Jean François Porchez
Founder of Typofonderie, type director of ZeCraft, Jean François Porchez is one of the pioneers of digital typography. Transmitter of knowledge and discoverer of talents, teamwork is at the heart of his concerns. It is also for these reasons that he launched TypeParis in 2015.
After training as a graphic designer, during which he focused on type design, Jean François Porchez (1964) worked as a type director at Dragon Rouge, then at Le Monde newspaper in early 90s. He was President of the Association Typographique Internationale in 2004–2007. Founder and head of ECV Master design & Typography between 2011–2019. He is board member of the Club des Directeurs Artistiques in Paris and member of the Type Directors Club in New York.
He was awarded the Prix Charles Peignot in 1998 and numerous prizes for his typefaces. Introduced to French Who’s Who in 2009. In 2014, Perrousseaux publishes his monograph. Knight in the order of Arts and Letters in 2015. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron use his typefaces for his communication since 2017.
Particular signs
Having ridden thousands of kilometres on a Vespa since 1983, Jean François has switched to a VanMoof bike in 2019, which is probably better for the planet.
Prefered glyph: five numeral.
Current favorite: AW Conqueror Sans Italic
Arbale
Arbale Greek
Arbale Cyrillic
Astronef Super
Aiglon
Aiglon Extended
Aiglon Wide
Aiglon Narrow
Aiglon Condensed
Airco
Allumi
Allumi Inline
Allumi Extended
Allumi Extended Inline
Altesse
Ambroise
Ambroise Firmin
Ambroise François
Angie Sans
FF Angie
Anisette
Anisette Petite
Apolline
Ardoise
Ardoise Narrow
Ardoise Tight
Ardoise Compact
Arteria Compress
Audace
Austerlitz Affiche
Austerlitz Gros
Austerlitz Labeur
Austerlitz Petit
AW Conqueror Carved
AW Conqueror Didot Large
AW Conqueror Didot
AW Conqueror Didot Small
AW Conqueror Inline
AW Conqueror Sans
AW Conqueror Slab
AW Conqueror Stincilla
Costa
Le Monde Courrier
Le Monde Journal
Le Monde Livre
Le Monde Livre Classic
Le Monde Sans
Mencken
Mencken Narrow
Mencken Head
Mencken Head Narrow
Mencken Head Compress
Mencken Text
Parisine
Parisine Narrow
Parisine Compress
Parisine Office
Parisine Plus
Retiro
Sabon Next
Ysans
Ysans Mondrian
La Fayette Sans
GL Bader Compact
GL Bader Narrow
GL Bader Extended
Nespresso
Sitaline
Macif
Tron Uprising
Renault Identité
Verspieren
EndlessStory
BCG Henderson Mod
Vuitton Gravure
Sephora
AW Conqueror TypeCon
Deréon
France 2024
GL Bader
Script Fleury Michon
Vuitton Persona
Vuitton Sans Condensed
BCG Henderson Serif
BHV Marais
Banette
Vuitton Serif
BCG Henderson Sans
Vuitton Sans Extended
Aiglon Élysée
Alpha Poste
Allumi Econocom
Parisine Girouette
GL Kahn
Manitou
Lion
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Hermès in the making Poster
Cheeri Paris
Ode à la Rose
Piaton & Associés
Suomen Kuvalehti website & magazine
Suomen Kuvalehti
Cross Check
The Small Axe
Boutique du Palais de l’Élysée
Boutique du Palais de l'Élysée
Nasty Galaxy
Penguin Random House UK
Variety
Chris Mihal
La mode retrouvée
Mucho
Barcelona Design Week 2021
The Others
BackMarket poster campaign
Marcel
Dupain
Dupain
Vivre à Valras magazine
Studio Asensò
Tour d’Argent
Piaton et associés
Atlas comment va le monde?
Actes Sud Junior
Stiletto Fashion Week
Christophe Renard
Poster of the Movie: Green Book
ANSSI Manifesto
Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information
Australia
Hofstede Design
Actes Sud Junior
Actes Sud Junior
Album Remember why you started
Juan Vázquez
FM Fukuoka
GK Graphics
Betak by Phaidon
Phaidon
Gather Journal
Studio Mercury
L’Armée de terre recrute
La Tour d’Argent’s grocery store
Piaton et associés
Château Louise de Vallière
Ich&Kar
Collection Philippe Rey
Cheeri Paris
Eurobic
Member of parlement’s annual report
ZeCraft
A Song over Miskwaa Rapids
Amanda Weiss
Iodine in the sea
Marie Engelhardt Design Studio
Annecy Film Festival
GK Graphics
Real Simple
Real Simple
BoConcept Cover Version
Colono Gourmet
atipo
Bettane & Desseauve
Flammarion
Traits de caractères
netCommunity
GK Graphics
Theater Lübeck, 2022–23 season
Formdusche
Lumières! Un héritage pour demain
Pierre Peronnet
Joan Miró Catalog
Muriel Paris
Digital Agility and Security Report
Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information
Chien
L’Oréal: An ad for men
McCann
Belleville Brûlerie website
Belleville Brûlerie Paris
AW ConquerorLe Monde CourrierLe Monde JournalLe Monde LivreLe Monde Livre Classic
re_Touche
Brest Theater
Le Quartz
The Baltimore Sun
Lucie Lacava
Hippocampe Collection
Hippocampe éditions
All the Shades of Summer
Etam
Le goût des mots Collection Points
Editions Points
Boat magazine
Extract Studio
The National Cover Version
Sardine bag
Marie Engelhardt Design Studio
Submission
Picador
Migros Selection
Paragon Design works
Digital Revolution
Piaton et associés
Best of Diplômes 2014 ECV
Atelier C&J
Menu Design in Europe & America
Taschen
L’Oiseau Magazine
Antoine Barreau
French Tour
Cheeri Paris
Machin Chose
Joachim Roncin
The Secret Santa shop by Franprix
Artefact
Vincent Perez Magazine
Deliveroo Cover Version
Lettres à mon fils
Actes Sud Grafik
Abu Dhabi Book Trip
Loïc Le Gall
Ante Kuduz
Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria
Handsome
Vedros Studio
26 Good Reasons Cover Version
Graphis Annual Report Cover Version
Penguin Book Cover Version
Ikea Cover Version
Super Fly Cover Version
Let’s talk type let type talk Cover Version
The Weeknd Cover Version
Rock en Seine Cover Version
Elle Magazine Cover Version
Festival des Jardins Cover Version
Marmande
Atelier Marge Design
Madame Nou
Actes Sud Junior
Découvertes du Plateau
Modern Cover Version
Food Temple
Sensible à la typographie by Hecto Obalk
Muriel Paris
Amorino Gelato Poster & Packaging
Amorino
Chelles Theatre poster
Theatre de Chelles
Fayard Collection
Cheeri
Best Western International
Fashion and Versailles
Flammarion
Ateliers d’artistes à Paris
Parigramme
Collection mémoires des rues
Parigramme
Le Grand Tour
Des Signes
Tannhauser website
France-China Trophies
Lafonderie
Viini
Sami Piskonen
Meiwen See website
Meiwen See
Champions League Cover Version
Printemps de la Typographie
Morgane Pambrun
The nature of Clay
Catapult
Comédie Française
C Album
Maison Pouti
Des Signes
Opéra National de Paris
Dream On
Nikikai Opera Theatre
Osamu Misawa
Étapes 222
Louise Desrosiers
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Anette Lenz
Etam makeup
Etam
Van Goethem
Catapult
Noor Revue
Aaron Levin
Patchwork
Sébastien Lordez
Seat Maybelline
Reflex Group
SES
MetaDesign
Digital
Piaton et associés
Thomas Schütte catalog
Anna Węsek
Camille & Jeanne
Katie Fechtmann
Fretboard Journal
André Mora
Belleville Brûlerie Paris
Belleville Brûlerie Paris
Modern Art
Amélie Lebleu
Håndbog i nudansk
Håndbog i nudansk
Berita Harian
García Media
Trends
FrenchWeb
Eat me
Musée du Quai Branly
Musée du Quai Branly
Reset in the City
Studio Daad
The Arc of a Covenant
Penguin Random House
Jacques Prévert
Ich&Kar
La Belle Juliette
Emmanuel Blondiau
Typodarium
Typodarium
Ecce Logo
Agence W
Plaisir des Lys
Gianfranco Pontillo
Le Vin de Sang
Au revoir
Robert Laffont Éditions
Alex van Zijl website
Alex van Zijl
Madriz Magazine
Madriz Magazine
Week-end Musical
Cheeri Paris
Print for love of wood
Print for Love of Wood
Rencontres du Graphisme
Muriel Paris
Cluny 910-2010
Volume Visuel
Father of my Children
Ossip’s Studio
Philippe Dabasse
Art Déco
Eduardo Aires
Eterna
Eterna Watches
Jourde & Naulleau
Les Plus Beaux Livres Français
Julien Magnani
Young Center Theater
Anthony Swaneveld
Camping in Ontario
Sandra Friesen
D’argent
Des Signes
Rugby World Cup 2007
Larousse Dictionnaries
Zecraft
16de Internationale Dansweek
Catapult
Dufferin mall
Programme musical
Éric de Berranger
Cromos
Lucie Lacava
Annecy Festival 2022
Laurent Durieux
New collection of books
Jean-Christophe Courte
AM Magazine
AM Magazine
Harvard Business Polish
Gargantua and Le Quart Livre
Ranko Novak
Flair Magazine
Devred sales
Les César du Cinéma
Eric de Berranger
Moulins Bourgeois
Ignorance Of The Law Is No Excuse
Empyrean Press
ABC Madrid
Clayton Hotel
Bulgaria Air
City Bakery New York
Bordeau Chesnel
Mu Restaurant
Pèlerin Magazine
Marc Guillon
Morocco Tourism Office
Morocco tourism office
Stationery
Katie Fechtmann
Automobile Magazine Cover Version
SNCF Cover Version
Manuale Tipografico Cover Version
Blue Note Record Cover Version
Le Monde
Dominique Roynette
Narodowy Bank
Maciek Sobczak
Arkitektur N
Ole Sletten
Au coeur de la guerre
XO Editions
Vendée Globe Macif
BETC Design
Je monte, je valide
RATP
RATP Signage System
RATP
SwissSki
Urs Scheiwiller
Herdade do Touril
sNorD
St Valentin calendar
Roberto de Vicq
Van Cleef Cover Version
Write Anything
Anderson Newton Design
Terrasse
Stories
BETC Portfolio
BETC Design
Wired Magazine
Claudia de Almeida
Mùzeum Café
Salát Zalán Péter
Luxury Champagne
Piaton et associés
Cristie Kerr
Dune Road Group
Done not Done
Jon Tan
International Women’s Day poster
Jessica Wang
World design weeks
Mucho
National Geographic
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
Hotel Labels Cover Version
ZeCraft
Specimen Cover Version
ZeCraft
Hotel & Restaurant Cover Version
ZeCraft
Wine & Labels Cover Version
ZeCraft
Invitation Cover Version
ZeCraft
Marseille Concerts Poster
Lafonderie
Walks in the villages of Paris
Parigramme Editons
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