Dossier is a monospaced serif face that originates in Dwiggins�s designs for typewriter. It has a soft and casual personality and comes in 8 weights and matching italics, making it ideal for text typography,...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
In 1929 Chauncey Griffith at Mergenthaler commissioned W.A. Dwiggins to design a warmer and less mechanical Geometric Sanserif to compete with Futura. Dwiggins’ best efforts proved that human warmth had little to do with...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
In 1929 Chauncey Griffith at Mergenthaler commissioned W.A. Dwiggins to design a warmer and less mechanical Geometric Sanserif to compete with Futura. Dwiggins’ best efforts proved that human warmth had little to do with...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 6, 2015
Dwiggins Uncial is based on calligraphy by William Addison Dwiggins that he created for a self-penned short story, which appeared as an insert in the book-arts publication The Dolphin in 1935. This self-described “experimental...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
GP Metro® is a faithful version of the Dwiggins 1930 urban classic: Metrolight, Metromedium, and Metroblack.In 1929, English type designer, William Addison Dwiggins, (WAD) was commissioned by the Merganthaler Type Foundry to design a...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
This typeface was originally designed in 1930 by W.A. Dwiggins as the cover for the book American Alphabets by Paul Hollister. Only the 26 letters of the alphabet were included on the cover, so...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This workmanlike typeface is based on the Metro series, designed by William Addison Dwiggins in the 1930s for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. Its clean lines and balanced color make it suitable for text and...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
The Metro Office family is designed after the model of the original sans serif family – Metro No.1 – produced by W.A. Dwiggins and Mergenthaler Linotype’s design studio during the late 1920s and 1930s....