TypeParis was launched in 2015 and has been keeping to its mission ever since. The team is all super talented and works together to make sure everyone learns and grows. TypeParis is structured in two poles: the type design course and the Now conferences.
➽ What you can do
➽ Sponsors in 2023-6
➽ TypeParis in numbers
➽ Spring type design course and instructors and instructors
➽ Conferences
➽ Contact our team
To become a partner of TypeParis is all about making the programme even better and adding value to the Now conference.
Of course, we’ll make sure you’re well-visible before, during, and after the conference, spring type design course, and workshops. We’ve carefully planned it all to reach those who are passionate about typography and will be your brand’s ambassadors.
➽ Now27: Accreditations for journalists are here.
Join our partners and media partners
What we can do for you
• Logo on typeparis website footer
• Dedicated page on website including texts and images
• Your stuff on Now27 / TypeParis Spring27 goodie bags
• Mention in our regular newsletters
• Small logo at the end of the talks videos published on youtube
• Mentions on twitter, instagram, facebook
• Your stuff on a table during the conferences
• Logo presence during conferences
• Mentions during the conferences
• Your suggestions welcome!
What you can do for US
• Article, blog post on your publications including images
• Launch of the TypeParis programme
• Launch of conference programme
• Mentions on twitter, instagram, facebook, etc. for each talk
• Your suggestions welcome!
Contact
send us an email or call +33 1 46 54 26 92
Programme coordinator Jean François
Sponsorships & Management Véronique
TypeParis26 data
We conduct satisfaction surveys to better understand our audience for the Now conference. Here are the results for the 2026 edition:
➽ 56% are graphic designers who work in design, branding, communication, web. Versus 43% work in type and lettering.
➽ 61% of the audience with more than 10 years of experience, they are decision makers in their choices.
➽ 57% of the audience is international, while 43% came from France.
France has 49 Unesco World Heritage Sites, including the Louvre, which attracts 10 million visitors per year. The number of tourists in France has doubled in the last 15 years. 70 million of its foreign visitors come from other European countries.
Paris is the conference capital of the world, hosting more than 1 100 events each year. The number of conference participants has increased by 17% in the last 10 years. Paris has 191 museums and over 1016 galleries. If France is the first tourist destination in the world, Paris is also the second most popular city in Europe. Paris is the 4th most popular city in the world with 123 000 hotel rooms available and Paris has 1 400 000 restaurants, cafés, etc.
Sponsors in 2023-26
Many thanks to our sponsors & media partners for the successful #typeparis previous season!
Learning type design
After 10 years in Paris, we reinvent our type design programme. We go from 6 weeks to 3 weeks, while maintaining the fundamentals that make TypeParis’ reputation. The TypeParis Spring27 course will take place in Menorca, Spain for the first time. In 2027, we offer two levels, Foundation and Expert, which allows you to discover type design, or to gain expertise after an initial training. During the year, we organise workshops in Paris and sometimes elsewhere who cover type design, sign painting, lettering, use of software, etc.
After completing Foundation level, the attendees leave the new Spring 27 course with specialised skills in designing professional, high-quality digital typefaces, lettering, and logotypes. The Expert level attendees gain and develop more skills, making them truly professional in developing and producing complex typefaces. Since 2015, we have trained nearly 156 attendees who came from all over the world, 41 countries represented to date.
TypeParis is built around a team of renowned professionals and experienced instructors planned for 2027 are: Jean François Porchez (FR), the brilliant mind behind TypeParis, as well Léo Guibert (FR), Ruggero Magrì (IT), Jovana Jocić (RS), Léon Hugues (FR). Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer and Georg Seifer from Glyphs handle special sessions with the attendees. The guest critics will review each typeface project one by one, providing expert feedback. At the end of the day, they’ll also present their work, sharing their experience and advice. Our guest critics for 2027 are Mathieu Réguer (FR), more to be confirmed.
Conferences
Conferences have been an integral part since the launch of TypeParis in 2015, as evidenced by our Video channels. We think it is important to create platforms to let various universes communicate about their love of typography in their everyday practice. In 2026, the audience came from 32 countries including: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States. Success is there. It’s why we are organising our fourth annual conference Now27 conference in Paris on Saturday 29 May 2027. Speakers will announced early 2027, as well workshops.
Designing a good typeface is one thing, but it’s a tiny aspect of the whole picture. The big deal is designing with type. In order to draw letters in a mindful way, we must all understand what type is for, how graphic designers, art directors use it, how they work with it, how they transform it, how they break it and, most importantly, how they communicate with it.
Designing a good typeface is one thing, but it’s a tiny aspect of the whole picture. The big deal is designing with type. In order to draw letters in a mindful way, we must all understand what type is for, how graphic designers, art directors use it, how they work with it, how they transform it, how they break it and, most importantly, how they communicate with it.