La typo dans tous ses états (Typography in all its forms). Collective exhibition of typographers, graphic designers and photographers, in partnership with Imprimerie nationale’s “Atelier du Livre d’art et de l’Estampe” and Graphê magazine.

With Albert Boton, Michel Bouvet, Eric Brocherie, Kook Ewo, Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, Franck Jalleau, Clotilde Olyff, Guillaume J. Plisson, Jean François Porchez (ZeCraft), Julien Priez.

The typo in all its forms
Exhibition from January 31 to March 16, 2012
Monday to Friday from 10:00—18:00
Gobelins, l’école de l’image
73, boulevard Saint-Marcel
75013 Paris (Métro Les Gobelins)
Opening Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 19:00
Please reply before January 27, 2012 on gobelins.fr/expotypo

At Typofonderie, 2012 will be a year of great changes. Last months have been quite busy for us, in the forthcoming weeks, a entirely new website will be launched along good surprises. This new Typofonderie ecommerce platform will reflect a new era for us, as now Typofonderie is now split into two companies: ZeCraft dedicated to bespoke typefaces, lettering, and type consulting. Typofonderie is now strictly dedicated to the publication and distribution of quality typefaces. New typefaces from external designers will be announced during the year. A full new identity will be unveil with these activities, but already we use it today for the new year 2012 card.
Best wishes for a prosperous 2012 to you all!

Jean François Porchez.

The École de communication visuelle (ECV) received Jean François Porchez for a lecture about his typographic work: Typographic mysteries elucidated. This conference was well attended by a bunch of students. Among various subjects from type history, licenses and good practises, various Typofonderie, from Henderson to the Retiro, he presented the recent project for Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.

After winning several type awards during the past months, Retiro was just selected as one of 53 entries out of 561 submissions based on their design excellence during letter.2 competition organized by ATypI in 2011. The jury included Peter Biľak (The Netherlands), Rubén Fontana (Argentina), John Hudson (Canada), Akira Kobayashi (Japan), Lucie Lacava (Canada), Gerry Leonidas (United Kingdom), Dr Fiona Ross (United Kingdom).

Retiro awards 2010-11
—Letter.2 prize 2011, among the 53 entries out of 561 submissions based on their design excellence.
—Creative Review Type Annual Custom typeface Retiro for Madriz magazine: Best in Book 2011.
—Designpreis 2011 Nominee Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011: Custom typeface Retiro Nominee for 2011.
—Club des directeurs artistiques: 41e Palmarés Prix 2009.
—Tdc2 2010 Certificate of Type design Excellence for the custom typeface Retiro.

WebInk blog recently featured The Man Behind Paris’s Most Public Typefaces. Note that they “maintained its European spellings, which we find as charming and elegant as we do his type design.” The interview was conducted in September 2011. Read more on WebInk blog.

→ Titans of Typography profile: Jean François Porchez
→ Typofonderie at WebInk