About Roger Excoffon
Roger Excoffon (1910–1983) was a leading French graphic artist, painter, and type designer. He became the art director of Fonderie Olive in 1945, and over the next two decades he headed an ambitious type design program for the Marseille-based foundry, producing some of the most recognizable typefaces of the twentieth century. Excoffon’s innovative print publicity led to high-profile independent design commissions for Air France, the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, and the French state. Found everywhere from shop signs to book covers, Excoffon’s typeface designs remain in widespread use today.
The ten specimens feature well-known typefaces such as Chambord (1947), Vendôme (1950; designed by François Ganeau under Excoffon’s direction), Banco (1951), Mistral (1953), Choc (1955), Diane (1956), Calypso (1958), Nord (1958), and Antique Olive (1962).
Praise
“The choicest pieces by leading typeface designers, collected in ingeniously designed portfolios.”
— Steven Heller, PRINT magazine
Details
| Publisher | Letterform Archive |
| Publication date | Fall 2024 |
| ISBN | 979898914237 |
| Size | 9.5 × 12.5 inches |
| Printing | 4 colors throughout |
| Pages | 232 |
| Format | Hardcover with actual-size complete facsimiles and an inside pocket containing additional booklets |
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