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Type Designer William Addison Dwiggins William Addison Dwiggins is mostly affect on contemporary book designers in An Investigation into the Physical Properties of Books (1919). After he recevied impactable book, he sttarted to develop more than other

Readability and Legibility He tried to focus style of geometric shapes such

designer for the marked

as the Futura and Gill sans typefaces. Later he

improvement in book design

crated the first Electra and Caledonia were de-

in 1920s and 1930s.

signed for Linotype composition and have clearify. Later Metro was developed by Linotype in the late 1920s. Similar type discover from European foundries such as Erbar, Futura, and Gill Sans.

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Electra Metro t r a d i t i o n

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New C a l e n d o n i a

GEO m e t r i c NEO c l a s s i c i s t

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Traditional typefaces Dwiggins impoved their typefaces as post modernism. Their topics are similar theme that they want to develop the typefaces as great design and communication. Each on the typefaces are in every kind of written communication within the historical, social and cultural aspects. My research is based on the interpretations of type designers William Addison Dwiggins and House Industries. Also, it effects on political aspects. New Ideology and how type work into the communication and follow the idea

It was very important

that typefaces are more than a tool.

how typeface design-

After reviewing these type design-

ers are influenced

er’s historical time, they have totally

by their culture

different ages periods even they are

or society on their countries. Both Dwiggins and house

American. William Addison Dwiggins started his career on 1904 and more responsible than other designer for the improvement in 20th century.

industries have different societies

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" The first word of the first line is the critical word of that particular body of text. Let it start flush, at least

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Vernacular Ty p e D e s i g n e r s house Industries

It was very important how type-

face designers are influenced by their culture or society on their countries. Both Dwiggins and house industries are originally from United States, but they received the different education from states and socieities. The designer always want what they have received.

Despite having only a hazy idea Also, they published to the audience with self-exploanatory title. It became largly different on diagram of the relationship between text and design. William Addison Dwiggins is mostly affect on contemporary book designers in An Investigation into the Physical Properties of Books (1919).

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Dwiggins set about devising methods to use the new technology to artistic advantage. Each typefaces that he created are very basic clean form and clearfy

Dialect Design

elements. House in-

Those are basically have original form of

dustries have variety

Linotype shapes. Dwiggins’s work provides

of typefaces those they made by their hand-letters

inspiration of typefaces. He cut down original sixteenth century style of typefaces. Also, he created the original Linotype fonts. His philosophy about the typefaces, he believed his own way that could created to typeface readable. He devised a system of ornamenta. which small or large designs could be constructed from the series of small decorative units he cut as stencils. But he wanted most to be remembered for type design, and he was a prodigious producer in that area. He was mainly book designer who improve book cover design as readable and legible. This is why he consider about the font that could fit into tight on the book design.

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FIESTA models, iron-ons, decals and other ephemera

Postmodernism vernacular & hand lettered ty pefaces

Las Vegas

Jackpot

House Industries


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“ The Chemistry was there, where to come up with some crazy idea. ”

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Hand-Lettered Fun and Elegant idea Alphabets forms Like on first paragraph, he deftly influenced the culture from European foundries such as Erbar, Futura, and Gill Sans. He was basically intereted on the geometric shapes of tyepfaces. So, he developed more of typefaces by Linotype in late 1920s and those used for 300 book covers

a new medium for art, or ideological statement Also, they published to the audience with self-exploanatory title. It became largly different on diagram of the relationship between text and design. William Addison Dwiggins is mostly affect on contemporary book designers in An Investigation into the Physical Properties of Books.

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Colophon Designer Photography Typefaces

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David Choi cdn.gestalten.com/media and www.houseind.com Electra, Metro, Trandition, Geometric, Simian, House gothic, Sign painter and Las Vegas.

Project

Typegrapher Book Design

Course

Typographic 3

Faculty

Francheska Guerrero

College

GW Corcoran School of Art + Design


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