Timeline
40s
1941:
Born in a valley near Lake Constance, the Salem Valley, in Germany near the Swiss border.
50s
1954:
Moved with his family to Lisbon.
1958:
Began a 2 year course at
the Merz academy and
learned about hand setting type and printmaking.
60s
1960:
Began a typesetting
apprenticeship at
Kuwe printing.
1961:
Began Round
Composition Project.
1964:
Enrolled at the Basel School of
Design in Switzerland. Met Armin
Hoffman and Emil Ruder.
1968:
Invited by Armin Hoffman
to teach at the Basel
School
of Design.
70s
1974:
Instructor at the Yale University Summer Graphic Design Program in Brissago
1975:
Became a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale
80s
1981:
Began experimenting with
photomechanical
processes
1983:
Began work with
film layering
90s
1992:
Legibility studies pushing text's capabilities for readability
2000
2000:
Publishes the book
"My Way to Typography".
2004:
Retires from teaching.
2010
2013:
Recieved the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Medal.
2014:
Received the Swiss Grand Prix of Design award.
2020
2021:
Passed away at 80.