William Addison Dwiggins

American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer, 1880–1956.

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Typefaces:
- Caledonia (17)
- Metro No. 2 (16)
- Electra (10)
- Metro (4)
- Metro Nova (4)
- Eldorado (3)
- Dwiggins Deco (2)
- Caravan
- DH Sans
- Dossier
- Elante
- Falcon
- Geometric 415
- Grosse Pointe Metro
- Hingham
- ITC New Winchester
- Metro Office
- Tippecanoe
- Transitional 511
- Transitional 521

Uses of typefaces by William Addison Dwiggins

King’s Glass Supplies invoice (1950)1950

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

Postcard by Flair, Inc., Portland, Oregonc. 1950

Photo(s) by The Cardboard America Archives on Flickr.

The Theatre of the Absurd by Martin Esslin1961

Jack Wolfgang Beck

Contributed by Annie Szafranski

<cite>The Theatre of the Absurd </cite>by Martin Esslin

Sponsor

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– Die Sechs Streichquartette album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– <cite>Die Sechs Streichquartette</cite> album art

Grocery ads in Oxnard Press-Courier1958

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Grocery ads in <cite>Oxnard Press-Courier</cite>

Staff Pick

Sears Fine Food ad1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Smoke Dreams of Fred Engelberg1963

Barry Feinstein
William S. Harvey

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>The Smoke Dreams of</cite> Fred Engelberg

Circe by Madeline Miller (Little, Brown)2018

Will Staehle

Contributed by Chris Purcell

Greeks Bearing Gifts and Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr2018

Nicole LaRoche
Lucia Bernard

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Greeks Bearing Gifts</cite> and <cite>Prussian Blue</cite> by Philip Kerr

Our Gang by Philip Roth (1973 Bantam Books special Watergate edition)1973

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

The Cinema of Luis Buñuel by Freddy Buache1973

Contributed by Hairy Lime

<cite>The Cinema of Luis Buñuel</cite> by Freddy Buache

Variations for Troubled Hands by Steve Carr2017

Wayne Daly

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Terra Foundation Essays series2016

James Goggin
Shan James
Practise

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Terra Foundation Essays</cite> series

Staff Pick

JAWS by Peter Benchley, Doubleday edition1974

Paul Bacon

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>JAWS</cite> by Peter Benchley, Doubleday edition

Flanagan

Photo(s) by Joe Clark on Flickr.

Electric Eden. Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Musicc. 2010

Eleanor Crow
Estuary English

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Miehle Presses ad: “Accepted Standard Throughout the World”1950

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

A Reader’s Guide to Herman Melville, First Edition1962

Robin Fox

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Wycombe Wanderers football match ticket1980

Contributed by Blythwood

The Dallas Times Herald, Nov 22, 19631963

Contributed by Bob Allen

<cite>The Dallas Times Herald</cite>, Nov 22, 1963

Ted Cruz 2016 Presidential Campaign logo2015

Cruz For President

Contributed by Stephen Coles

History of the Linotype Company2014

Marnie Soom

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>History of the Linotype Company</cite>

Melbourne Art Book Fair2015

Contributed by Wei Huang

Die Zukunft des Mars2014

Lisa Neuhalfen

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

The Book of Wonderful Characters, Second Editionc. 2015

Ada Pawlikowska

Contributed by Ada Pawlikowska

Frank Puts It All Together by Frank Renautc. 1974

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Eileen Fisher logo

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music, 1972–19812003

Brent MacFadden

Contributed by Font Bureau

American Tableaux booklets2001

Walker Art Center
Andrew Blauvelt
Alex DeArmond

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Newsweek, Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2012 (Mad Men)2012

Dirk Barnett
Lindsay Ballant

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Newsweek</cite>, Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2012 (Mad Men)

Researches in Readability

Linotype

Photo(s) by Nick Sherman on Flickr.

Hew Time album art2014

David Woodruff

Contributed by Nick Sherman

A Pocket Guide To The Trees by Rutherford Platt1953

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Bell Telephone System ad: “He Helps to Get the Message Through”1949

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Too Late the Phalarope, 1st US edition1953

George Maas

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Big Sur by Jack Kerouac, first edition1962

Janet Halverson

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Bruno Munari’s ABC, First Edition and Chronicle Books Edition1960

Bruno Munari

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Bruno Munari’s ABC</cite>, First Edition and Chronicle Books Edition

William Addison Dwiggins: The Compleat Typographer1962

Modern Linotypers
Inc

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Dallas Times Herald, Nov. 22, 19631963

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Art of Ian Bow: “Portrait of a Painter”1954

Photo(s) by Ben Mitchell on Flickr.

Galbestos Ads, 1945–491945

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Linotype: the Film2012

Doug Wilson

Contributed by Toshi Omagari

1958 Ford Thunderbird Ad1957

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Animal Farm by George Orwell (1st US Edition)1946

Art Brenner

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Brides Magazine, Covers (2004 Redesign)2004

Gretchen Smelter
Donna Agajanian

Contributed by Font Bureau

Kodak Graphic Arts Handbook, 1st Edition1955

Contributed by Stephen Coles

ð ævisaga (ð biography)2013

Fred Smeijers
Anton Kaldal Ágústsson
Gunnar Vilhjálmsson

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Abbott’s Village Bakery – We call it Free Range Bread2013

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Herman Miller Ad: Getting Down to Cases1952

Herman Miller
Irving Harper

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Herman Miller Ad: <cite>Getting Down to Cases</cite>

Staff Pick

Witness, Fendry Ekel2008

Studio Laucke Siebein

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Brides Magazine, Interior Pages (2004 Redesign)2004

Gretchen Smelter
Donna Agajanian

Contributed by Font Bureau

<i>Brides</i> Magazine, Interior Pages (2004 Redesign)

Staff Pick