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Stéphane Elbaz

Art director and type designer, Stephane Elbaz lives and works in New York since 2008. He devote much of his time to digital publishing platforms. For Code and Theory he led visual design on various projects including Vanity Fair and GQ for Condé Nast France, the LA Times, Interview, and Art in America magazines. He designed the TypeParis identity in 2014. Stéphane joined First Look Media in 2014 where he serves as Head of Product Design and especially reshaped the brand identity and online presence of The Intercept. As an independent Creative Director, Stephane designed the Sephora branding typeface and participated in brand projects for companies in sectors ranging from culture and fashion to the energy industry. Since 2016, he is the Design Director of The Outline. Stéphane Elbaz teach typeface design at TypeParis since 2017.

Stephane Elbaz holds degrees in Visual Communication (2003) and Interactive Research (2004) from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Ensad). In 2009 he was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the Type Directors Club of New York for his type family Geneo. Since 2012, he teaches at Type@Cooper, Cooper Union (United States). He was a jury member of the TDC62 Typeface Design Competition in 2016. He is the designer of PS Fournier used by Hillary Clinton for her presidential campaign in 2016. In 2017, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron selected his PS Fournier as main typeface of his communication.

Particular signs

He is an avid collector of watch hat.
Prefered glyph: Z.
Current favorite: Ysans Thin Italic.