William Addison Dwiggins

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

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Typefaces:
- Caledonia (22)
- Metro No. 2 (19)
- Electra (11)
- Metro (5)
- Metro Nova (5)
- Eldorado (4)
- Dwiggins Deco (2)
- Dwiggins Initials 48 (1)
- Falcon (1)
- Caravan
- DH Sans
- Dossier
- Dwiggins Initials 36
- Dwiggins Initials 41
- Dwiggins Initials 42
- Elante
- Geometric 415
- Grosse Pointe Metro
- Hingham
- ITC New Winchester
- Metro Office
- Mon Nicolette
- Tippecanoe
- Transitional 511
- Transitional 521

Uses of typefaces by William Addison Dwiggins

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Norman Maine et son orchestre – 6e Série EP cover1958

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Norman Maine et son orchestre – <cite>6e Série</cite> EP cover

“Falcon will fly” ad by Mergenthaler Linotype (1962)1962

unknown

Photo(s) by Letterform Archive on Flickr.

W. A. Dwiggins, Wordsmith2017

Misha Beletsky

Contributed by Misha Beletsky

Sponsor

Commando (1985) movie poster1985

unknown

Contributed by Jayce Wheeled

<cite>Commando</cite> (1985) movie poster

Letter from Spain to the Traveller1961

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

What To Do With Your Bad Car by Ralph Nader et al.1971

Arnold Skolnick

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>What To Do With Your Bad Car</cite> by Ralph Nader et al.

Cooper Contempo
(Sample unavailable)

German Democracy at Work by James K. Pollock (ed.)1955

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>German Democracy at Work</cite> by James K. Pollock (ed.)

Creekside at Sun Valley condominium unit numbers2021

Stephen Coles
Bob Youngman
Matthew Coles

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick (Doubleday, 1970)1970

Gina Rosencrantz
Michelle Moschella

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The De-Fenders – The De-Fenders Play The Big Ones album art1963

Woody Woodward

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The De-Fenders – <cite>The De-Fenders Play The Big Ones</cite> album art

Of Course You Can Sew! – Basics of Sewing for the Young Beginner by Barbara Corrigan (Doubleday, 1971)c. 1971

Barbara Corrigan
Wendell Minor

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

<cite>Of Course You Can Sew! – Basics of Sewing for the Young Beginner</cite> by Barbara Corrigan (Doubleday, 1971)

Sweetcrab by Margaret Summerton (Doubleday)1971

Emanuel Schongut
Cheryl Brown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Sweetcrab</cite> by Margaret Summerton (Doubleday)

Staff Pick

Arts & Architecture, May 19431943

Ray Eames

Contributed by Ryan Mungia

The Leeshore by Robert Reed (Donald I. Fine)1987

Loretta Trezzo

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Leeshore</cite> by Robert Reed (<span>Donald I. Fine</span>)

Staff Pick

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

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
Jared Lee

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
Ray Cruz

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

Caslon Shaded
(Sample unavailable)

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 Typographerc. 1962

Modern Linotypers

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

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