Roger Excoffon
Recent articles about Roger Excoffon
Rub-down revolution
Issue 86, Autumn 2013
A generation before home computers, Letraset’s dry transfer lettering made desktop typography possible – and gave a small group of type designers new insights into letterform construction through the art of stencil-cutting
The line of beauty
Issue 83, Summer 2012
Script typefaces, currently enjoying an unprecedented popularity, bring a vital element of humanity to the digital age. By Paul Shaw and Abby Goldstein
Excoffon’s autograph
Issue 54, Winter 2004
Why is Mistral the typeface of choice for so many of Montréal’s small businesses?
Deep in the archives
Issue 75, Spring 2010
Contemporary type designers Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes select some historical type specimens that excite and intrigue them.
Mr Mistral
Issue 79, Spring 2011
New discoveries about Roger Excoffon’s virtuoso typefaces for Fonderie Olive prompt a fresh look at the legacy of this dynamic designer and the foundry itself.
Why Helvetica?
Issue 40, Summer 2001
Despite the changes provoked by the digital ‘revolution’, designing a typeface for serious reading remains a time-consuming task. For the designer, choosing and setting a body text font can be equally daunting, resulting in some inspired, eccentric and provocative choices