Printed or filmed, Jean-Luc Godard’s graphic production surprises by its frequency and formal audacity. Whether inserts or credits, trailers or commercials, press kits or special issues, all of his work bears his trademark, even if his signature does not always formally attest to it. A particular facet of his graphic work here concerns his use of typefaces.  Read

I’d come across the name Gerard Unger many times in books and publications before actually meeting him in person. A personal encounter preceded by that much fame is always a curious endeavor. And the first thing one thinks of someone that famous is ‘he probably died years ago’. The paradox is that immortality suits best those who we’ve lost. But what’s even stranger is when the enigma of a name read many times becomes a person of flesh and blood, someone who you can have tea with and talk about anything. That was my personal experience with Gerard Unger. And probably for many of his students too. Looking back I now realize all the things his lessons and encounters unleashed in me. I’ll try to make here, as a humble tribute, a personal portrait of him tethered with thoughts and anecdotes, hoping it may help humanize a figure that might have been mythologized, as is often the case with those who’ve had a huge influence in their time.  Read