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Double page on type design
Designers
W. A. Dwiggins
Method
lithography
Year

1940

Dimensions

30.4

×

22.9

cm

An 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)

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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
all Objects by W. A. Dwiggins north_east
Method → lithography
Method lithography north_east
Period around 1940
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