Dave Davison

M.M. Davison a.k.a. Meyer “Dave” Davison was a lettering artist and designer of more than three dozen typefaces for Photo-Lettering. In 1971 and still in 1983, he lived in Stamford, Connecticut.

Uses of typefaces by Dave Davison

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Star Trek series, Bantam Books (1980s reprints)1984

unknown
Bob Larkin
Enric

Contributed by fangly

<cite>Star Trek</cite> series, Bantam Books (1980s reprints)

Staff Pick

The Hill-Top Four – Barbershop Quartet album artc. 1960

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Sean Wolcott – Crystal Eyes Stalk at Midnight album art2026

Rationale
Sean Wolcott

Contributed by Sullivan Kennedy

Staff Pick

Sponsor

Percy Faith – I’ll Take Romance album art1969

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero and Susanna Sparrow, St. Martin’s Press1978

Paul Bruner

Contributed by William Kenny

Staff Pick

Patti Page – Love Letters album art1969

Richard Mantel

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, Ballantine Books1971

Bob Pepper
unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>More Than Human</cite> by Theodore Sturgeon, Ballantine Books

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

Peter Max

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

Mantovani and His Orchestra – Mantovani’s Golden Hits album art1967

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

The Stooges – “Down on the Street” / “I Feel Alright (1970)” French single cover and band logoc. 1970

William S. Harvey
unknown
Imprimerie Jean Colombet

Contributed by William Kenny

The Lovers Guide to Sensuous Astrology by Marlowe & Urna Gray1974

unknown

Contributed by Aloysiuss J

<span><cite>The Lovers Guide to Sensuous Astrology</cite> by Marlowe & Urna Gray</span>

Barnaby Conrad – The Day Manolete Was Killed album art1971

Rhea Atkins

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Various Artists – Recordando a Arsenio album art1972

Chico Alvarez

Contributed by Reybach C

Various Artists – <cite>Recordando a Arsenio </cite>album art

Jane Gaskell paperbacks, Pocket Books1979

Boris Vallejo
unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Jane Gaskell paperbacks, Pocket Books</span>

Charles Lloyd Quartet — The Flowering album art1971

Haig Adishian

Contributed by Robert Beatty

Staff Pick

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

Robert L. Heimall
William S. Harvey

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

The Devil in a Forest by Gene Wolfe, Ace1977

Richard Krepel

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Devil in a Forest</cite> by Gene Wolfe, Ace

West of Eden by Harry Harrison1984

David Schleinkofer
unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>West of Eden</cite> by Harry Harrison

Chamiel by Edward Pearson, Pocket Books1974

unknown
Michael Gross

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Sorcerers movie poster1967

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Puccini – Il Tabarro album art1971

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Booker T. & The MG’s – Doin’ Our Thing album art1968

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Robby Rhodes

Rufus Thomas – Did You Heard Me? album art1972

David Krieger
Larry Shaw
Ron Gorden

Contributed by Reybach C

Rufus Thomas – <cite>Did You Heard Me?</cite> album art

Out of Time1984

Joyce Hopkins

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Staff Pick

David Frye – I Am The President album art1969

William S. Harvey
Edward Sorel

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Charles Kynard – The Soul Brotherhood album art1969

Don Schlitten

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Charles Kynard – <cite>The Soul Brotherhood </cite>album art

Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa ’70 – Open & Close album art1971

Kayode Ademola
Grace Okotie-Eboh Oduro

Contributed by Reybach C

Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa ’70 – <cite>Open & Close</cite> album art

Joe Tex – The Best of Joe Tex album art1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Joe Tex – <cite>The Best of Joe Tex</cite> album art</span>

Negative Pace – NP10 and NP11 postersc. 2023

Negative Pace

Contributed by Negative Pace

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – The Great Paris Concert album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Roy Clark – The Incredible Roy Clark album art1971

Ruby Mazur

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

The Longines Symphonette – Bing Crosby’s Treasury. The Songs I Love album art1966

unknown
George Gross

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

PLINC Bicentennial Alphabets specimen1977

Ed Benguiat
Tom Vasiliow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Buffalo Springfield – Retrospective. The Best of Buffalo Springfield album art1969

Haig Adishian
Eve Babitz

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Facets of Comedy by Walter Sorell1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Facets of Comedy</cite> by Walter Sorell

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops – Arthur Fiedler “Superstar” album art1971

David Krieger
Norman Green

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Best of the Great Songs of Christmas album art1970

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison1969

Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World</cite> by Harlan Ellison

Mystique Fortell Cards1969

Mattel

Contributed by Elizabeth Goodspeed

Jennifer Warnes – See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me! album art1969

Victor Kahn

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Cotton Comes to Harlem movie posters, lobby cards, album art1970

Robert McGinnis
unknown
Frank Gauna

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Cotton Comes to Harlem</cite> movie posters, lobby cards, album art

Staff Pick

Aeroméxico logo (1972–1981)1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Dunninger’s Complete Encyclopedia of Magic by Joseph Dunninger1967

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Dunninger’s Complete Encyclopedia of Magic</cite> by</span> Joseph Dunninger

Funkadelic – Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow album art1970

David Krieger
Stanley Hochstadt
The Graffiteria

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Funkadelic – <cite>Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow </cite> album art

Staff Pick

The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang by Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner (eds.)c. 1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span><cite>The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang</cite> by <span>Harold Wentworth and <span><span>Stuart Berg </span></span>Flexner (eds.)</span></span>

Staff Pick

Friend & Lover – Reach Out of the Darkness album art1968

Dick Smith

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Friend & Lover – <cite>Reach Out of the Darkness</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Thelonious Monk – Plays Duke album art1968

Media Sales Development
Stanisław Zagórski

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Thelonious Monk – <cite>Plays Duke</cite> album art

The Complete Book of Decoupage by Frances S. Wing (1970)1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Complete Book of Decoupage</cite> by Frances S. Wing (1970)

Listen to the Warm by Rod McKuen1967

Carl Weiss
Robert Shore

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Listen to the Warm</cite> by <span>Rod McKuen</span>

Herbie Mann – The Beat Goes On album art1967

Haig Adishian
Dick Luppi

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Herbie Mann – <cite>The Beat Goes On</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Baroque Masterpieces for Trumpet & Organ album art1973

Jo Ann Gruber
Robert L. Heimall
Gordon Kibbee

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Mystery of the Dune Fontc. 1975

Vincent Di Fate
John Schoenherr
Paul Alexander

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Blog

Beyond Capella by John Rackham1971

Frank Kelly Freas

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Signet, 1985)1985

Vicente Segrelles
unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Colour of Magic</cite> by Terry Pratchett (Signet, 1985)

Music and Your Mind by Helen L. Bonny and Louis M. Savary1973

unknown

Contributed by Briar Levit

Staff Pick

A Great Fall by Mildred Savage (Fawcett Crest)1971

unknown

Contributed by Erica Jung

<cite>A Great Fall</cite> by Mildred Savage (Fawcett Crest)

Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague De Camp (Pyramid)1969

Peter Bramley

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Lest Darkness Fall</cite> by L. Sprague De Camp (Pyramid)

Patterns of Chaos by Colin Kapp (Award Books)1973

Peter Goodfellow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Patterns of Chaos</cite> by Colin Kapp (Award Books)

Cecil Taylor Unit – Spring of Two Blue-J’s album art1974

Don Mathe
Li Baily

Contributed by Robert Beatty

Cecil Taylor Unit – <cite>Spring of Two Blue-J’s</cite> album art

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Uses of typefaces by Dave Davison

Star Trek series, Bantam Books (1980s reprints)1984

The Hill-Top Four – Barbershop Quartet album artc. 1960

Sean Wolcott – Crystal Eyes Stalk at Midnight album art2026

Percy Faith – I’ll Take Romance album art1969

Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero and Susanna Sparrow, St. Martin’s Press1978

Patti Page – Love Letters album art1969

More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, Ballantine Books1971

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

Mantovani and His Orchestra – Mantovani’s Golden Hits album art1967

The Stooges – “Down on the Street” / “I Feel Alright (1970)” French single cover and band logoc. 1970

The Lovers Guide to Sensuous Astrology by Marlowe & Urna Gray1974

Barnaby Conrad – The Day Manolete Was Killed album art1971

Various Artists – Recordando a Arsenio album art1972

Jane Gaskell paperbacks, Pocket Books1979

Charles Lloyd Quartet — The Flowering album art1971

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

The Devil in a Forest by Gene Wolfe, Ace1977

West of Eden by Harry Harrison1984

Chamiel by Edward Pearson, Pocket Books1974

The Sorcerers movie poster1967

Puccini – Il Tabarro album art1971

Booker T. & The MG’s – Doin’ Our Thing album art1968

Rufus Thomas – Did You Heard Me? album art1972

Out of Time1984

David Frye – I Am The President album art1969

Charles Kynard – The Soul Brotherhood album art1969

Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa ’70 – Open & Close album art1971

Joe Tex – The Best of Joe Tex album art1967

Negative Pace – NP10 and NP11 postersc. 2023

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – The Great Paris Concert album art1973

Roy Clark – The Incredible Roy Clark album art1971

The Longines Symphonette – Bing Crosby’s Treasury. The Songs I Love album art1966

PLINC Bicentennial Alphabets specimen1977

Buffalo Springfield – Retrospective. The Best of Buffalo Springfield album art1969

Facets of Comedy by Walter Sorell1972

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops – Arthur Fiedler “Superstar” album art1971

Best of the Great Songs of Christmas album art1970

The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison1969

Mystique Fortell Cards1969

Jennifer Warnes – See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me! album art1969

Cotton Comes to Harlem movie posters, lobby cards, album art1970

Aeroméxico logo (1972–1981)1972

Dunninger’s Complete Encyclopedia of Magic by Joseph Dunninger1967

Funkadelic – Free Your Mind… and Your Ass Will Follow album art1970

The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang by Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner (eds.)c. 1977

Friend & Lover – Reach Out of the Darkness album art1968

Thelonious Monk – Plays Duke album art1968

The Complete Book of Decoupage by Frances S. Wing (1970)1970

Listen to the Warm by Rod McKuen1967

Herbie Mann – The Beat Goes On album art1967

Baroque Masterpieces for Trumpet & Organ album art1973

The Mystery of the Dune Fontc. 1975

Beyond Capella by John Rackham1971

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Signet, 1985)1985

Music and Your Mind by Helen L. Bonny and Louis M. Savary1973

A Great Fall by Mildred Savage (Fawcett Crest)1971

Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague De Camp (Pyramid)1969

Patterns of Chaos by Colin Kapp (Award Books)1973

Cecil Taylor Unit – Spring of Two Blue-J’s album art1974