Dwiggins was the first designer to use stencils widely for typographic ornament. The tiny design elements were cut in celluloid or acetate and then combined to decorate bindings and book jackets. The ...

In Chicago he was introduced to the art of book design by Chicago bibliophiles, including Raymond DaBoll, who showed him the work of William Addison Dwiggins. Skaggs also taught himself calligraphy ...

It was, in fact, the decade when the term ‘graphic design’ was first coined in 1922 by William Addison Dwiggins to describe his book design process, which combined typesetting, illustration ...