Francis Ramel, member of Nouvelle étiquette, French graphic design bureau based in Metz and in Strasbourg, portrays the challenges and unfolds the design process of this singular project: the design of a bespoke typeface family to be used for the identity and signage system of the cathedral Saint-Étienne de Metz (FR), which turns 800 years old in 2020. This challenging type design task was undertaken jointly by Nouvelle étiquette and the PampaType foundry, which has been a privileged partner of the studio for years.  Read

On the occasion of the second edition of the Pangramme exhibition catalog, Sébastien Morlighem was invited to contribute the present text which allows, through his personal insights, to build a photograph of the path that the pedagogy of typography has deployed in France in the last 25 years.  Read