W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design

"A book to spend a year with ... Dwiggins did more to promote, diversify, and integrate the graphic, typographic, and printing-arts disciplines than anyone of his generation." --Steven Heller, design historian

Often credited with inventing the term "graphic design," W.A. Dwiggins was a quintessential maker--fabricating his own tools and experimenting with design in areas as wide-ranging as stamps, currency, books, kites, marionettes, theatrical sets and lighting. While he began his career in...