QuoteAlmost 40, Xavier Dupré is one of the most prolific French type designers, whose work is internationally distributed. His typefaces, featured in eminent foundries’ catalogues (Emigre, FontBureau, FontFont, Typofonderie) demonstrate a personal quest for type design, fueled with calligraphic and humanistic influences, but also with a sensitivity permeable to various locations where he settled his activity.
An interview by Julien Gineste
Introduction by Rudy Vanderlans
Mostly unpublished material
Bilingual (fr/eng), two-colour printing, 128 pages, 24 × 15 cm
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