I discovered Xavier Dupré’s work ten years ago, and design after design I’m surprised by his ability to mix typographic tradition, writing influence, and contemporary interpretation.
Xavier fonts follow his own unique and personal direction. Vista Slab reminds me a bit ITC Officina Serif. The details from its Vista Slab’s preceding Sans are present, like the incredible top of the lowercase ‘a’ that a normal typeface designer would never do, specially someone with his background. Vista Slab works pretty well at text sizes, invisible as necessary, and demonstrates all its details in very large sizes, but never too present and disturbing.
Jean François Porchez created the typefaces for Le Monde and the Paris métro, and more recently for the Baltimore Sun, Beyoncé Knowles, Costa Crocieres, and Louis Vuitton. He offers his retail typefaces at typofonderie.com. Porchez is Honorary President of the ATypI and was ATypI President from 2004–2007. He was awarded the Prix Charles Peignot in 1998.
‘Auroville’ is beautiful. I could slaver all day..
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