Interview [ to be announced ]
Franz Hoffman is a designer-turned-entrepreneur and cofounder of Fontself, which brings easy type-making capabilities into the hands of all creatives.
Fontself was born from his belief that typography is a powerful medium that should be democratized, like photo & video editing. As a creative who was frustrated by the complexity of typographic tools, Franz started an independent research project in 2005 to explore how modern software and new graphic technologies could better serve the needs of other designers.
As fierce believers in innovative type technologies, Franz & his cofounder Mohamed Ghenania are passionately supporting tens of thousands of customers who want a simple, yet enjoyable experience to craft their own custom fonts. Fontself brings powerful type-making capabilities right into Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, and is now also available as an iPad app geared for handmade typefaces.
Take advantage of the early bird ticket now, join us on Saturday 30 May 2026! We’ll got an amazing lineup of speakers lined up for this year.
Now26 conference in Paris is a celebration of typography, featuring inspiring speakers from graphic design, web design, motion design, publishing, visual identity, communication, and type design.
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The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.
Open to all Our summer programme is in English and covers typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and software practices. Whether you’re a design pro or just curious about type design, you can learn all about it in a relatively short amount of time.
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