To commemorate and renew Dwiggins’s contribution to 20th-century typography, Letterform Archive commissioned a text-optimized revival of Electra, one of his most important typefaces.

Design

Referring directly to authentic Linotype drawings in the collections of Letterform Archive and the Boston Public Library, master letterer and type designer Jim Parkinson digitally restored the sturdy yet elegant shapes, readability, and vigor of the metal original.

Read more about the design process in an interview with Jim Parkinson.

Details

Styles: Roman, Italic, Original Italic (slanted roman), Small Caps (as OT feature)
Formats: OpenType (OTF/TTF), Web (WOFF/WOFF2)
License: This basic font license authorizes up to 5 users (desktop) or 15,000 unique pageviews/month (web). For an extended license, please contact us.