Double page on type design
Designers
Method
lithography
Year
1940
Dimensions
30.4
×22.9
cmAn essay in the form of a letter, expanded and edited for publication, from William Addison Dwiggins to Rudolph Ruzicka on the subject of typeface design. It is especially interesting because it explains Dwiggins' own process and goes slightly beyond abstract "design" and outlines the interactions between Dwiggins and the type development organization at Mergenthaler Linotype. "G," mentioned in the text, is Chauncey H. Griffith, typeface designer in his own right, but also the vice president in charge of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. (from archive.org)
Object views
Further Links
north_east
process type on the copy at Reading
north_east
typographica on how dwiggins influenced type design
Sources
north_east
the archive.org scans
Objects by
W. A. Dwiggins
Method →
lithography
Period around
1940