{"id":312,"date":"2021-06-04T15:18:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2021-06-04T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:21:17","slug":"w-a-dwiggins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/influence-in-private-press\/w-a-dwiggins\/","title":{"rendered":"W.A. Dwiggins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"style1\">William Addison Dwiggins is considered the first person to use the term \u2018Graphic Design\u2019 in 1922, but the term did not become widely used until after World War II. He was a type designer, calligrapher and book designer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\">Morris proved that there was a market for well-designed books, and, new typography. His work served as a starting point for Dwiggins, who propelled book and type design into the 20th century. 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