Metro #2™
MetroLite Two      MetroMedium Two      MetroBlack Two

Design Credits

First seen on MyFonts: September 14th, 2000
Designed by: William Addison Dwiggins
Designed when: 1929-30
Contained in Category: Sans Serif
Design owned by: Linotype
Originally created by: Mergenthaler
MyFonts Keywords: bauhaus, geometric, metro, sansserif [suggest]

Metro

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.

Not quite what you’re looking for?

Try looking at more fonts like this.

‘Metro #2’ is a trademark of Linotype GmbH which may be registered in certain jurisdictions

About Us — Testimonials — Sell Your Fonts — Become an Affiliate — Site Map — Sign In

MyFonts   245 First Street   17^th Floor   Cambridge MA 02142   USA
MyFonts and MyFonts.com are registered trademarks of Bitstream, Inc.
WhatTheFont and Starlets are trademarks of Bitstream, Inc.
Copyright © 1999–2008 Bitstream, Inc. PRIVACY POLICY