Rencontrez un designer Français: Jean-François Porchez

Co-hosted by the French-American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest, the Alliance Française de Seattle, the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the University of Washington Division of Design and Division of French & Italian Studies

Have you ever wondered who is behind the most familiar logos and typefaces?
Meet award-winning French designer Jean-François Porchez! Porchez has designed logos and typefaces for some of the most famous French cultural icons, including the French newspaper Le Monde, France Télécom, La Poste, Métro de Paris/RATP, Le Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens and Air France. 

Porchez is honorary President of ATypI, Association Typographique Internationale (the leading organization for type design), and regularly conducts type design workshops all over the world. 

This evening includes a 40-minute lecture on his work, followed by a 20-minute bilingual (French and English) question and answer session. Please join us for a speaker reception after the event. 

Good Sheperd Center Chapel in Wallingford – 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, 4th Floor –
Seattle 98103 (map) – Ample Free Parking

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