William Addison Dwiggins - Typefaces

Typefaces

His typefaces—Electra and Caledonia are most widely used—were specifically designed for Linotype composition and have the clean spareness of the motor age. Metro is most notable as his most modern sans serif typeface. Metro was developed by Linotype in the late 1920s in response to similar type being sold from European foundries such as Erbar, Futura, and Gill Sans. The following list of his typefaces is thought to be complete.

• Metro series
  • Metrolite + Metroblack (1930, Linotype)
  • Metrothin + Metromedium (1931, Linotype)
  • Metrolite No.2 + Metroblack No.2 (1932, Linotype)
  • Metrolite No.2 Italic + Lining Metrothin + Lining Metromedium (1935, Linotype)
  • Metromedium No.2 Italic + Metroblack No.2 Italic (1937, Linotype)
  • Metrolight No.4 Italic + Metrothin No.4 Italic (Linotype)
• Electra series
  • Electra + Electra Oblique (italic) (1935, Linotype)
  • Electra Bold + Italic (Linotype)
  • Electra Cursive + Italic (1944, Linotype)
• Charter (Designed 1937-42, used only for one book, never released, Linotype)
• Hingham (Designed 1937-43, cut in 7 pt. but not released, Linotype)
• Caledonia series
  • Caledonia + Italic (1938, Linotype)
  • Caledonia Bold + Italic (1940, Linotype)
• Arcadia (Designed 1943-47, used only for Typophile's Chapbook XXII, never released, Linotype)
• Tippecanoe + Italic (Designed 1944-46, used only for one book, never released, Linotype)
• Winchester Roman + Italic + Winchester Uncials + Italic (1944–48, hand cast by Dwiggins, never released)
• Stuyvesant + Italic (1949, Linotype), based on type cut by J.F. Rosart in Holland about 1750.
• Eldorado + Italic (1950, Linotype)
• Falcon + Italic (1961, Linotype)
• Experimental 267D (not released)