WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS

Vivian ChangYu-Tse ChienHsin-Yu HuangWILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINSBiographyFontsInterviewContentsBorn on June, 19 1880 in OhioIn 1904 moved to Massachusetts and started his careerHas strong passion on making books.Disliked European typefaces such as Futura and Kabel. Designed various kinds of types that were widely usedIn 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)

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1905~1916: being a commercial artist.1917~1918: being the director of Harvard University Press1922: the first person who used the term graphic design1928: produces his first linotype 1929: He was awarded a gold metal by AIGA ( American Institute of Graphic Design).

types

FuturaErbarKabel

MetroElectra

Times RomanCaravan

typesScotch RomanCaldonia

MetroCaravanCaldonia

ElectraWELCOME WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS!!!!!

Symmetry is static that is to say, quiet; that is to say, inconspicuous --- William A. Dwigginshttp://www.historygraphicdesign.com/index.php/the-industrial-revolution/the-arts-and-crafts-movement/383-william-addison-dwigginshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Addison_Dwiggins#Typefaceshttp://www.lawsonarchive.com/william-a-dwiggins-master-of-typography-and-type-design/http://www.linotype.com/46698/NewCaledoniaRegular-product.htmlhttp://www.fontbureau.com/historical/williamdwiggins/https://bbboston.org/documents/bbbBooklet8_Dwiggins.pdfhttp://runemadsen.com/printing-code/lecture-intro/

Citation1. When did Dwinggins designed his first type?A] 1922 onwardB] 1925 onwardC] 1926 on wardD]1927 onwardE] 1928 onward2. What was the first typeface that Dwiggins designed?A] ElectraB] caravanC]FuturaD] MetroE] kabelquestions3.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 makingD. he just came up with itE. while he was researching for a type.4.According to Dwiggins, what is graphic design?A. combining illustration and typeB. combining illustration with designC. combining type with designD. combining all of aboveE. combining modern typefaces with a proper layout.

5.What work conveys Dwigginss personality the most?A. The typeface metroB. the book, layout in advertisingC. the system of ornamentD. inventing the phrase graphic designE. the typeface electra

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