User:Mjohnson119/New Wave (design)

Wolfgang Weingart
Weingart was a German graphic designer, known as the father of New Wave design. According to Weingart, he took "Swiss Typography" as his inspiration and considered himself a "typographic rebel".

Weingart began studying at the Merz Academy in Stuggart, Germany. While there, he developed skills such as linocuts, woodblock printing, and typesetting. in 1963, Weingart moved to Basel, Switzerland and attended Basel School of Design. in 1968, he was asked to teach typography at the institution’s newly established department Weiterbildungsklasse für Grafik.

Weingart was a teacher, and taught typography. When the computer was introduced, Weingart was given the first personal Macintosh computer for his teachings. Like his colleagues, Weingart was uncertain about the new technologies. His limited use of technology can be seen is his work today.

Dan Friedman
Dan Friedman, an alumni to Wolfgang Weingart, Attended Carnegie Mellon University, and studied abroad to Ulm, Germany to get his Master's in Graphic Design. Ulm started becoming unstable, forcing Friedman to transfer to Allgemeine Gewerbeschule, Basel in Switzerland. That is where he was instructed by Weingart. Friedman then started teaching graphic design full time at Yale in 1969.

He created projects for his students that reflect the things he was taught from his experience at Ulm and Basel. in 1972, Friedman would then go to accept another teaching job as an Assistant Professor of the Board of Study in Design at the State University of New York. Then, a year later he quit working for Yale.

April Grieman
April Grieman is a contemporary American Graphic designer. Like Weingart, She is one of the first designers to use technology in her work. She is recognized for introducing "New Wave" into the U.S.

Grieman is the Art Director for Made in Space, based in Los Angeles.

As a student, Grieman attended Kansas City Art Institute, then, in the 70's, went to Basel, Switzerland. She became a student at the Basel School of Design and was taught by Wolfgang Weingart. She then inherited the "New Wave" design style.

Currently, Grieman works at Woodbury University, School of Architecture, as an art professor.

Origins of Term
In terms of music, the term "New Wave" came from the late 1970's to early 1980's, inspired by the French New Wave cinema.