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The upsetter influences of Astronef
In Focus!At the end of 2021, we launched Astronef Super in seven styles, three years later, we launch Astronef Base, a large family of seven widths for a total of 126 fonts. Astronef Base is available in four different atmospheres: the default version, as well as the Boton, Widmer and Hollenstein tones. These tones pay tribute to these French graphic designers and type designers who carried ... [Read more]Happy new year 2024
What can we expect from 2024? I hope it will bring at least a little joy to you and your loved ones and that our world will doing better and calms down.Arsen: From French Elzevirs to Turlot foundry
Arsen, influenced by typefaces from the Parisian foundry Turlot published around 1895, is neither a Didot, nor a genre of Garamond, nor Caslon, nor Baskerville, nor even Fournier. This is why it will bring this unique style to your publication, design, that you are looking for. Let’s see together what characterizes Arsen, from the term Elzevir to the mysterious story, to its design ... [Read more]Arbale, a geometric sans serif in three tones
Arbale has been designed to meet both the need to bring style and a strong identity to graphic design projects in which it will be used, while remaining perfectly acceptable as a text typeface. This typeface is av in three tones: Modern, Universal and Vernacular.Happy new year 2022
The year 2021 will have been a year full of surprises, a complicated and sometimes painful year for some that is coming to an end. We wish you a year 2022 full of hope, happy new year to all! Let’s look back at some current and future projects.Austerlitz, a humble typeface
Austerlitz is the 4th exploration of the world of Didots and their variants, following Ambroise (2001-16), Mencken Head (2004-16), AW Conqueror Didot (2010-18) published by Typofonderie. Austerlitz is an exception though, in that it is not a pure Didot, it is a versatile typeface in 7 weights with italics, in 4 optical sizes for a total of 56 fonts.Aiglon: A melting pot of typographic possibilities
Aiglon is a monolinear, semi-grotesque, semi-geometric sans serif typeface, available in five different widths, each one proposed in eight weights with italics for a total of 80 styles. It is an open face, very sober yet recognizable, thanks to its unique characteristics. Let’s review the influences, and historical references of Aiglon, a multi-faceted, adjustable typeface that ... [Read more]AW Conqueror Sans, a Sans with a London twist
AW Conqueror Sans was born out of this desire to fuse geometric and humanistic sans. AW Conqueror Sans is a claimed French synthesis of Germanic Modernism and English classical tradition.Astronef Super, an ode to futuristic design
Astronef Super, a new design by Jean François Porchez borrows from the charm of retro-futuristic universes. It is deliberately excessive in his stylistic choices, because his glyphs are intended to be remixed, mixed through his variants.ISType Mono talk: Jean François Porchez
Under the title Type design to serve a purpose, Jean François Porchez keynote is about building typographic identities based on authentic roots. What are the differences between bespoke typefaces and retail typefaces? It is a question of creative research that will allow the expression of a unique and identifiable typographic whole.Allumi Inline, a tonic multi-colors display typeface
Today we are launching not one but two new additions to the Typofonderie catalog. The Allumi Inline and the Allumi Hairline. This variation of the Allumi is specifically intended for titling. Pushed to their limits, neither perfectly round nor geometrically square, the shapes of the Allumi Inline embody a human vision of the high-tech universe.Cedilla, its multiple facets
For years, the debate about the correct form of one or another diacritical mark has been raging among type designers. Behind this debate, there is a desire to do better, to share good practices.Altesse, a formal script influenced by copperplate writing masters
Altesse is a typographic adaptation of the formal scripts engraved by French copperplate masters from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Freed from the constraints of metal type, Altesse designed in five optical sizes allows you to rediscover the pleasure of automated calligraphy.Arteria, inspired by Italian shop signs & woodtype tradition
Arteria, a new design by Jean François Porchez is a compressed display typeface available in nine weights. the family features not only joyful alternates, small caps, various dingbats, arrows, quotes, different sets of numerals but also short caps! Discover the mini site and all navigation surprises.Happy new year 2021
2020 will have been a year full of surprises, a complicated, and sometimes painful year for some, which is coming to an end. We wish you a year 2021 full of hope, and a happy new year to all of you! Let’s come back to some current and future projects.Jean François Porchez talk at Letter Exchange
Under the title “Type design in the computer age”, Jean François Porchez will attempt to answer the question: What does it mean to design typefaces today? Where to set limits in typeface revivals, how to use sources and materials ethically. Watch online!Basco, a mix of Renaissance & tropical atmosphere
Basco, a new design by Bruno Mello is an exploration of the Renaissance style, a period in which letterforms were informed primarily by hand writing. It is clearly a contemporary interpretation of calligraphic shapes forms.Jean François Porchez keynote speaker at TypeCon, Minneapolis
Under the title “Type design in the computer age”, Jean François Porchez keynote is about building typographic identities based on authentic roots. How connotations, history and even politics can influence the way we work. But also what does it mean to design typefaces today? Let’s questionning the typographical genres, where to set limits in typeface revivals, how to use sources ... [Read more]Audace, between geometry & shapes inspired by nature
Audace was born as a response to a simple brief: how to visually express human interaction and technology with abstract forms? The starting point is a humanistic sanserif, to which are added external references: design pieces, furniture, buildings. Architects shape our world with the intention to reconnect nature, human and address a perfect functionality. Not so far to typeface ... [Read more]Happy new year 2019
For these traditional wishes for the coming year, it is therefore our turn to wish you a promising and successful 2019 year ahead. The landmark release of 2018 was the AW Conqueror Didot, a nod to the spirit of phototype typefaces and transfer lettering from the early 70’s.Invisible-Visible? Jean François Porchez speaks at TypeCon, Portland
Invisible-Visible? How does the typeface designer reconcile such usual contradictions? Visual identity is built from the colors and typefaces that make up the most fundamental expression of a brand, yet the design of typefaces must remain invisible for the convenience of the reader.
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