The son of a designer and sign painter in leipzig, germany, applied the new design approaches to a wide audience of printers, typesetters, and designers through his book die neue typographie (the new typography). he was disgusted with the "degenerate typefaces and arrangements" and sought to find a new asymmetrical typography to express the spirit, life, and visual sensibility of the day?

Write a short paragraph describing how high renaissance artists were influenced by artists from other cultures and time periods. in your answer, include the specific culture or period that influenced high renaissance art, and also the artistic conventions that reflect that influence such as: • the philosophy or thought behind the artworks • body proportions and poses • details of figures • setting or background