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

Haig Adishian
Eve Babitz

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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

Sponsor

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

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

Diabolus by David St. John (Fawcett Crest, 1972)1972

Jeff Jones

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

Spacemen 3 album artwork 1986–1990c. 1986

Nicholas Brooker
Robert Winterman Design Group
Spacemen 3

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Gerry Anderson’s Space: 1999 annuals (1978, 1979)c. 1978

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Gerry Anderson’s <cite>Space: 1999</cite> annuals (1978, 1979)

Of Course You Can Sew! – Basics of Sewing for the Young Beginner by Barbara Corrigan (Doubleday, 1971)c. 1971

Barbara Corrigan
Wendell Minor

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

<cite>Of Course You Can Sew! – Basics of Sewing for the Young Beginner</cite> by Barbara Corrigan (Doubleday, 1971)

Sta-Puf & Sta-Flo ad1965

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bridey O’Toole and her Singin’ Lads album art1957

Tracy Sugarman
Casper Pinsker, Jr.

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

H.P. Lovecraft / Cthulhu Mythos paperback covers (Ballantine, 1976)1976

Murray Tinkelman

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

H.P. Lovecraft / Cthulhu Mythos paperback covers (Ballantine, 1976)

Staff Pick

The Selected Poetry of Blake by David V. Erdman (Signet)1976

Fred Otnes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Futures to Infinity (Pyramid)1970

Gail Burwen

Contributed by Robert Beatty

Better Homes and Gardens, “Christmas Ideas 1967”1967

unknown

Photo(s) by Heather David on Flickr.

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1978)1978

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1970)1970

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

“Color is a state of mind”, Print magazine (1969)1969

Dorothy E. Hayes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Color is a state of mind”, <cite>Print</cite> magazine (1969)

Staff Pick

Daniel Romano(’s Outfit) – Okay Wow album art2020

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Daniel Romano(’s Outfit) – <cite>Okay Wow</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Heijkens shop front, Groningenc. 1980

Photo(s) by isoletters on Flickr.

Melanie – As I See It Now album art1974

Fred Marcellino
Robert L. Heimall
Bill Levy

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Melanie – <cite>As I See It Now</cite> album art

The Skook by JP Miller1984

Gene Light

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1969)1969

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) movie posters1964

Howard Terpning

Contributed by David Smith

<cite>The Yellow Rolls-Royce</cite> (1964) movie posters

Immortality: The Scientific Evidencec. 1970

unknown

Contributed by Ezra Fike

<cite>Immortality: The Scientific Evidence</cite>

Mighty Peking Man (1977) trailer, Rolling Thunder Pictures (1999)1999

unknown

Contributed by David Smith

<cite>Mighty Peking Man</cite> (1977) trailer, Rolling Thunder Pictures (1999)

“The Caveman” – Jacuzzi Boys2019

Gabriel Alcala

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Allman Brothers Band – Beginnings album art1973

Sue Poyneer

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Allman Brothers Band – <cite>Beginnings</cite> album art

The Wrecks Of Time by Michael Moorcock (Ace)1967

Jack Gaughan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Wrecks Of Time</cite> by Michael Moorcock (Ace)

The Fatback Band – People Music1973

Fred Stark

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

The Fatback Band – <cite>People Music</cite>

Ginger Baker’s Air Force – “Man Of Constant Sorrow” German single cover1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ginger Baker’s Air Force – “Man Of Constant Sorrow” German single cover

La Perle Des Antilles album artc. 1979

Photo(s) by Étienne Pouvreau on Flickr.

Isaac Asimov Introduces the Unknown (Pyramid)1970

Brad Johannsen

Contributed by Robert Beatty

<cite>Isaac Asimov Introduces the Unknown</cite> (Pyramid)

“I Love Letter-Press” Mecanorma ad (1969)1969

Cehes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“I Love Letter-Press” Mecanorma ad (1969)

Staff Pick

Ants Never Sleep!!! And other profound thoughts for poster loversc. 1970

unknown

Photo(s) by Groove is in the Art on Flickr.

Staff Pick

The Cherry People – “Gotta Get Back (To The Good Life)” / “I’m The One Who Loves You” single cover1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Cherry People – “Gotta Get Back (To The Good Life)” / “I’m The One Who Loves You” single cover

Staff Pick

Psychedelitypes Photo-Lettering catalog1968

Ed Benguiat

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Psychedelitypes</cite> Photo-Lettering catalog

Staff Pick

Spacemen 3 ‎– Playing With Fire album art1989

Robert Winterman Design Group
Spacemen 3

Contributed by John O'Reilly

Spacemen 3 ‎– <cite>Playing With Fire </cite>album art

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Uses of typefaces by Dave Davison

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

Diabolus by David St. John (Fawcett Crest, 1972)1972

Spacemen 3 album artwork 1986–1990c. 1986

Gerry Anderson’s Space: 1999 annuals (1978, 1979)c. 1978

Of Course You Can Sew! – Basics of Sewing for the Young Beginner by Barbara Corrigan (Doubleday, 1971)c. 1971

Sta-Puf & Sta-Flo ad1965

Bridey O’Toole and her Singin’ Lads album art1957

H.P. Lovecraft / Cthulhu Mythos paperback covers (Ballantine, 1976)1976

The Selected Poetry of Blake by David V. Erdman (Signet)1976

Futures to Infinity (Pyramid)1970

Better Homes and Gardens, “Christmas Ideas 1967”1967

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1978)1978

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1970)1970

“Color is a state of mind”, Print magazine (1969)1969

Daniel Romano(’s Outfit) – Okay Wow album art2020

Heijkens shop front, Groningenc. 1980

Melanie – As I See It Now album art1974

The Skook by JP Miller1984

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1969)1969

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) movie posters1964

Immortality: The Scientific Evidencec. 1970

Mighty Peking Man (1977) trailer, Rolling Thunder Pictures (1999)1999

“The Caveman” – Jacuzzi Boys2019

Allman Brothers Band – Beginnings album art1973

The Wrecks Of Time by Michael Moorcock (Ace)1967

The Fatback Band – People Music1973

Ginger Baker’s Air Force – “Man Of Constant Sorrow” German single cover1970

La Perle Des Antilles album artc. 1979

Isaac Asimov Introduces the Unknown (Pyramid)1970

“I Love Letter-Press” Mecanorma ad (1969)1969

Ants Never Sleep!!! And other profound thoughts for poster loversc. 1970

The Cherry People – “Gotta Get Back (To The Good Life)” / “I’m The One Who Loves You” single cover1968

Psychedelitypes Photo-Lettering catalog1968

Spacemen 3 ‎– Playing With Fire album art1989