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WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS

WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS. Vivian Chang Yu- Tse Chien Hsin -Yu Huang. Contents. Biography Fonts Interview. BRIEF INTRODUCTION. B orn on June, 19 1880 in Ohio In 1904 moved to Massachusetts and started his career Has strong passion on making books.

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WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS

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  1. WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS Vivian Chang Yu-TseChien Hsin-Yu Huang

  2. Contents • Biography • Fonts • Interview

  3. BRIEF INTRODUCTION • Born on June, 19 1880 in Ohio • In 1904 moved to Massachusetts and started his career • Has strong passion on making books. • Disliked European typefaces such as Futura and Kabel. • Designed various kinds of types that were widely used • In the year 1922 he came up wit the term of “graphic design” because of his process of book-making. (Combining design, illustrations and typesetting together)

  4. 1905~1916: being a commercial artist. • 1917~1918: being the director of Harvard University Press • 1922: the first person who used the term “graphic design” • 1928: produces his first linotype • 1929: He was awarded a gold metal by AIGA ( American Institute of Graphic Design).

  5. types Futura Kabel Metro Erbar

  6. Electra Times Roman

  7. Caravan

  8. types Caldonia Scotch Roman

  9. Caravan Electra Metro Caldonia

  10. WELCOME WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS!!!!!

  11. “Symmetry is static‚ that is to say, quiet; that is to say, inconspicuous” --- William A. Dwiggins

  12. Citation • http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/index.php/the-industrial-revolution/the-arts-and-crafts-movement/383-william-addison-dwiggins • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Addison_Dwiggins#Typefaces • http://www.lawsonarchive.com/william-a-dwiggins-master-of-typography-and-type-design/ • http://www.linotype.com/46698/NewCaledoniaRegular-product.html • http://www.fontbureau.com/historical/williamdwiggins/ • https://bbboston.org/documents/bbbBooklet8_Dwiggins.pdf • http://runemadsen.com/printing-code/lecture-intro/

  13. questions • 1. When did Dwinggins designed his first type? • A] 1922 onward • B] 1925 onward • C] 1926 on ward • D]1927 onward • E] 1928 onward • 2. What was the first typeface that Dwiggins designed? • A] Electra • B] caravan • C]Futura • D] Metro • E] kabel

  14. 3.How did Dwiggins came up with the term “graphic design”? • A. while he was reading a book. • B. while he was doing a book design. • C. while he was book making • D. he just came up with it • E. while he was researching for a type. • 4.According to Dwiggins, what is graphic design? • A. combining illustration and type • B. combining illustration with design • C. combining type with design • D. combining all of above • E. combining modern typefaces with a proper layout.

  15. 5.What work conveys Dwiggins’s personality the most? • A. The typeface metro • B. the book, layout in advertising • C. the system of ornament • D. inventing the phrase “graphic design” • E. the typeface electra

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