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Bruce Kennett’s W. A. Dwiggins Biography, Published by Letterform Archive

W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design is a comprehensive illustrated book on the innovative type designer, illustrator, and lettering artist.

“W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design”

Letterform Archive’s publishing program debuts with W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design, a comprehensive illustrated biography of the innovative type designer, illustrator, and lettering artist, William Addison Dwiggins. Written and designed by Bruce Kennett, with a foreword by Steven Heller, this book is essential for anyone interested in graphic design, publishing, and the book arts.

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the book is now available directly from Letterform Archive.

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This Just In: The Experimental Wood Type Prints of Jack Stauffacher

Over 200 experiments by the San Francisco printer have arrived at the Archive.

Jack Stauffacher, wood type print, 13’’ x 20’’
Jack Stauffacher, wood type print, 13’’ x 20’’

Jack Stauffacher (who celebrated his 96th birthday in December 2016) has been making books since age 16 — which means 80 years spent practicing and perfecting the interrelated arts of printing, typography, design, and publishing. A 2004 AIGA medalist, the self-taught Stauffacher is one of the most distinguished printers in the United States today.

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