Discover how The Guardian tricked its readers into inventing the island of San Serriffe, a fictional republic born of a typographic April Fool’s joke that has become cult status. Between subtle satire and typographic wordplay, immerse yourself in one of the most brilliant journalistic hoaxes of the XXᵉ century.
From the Nazis to the moon, Futura is probably the most used typeface in the world, and yet it’s not new!
Si les imprimeurs ont souvent fait des couilles, elles ne datent pas d’hier. Coquilles et ortografe ne sont pas qu’une affaire de correcteurs.
Used mechanically and out of context, certain typographies convey cultural stereotypes. We call them “stereotypographies”.
Didot was for a long time the spearhead of French typography. Let’s discover how this bicentennial typeface managed to combine finesse and elegance to cross the centuries, and remain at the forefront of fashion!
Let’s discover Helvetica, a typeface that can’t be ignored! Its longevity, influence and neutrality mean we love it as much as it annoys us.
Nothing predicted the Comic Sans MS to become what it is today: a font hated by graphic designers and yet very popular with the general public. Discover its history… and its some qualities.
Ode to Cassandre, the man of a thousand talents. His design of posters and graphics revolutionized the role of visual communication.
Les Rencontres de Lure. For 61 years, strange wackos have been meeting every summer in “Lurs-en-Provence” to redo the typography in particular and the world in general. In a climate of camaraderie, under the Provençal sun, perched on a rock, all the faces of typography are discussed.
Retrospective of Roger Excoffon’s work. Graphic designer, typographer and type designer 1910-1983. The creator of the Banco, Mistral, antique olive typography… but also of the Air France visual identity.
San Serriffe typographic Island
Design, creativity and oblique strategies!
Tote bag, a new social totem?
Sister Corita Kent, the Pop Art nun
Donald Trump, the martyr who makes history
Fontevraud Royal Abbey – Brand identity
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development – Visual identity
Assonance Choir – Posters design
Mon-avocat.fr
Ville d’Annecy – Visual identity
John Heartfield, photomontage as a political weapon
Where does modernism come from? 1 – Man propelled by Modernity
Brand your < Smile />!
McDonlads turns over its logo for International Women’s Rights Day…
Évry University open day: reveal your professional future!