# Twen

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This article is about the magazine. For the online courseware, see **TWEN**. For the American rock band, see [Twen (band)](/source/Twen_(band)).

***Twen*** was a West German magazine that was published from 1959 to 1971, and known for its innovative design and typography.[1][2]

## History and profile

*Twen* was launched in 1959 as a bimonthly magazine[3] and the first issue appeared in April 1959.[4] The founders were Hans A. Nikel and Hans Hermann.[5] However, there is another report citing the founders as Adolf Theobald and Stephen Wolf.[4]

In September 1961, the magazine became a monthly publication.[3] [Willy Fleckhaus](/source/Willy_Fleckhaus) was *Twen'*s art director throughout its existence.[1][2] Notable photographers included [Christa Peters](/source/Christa_Peters).[6]

*Twen* was pitched at "people in their twenties, from 15 to 30", thus its name, *Twen*.[2] It was read in both West and [East Germany](/source/East_Germany).[4] The magazine folded with the June 1971 issue.[4]

## References

1. ["Twen magazine - The Most Influential Magazine of All Times?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170616025713/http://www.magazinedesigning.com/twen-the-most-influential-magazine-of-all-times/). Magazine Designing. 26 June 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.magazinedesigning.com/twen-the-most-influential-magazine-of-all-times/) on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. ["Twen Magazine: 1959-1970 Many designers will be... | Type Worship: Inspirational Typography & Lettering"](http://blog.8faces.com/post/114044830353/twen-magazine-1959-1970-many-designers-will-be). *Blog.8faces.com*. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. ["twen: Big, Bold and Very Black (and White)"](http://www.spd.org/2014/10/twen-big-bold-and-black.php). *SPD*. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. ["Twen"](http://eins-eins-eins-magazin.de/en/magazines/twen-magazine.html). *Eins Eins Eins*. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. Timothy Scott Brown (10 October 2013). [*West Germany and the Global Sixties: The Anti-Authoritarian Revolt, 1962–1978*](https://books.google.com/books?id=jfXXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126). Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-107-02255-3.

1. ["Christa Peters"](http://www.stadtmuseum-nordhorn.de/en/textile-history/nino-fashion-photography/christa-peters.html). *Stadtmuseum Povelturm, Nordhorn*. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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