Art director and type designer Stephane Elbaz holds degrees in Visual Communication (2003) and Interactive Research (2004) from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Ensad). Since 2008, he lives and works in New York. In the last few years he devoted much of his time to digital publishing platforms. For Code and Theory he led visual design on various projects including Vanity Fair and GQ for Condé Nast France, the LA Times, Interview, and Art in America magazines. He joined First Look Media in 2014 where he serves as Head of Product Design and especially reshaped the brand identity and online presence of The Intercept. As an independent Creative Director, Stephane designed the Sephora branding typeface and participated in brand projects for companies in sectors ranging from culture and fashion to the energy industry. He also designed the TypeParis identity in 2014.
In 2009 he was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the Type Directors Club of New York for his type family Geneo. Since 2012, he teaches at Type@Cooper, Cooper Union (United States). He was a jury member of the TDC62 Typeface Design Competition in 2016. In 2016 he is publishing the PS Fournier, a large type revival project based on the work of Pierre Simon Fournier.
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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