Altesse, a formal script influenced by copperplate writing masters
Altesse, a new design by Jean François Porchez is a typographic adaptation of the formal scripts engraved by French masters of copperplate engraving of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Freed from the constraints of metal type, Altesse designed in 5 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!
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.
Happy new year 2020
We hope that your Christmas holidays will have been joyful and full of surprises. All of us at Typofonderie wish you an incredible New Year’s Eve for this transition to a new decade and we wish you all the best for the new year 2020!
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 and materials in an ethical way.
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 design which combines a personal vision and ensures good legibility in a certain context.
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.
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.