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Metrolite #2

Metrolite® #2

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Metrolite #2 Font Family was designed by William Addison Dwiggins and published by Linotype. Metrolite #2 contains 1 styles.

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About Metrolite #2 Font Family


In 1929 Chauncey Griffith at Mergenthaler commissioned W.A. Dwiggins to design a warmer and less mechanical Geometric Sanserif to compete with Futura. Dwiggins’ best efforts proved that human warmth had little to do with cool geometry; for twelve years, until the introduction of Spartan, Mergenthaler lost ground to Intertype’s licensed version of Futura.

Designers: William Addison Dwiggins

Publisher: Linotype

Foundry: Linotype

Original Foundry: Mergenthaler

Design Owner: Linotype

MyFonts debut: Sep 14, 2000

Metrolite® #2 is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

About Linotype

For over a century, Linotype has successfully produced, marketed, and licensed quality fonts. Its proven methods have been expanded over the years, adapting to new technologies. As fonts are a vehicle for all visual communication, Linotype partners with both designers and typographers, who together promote global transfer and open discussion.The Linotype font library is owned by Monotype and includes renowned fonts such as Helvetica, Neue Helvetica®, Linotype Didot™, Janson® Text, New Century Schoolbook®, and more.

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