Independent designer since his degree under the direction of Roman Cieślewicz, Gilles Poplin is an art director and typeface designer. He commutes between brand identity and editorial design (broadcast, magazine and interface design). He founded his studio based on this expertise and by gathering around him the array of skills he met during fifteen years. His interest in typography and typeface design is a key feature in his vision of graphic design. In this respect, he designed 11 strongly graphic display typefaces for the “02” contemporary art magazine with Sylvia Tournerie. After teaching graphic arts and art direction, he is now the director of the design school ESAG Penninghen.
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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