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Gerard Unger

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Dutch typographer (1942-2018)

NetherlandsAcademicsLived 1942 to 2018 · aged 76
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Gerard Unger was a Dutch graphic and type designer. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1963 to 1967, and subsequently worked at Total Design, Prad and Joh. Enschedé. In 1975, he established himself as an independent developer.

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Wibautstraat metro station (Amsterdam, Netherlands), July 2005Wibautstraat metro station (Amsterdam, Netherlands), July 2005

Awards 4

2012BNO Piet Zwart Prijs
2009SOTA Typography Award
2008honorary doctorate of Hasselt University
1984H.N. Werkman Award

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Eva BesnyöAlso won BNO Piet Zwart PrijsEd BenguiatAlso won SOTA Typography AwardMarc BossuytAlso won honorary doctorate of Hasselt UniversityOotje OxenaarAlso won H.N. Werkman AwardMichael BerridgeAlso won honorary doctorate of Hasselt UniversityRuud van EmpelAlso won H.N. Werkman Award

About this person

Gerard Unger was a Dutch graphic and type designer. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1963 to 1967, and subsequently worked at Total Design, Prad and Joh. Enschedé. In 1975, he established himself as an independent developer. A long-time guest lecturer at the University of Reading, he mentored many modern typeface designers. He lived and worked in Bussum, Netherlands.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2018 · aged 76
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