Profile Jean François Porchez
Profile
After training as a graphic designer, during which he focused on type design, Jean François Porchez (born 1964) worked as a type director at Dragon Rouge. By 1994, he had created the new typeface for Le Monde newspapers. Founder of Typofonderie, his expertise enables him to propose bespoke typefaces for Arjowiggins, Baltimore Sun, Beyoncé Knowles, Costa Crocieres, France Télécom, Louis Vuitton, RATP (Public Transport in Paris), Yves Saint Laurent Beauty. His retail typefaces are distributed through typofonderie.com. He is honorary President of the Association Typographique Internationale (was ATypI President in 2004–2007). Founded the french community Le Typographe in 2003. Introduced to French Who’s who in 2009.
He taught type design at the MA typefaces design at the Reading University (United Kingdom) and at Ensad and conduct regularly type design workshops all over the world. He also contributes regularly to conferences and international publications. He published Lettres Françaises, a book (in French & English) that shows all contemporary French, digital typefaces. For the Linotype Library Platinum collection, he has created a revival of the Sabon, a Jan Tschichold revival of Garamond in 2002. In late 2001 he was the President of a jury set up by the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale to select the new handwriting model and system for France and was a jury member of the 3rd Linotype Type design Contest (Germany, 1999), of the of the 1st Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications (Slovenia, 2003) of the Typeface design competition TDC2 (United States, 2005).
He was awarded the Prix Charles Peignot in 1998. FF Angie (1990) & Apolline (1993) were prize-winning entries in the Morisawa typeface competition. Costa received a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design at the TDC2 2000. Ambroise, Anisette, Anisette Petite, Charente, Le Monde Journal, & Le Monde Courrier were all prize-winning entries in the Bukva:raz international competition (2001). Deréon and Mencken won a Creative Review Type Awards (2006). Parisine Office won a star at the Observeur du design 07. Vuitton Persona selected by the Club des directeurs artistiques for their annual “Palmarès” 2009. Retiro received a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design at the TDC2 2010, won the Prix 2009 of the Club des directeurs artistiques, selected for the Designpreis 2011 and received the Best in Book 2011 at the Creative Review Type Annual. AW Conqueror won the Prix 2010 of the Club des directeurs artistiques and received Silver Award winner at the Ed-AWards 2011.
Profile (short version)
As a type designer, then a type director, Jean François Porchez (born 1964) created the new typeface for the Le Monde daily. His expertise covers both the design of bespoke typefaces, logotypes as well as the distribution of his fonts via his typofonderie.com website. He is honorary President of the Association Typographique Internationale, regularly conducts type design workshops and is a frequent speaker at conferences all over the world. He founded the French social network Le Typographe in 2003. He was awarded the Prix Charles Peignot in 1998 and numerous prizes for his typefaces.
Awards
Letter.2 prize 2011, among the 53 entries out of 561 submissions based on their design excellence. 11-2011.
Ed-Awards: Silver Award winner in category 25. Original Typeface of the European Design Awards 2011. 05-2011.
Club des directeurs artistiques: 42e Palmarés Prix 2010 Custom typeface family AW Conqueror for Arjowiggins via ReflexImage, 04-2011.
Creative Review Type Annual Custom typeface Retiro for Madriz magazine: Best in Book 2011, 02-2011.
Designpreis 2011 Nominee Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011: Custom typeface Retiro Nominee for 2011, 06-2010.
Club des directeurs artistiques: 41e Palmarés Prix 2009 for the custom typeface Retiro. 03-2010.
Tdc2 2010 Certificate of Type design Excellence for the custom typeface Retiro, 3-2010.
I Love Typography selected Allumi PTF as 2009 favourite font. 01-2010.
Club des directeurs artistiques: Palmarés 2009 Vuitton Persona selected. 04-2009.
Observeur du design 07 Parisine Office won a star at the Observeur du design 07. 10-2006.
Creative Review Type Awards 2006 Deréon and Mencken won a Creative Review Type Awards. 01-2006.
Our Favourite Typefaces of 2004
Costa PTF among the typefaces chosen as Our Favourite Typefaces of 2004 by the on-line journal Typographica. 12-2005.
Bukva:raz Certificate of Type design Excellence (International Type design competition, NY-Moscow) for the following typefaces Anisette, Anisette Petite, Ambroise, Ambroise Firmin, Ambroise François, Charente, Le Monde Journal, Le Monde Courrier. 11-2001.
Trophée d’or de la typographie Bienvenue was nominated. 02-2001.
Tdc2 2000 Certificate of Type design Excellence (Type Director Club de New York) for the custom typeface Costa, 1-2000.
Charles Peignot award 1998, 10-1998 (ATypI).
Eda Design Excellence Award (European Design Annual 1998-99) for the Le Monde type specimen, 9-1998.
Tdc 44 Typographic Excellence Award 1997 (Annual Type Director Club Awards 44) for the Le Monde type specimen, 7-1998.
Morisawa Awards 1993 Special merit award (concours international de création de caractères ; Japon) with Apolline roman and italic.
Morisawa Awards 1990 Brattinga Honnor Prize (concours international de création de caractères ; Japon) with the first version of Angie typeface.
