks have a taste of great Dutch design in London

The Design Museum celebrates the prolific career of the Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel in this, his first UK retrospective. Regarded as one of the leading designers of the twentieth century, Crouwel embraced a new modernity to produce typographic designs that captured the essence of the emerging computer and space age of the early 1960s.

Spanning over 60 years, this exhibition will cover Crouwel’s rigorous design approach and key moments in his career including his work for design practice Total Design, the identity for the Urban Mużew, Amsterdam, as well as his iconic poster, print, typography and lesser known exhibition design. The exhibition will explore Crouwel’s innovative use of grid-based layouts and typographic systems to produce consistently striking asymmetric visuals.

Family workshops
Loopy Letters and Futuristic Fonts
Il-Ħadd 10 April, 2pm – 4.30pm
Il-Ħadd 1 Mejju, 2pm – 4.30pm
Details and booking on the workshops page

Poster Competition for 5 – 11 year olds
Design a Wim Crouwel inspired poster for the chance to win a goody bag.
Download competition details here.

Talks and Events

Working With Wim
Monday 9 Mejju, 7.30pm, £15 / 7.50 members
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Rick Poynor on Graphic Design the Netherlands
Monday 23 Mejju, 7.30pm, £15 / 7.50 members
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Pioneers of Industrial Culture with Wim Crouwel
Thursday 23 Ġunju, 7.30pm, £15 / 7.50 members
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PechaKucha X Wim Crouwel
IL-ĠIMGĦA 1 Lulju, 7.30pm, £15 / 7.50 members
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Design Overtime
April Font Night
IL-ĠIMGĦA 1 April, 6 – 10pm, £7.50 in advance
Details and booking on the overtime page

Summer Party
IL-ĠIMGĦA 1 Lulju, 6 – 10pm, £7.50 in advance
Details and booking on the overtime page

Sunday Gallery Tours
17 April, 1.30 – 2pm
15 Mejju, 1.30 – 2pm
19 Ġunju, 1.30 – 2pm
Curator or specialist led tours of the exhibtion.
No booking necessary.

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Original Page: http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2011/wim-crouwel

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