Electra (typeface)
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electra-typeface-175-16786826
title:
Electra (typeface)
text:
Electra is a serif typeface designed by William Addison Dwiggins and published by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company from 1935 onwards. A book face intended for body text, Dwiggins described the design as intended to be a 'modern roman type letter' with 'personality', avoiding direct revival of any historical model. He therefore chose the name Electra to suggest electricity and crisp modernity, "like metal shavings coming off a lathe". After a slow development process, Electra became a popular bo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Serif typeface
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(typeface)
date created:
2011-10-21T08:19:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T21:04:07Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/ElectraSpecimen.svg","width":800,"height":1000}
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13
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