Twen
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{{Short description|German arts magazine (1959–1971)}}
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Twen was a West German magazine that was published from 1959 to 1971, and known for its innovative design and typography.{{cite web|url=http://www.magazinedesigning.com/twen-the-most-influential-magazine-of-all-times/|title=Twen magazine - The Most Influential Magazine of All Times? |publisher=Magazine Designing|date=26 June 2013|accessdate=25 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.8faces.com/post/114044830353/twen-magazine-1959-1970-many-designers-will-be|title=Twen Magazine: 1959-1970 Many designers will be... | Type Worship: Inspirational Typography & Lettering|work=Blog.8faces.com|date=14 June 2016 |accessdate=25 April 2017}}
History and profile
Twen was launched in 1959 as a bimonthly magazine{{cite news|title=twen: Big, Bold and Very Black (and White)|url=http://www.spd.org/2014/10/twen-big-bold-and-black.php|accessdate=25 April 2017|work=SPD|date=10 August 2014}} and the first issue appeared in April 1959.{{cite journal|title=Twen|journal=Eins Eins Eins|url=http://eins-eins-eins-magazin.de/en/magazines/twen-magazine.html|accessdate=25 April 2017}} The founders were Hans A. Nikel and Hans Hermann.{{cite book|author=Timothy Scott Brown|title=West Germany and the Global Sixties: The Anti-Authoritarian Revolt, 1962–1978|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfXXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126|date=10 October 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-02255-3|page=126}} However, there is another report citing the founders as Adolf Theobald and Stephen Wolf.
In September 1961, the magazine became a monthly publication. Willy Fleckhaus was Twen's art director throughout its existence. Notable photographers included Christa Peters.{{cite web|url=http://www.stadtmuseum-nordhorn.de/en/textile-history/nino-fashion-photography/christa-peters.html |title=Christa Peters |work=Stadtmuseum Povelturm, Nordhorn|accessdate=25 April 2017}}
Twen was pitched at "people in their twenties, from 15 to 30", thus its name, Twen. It was read in both West and East Germany. The magazine folded with the June 1971 issue.
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