Axel Pelletanche Thévenart is a French/Paris-based graphic and type designer working in the fields of his motley clients, on a multitude of mediums and according to various budgets. After graduating with a Master’s degree in type design and gaining experience in London and Berlin, he spent two years working at Ohlman Consorti collaborating alongside brands such as A.P.C., Dior, Sonia Rykiel or Vogue Paris magazine. Next to offering retail typefaces, he has since been asked to design exclusive letterings, invitations, posters, shapes, visual systems or publications for compagnies as diverse as Nike, Off-White™, Adidas, Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, Christie’s auction house, Savoir Faire music label, Rebellion Racing team or artists such as Hercules & Love Affair or Kiddy Smile. Please visit Instagram for regular updates and tasty posts.
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Knif Mono (regular and italic) is available on A is for… type foundry.You can order Knif newspaper/poster specimen on Batt Coop!Read the review done by It’s Nice That about this publication here.Have a look on how Knif Mono has been already used here.Utopia (Regular and Black), Gebäude Grotesk and Didier (Stable and Standard) are available upon request and displayed on e162.eu — Please get in touch.
ExperiencesCollaborations: Ohlman Consorti, Convoy, VLF studio, Funny Bones, Zoo designers graphiques, B.A.M. Studio, Area 23, Unfun, Fondazione, Mark Jenkins.Internships: John Morgan Studio, HelloMe, BuildingParis, The Shelf Journal.
Publications2018 Revue Diorama nº01 “Legibility” FR2018 Back Catalogue (4) UK 2018 Oripeau, 16200cm² | 1750×910, Atelier La Casse FR2018 Typodarium Calendar, Verlag Hermann Schmidt DE2017 Typographica.org Favorite Fonts of 2016 (for Knif mono) US2017 Et & Ampersands, Velvetyne/-zeug FR2017 FrancoFont January, pointypo– FR2017 Typodarium Calendar, Verlag Hermann Schmidt DE2016 It’s Nice That (2) UK2016 étapes: FR2016 Back Catalogue (3) UK 2016 ThisIsPaper PL2016 Pangramme’s Catalogue FR2016 365Typo Volume 2 FR2016 École Estienne’s Graduation catalogue FR2016 Revue 404, ESAD Saint-Étienne FR2015 It’s Nice That (1) UK 2015 Back Catalogue (2) UK 2015 École Duperré’s Graduation catalogue FR2015 Back Catalogue (1) UK2015 Revue Après\Avant nº03, Rencontres de Lure FR2014 Clikclk FR
Interviews2018 It’s Nice That (3) Knif pronounce Ka-neef UK2017 Revue « Sales caractères » FR2016 Ligature CH
Exhibitions2018 Neue Schriften/New Typefaces, Kunstraum Pro Arte, Salzburg AT2018 Pangramme, Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig DE2018 Veni Vidi Vici, Oripeau nº97, Nantes FR2017 Graphic Design Festival Scotland, Poster Competition, Glasgow UK2017 Pangramme, ATypI/Université du Québec, Montréal CA2017 Pangramme, Biennale de Design Graphique/Les Silos, Chaumont FR2017 NRMAL Festival, International Poster Exhibition, Mexico MX2016 Pangramme, École Supérieure d’Art et de Design, Amiens FR2016 Pangramme, Award: Matthieu Cortat’s Favorite, ESAL, Metz FR2015 Ficciones Typografika 778-780, Minneapolis US 2014 Ficciones Typografika 660-662, Minneapolis US
Graduated with2016 Master’s Degree, Type Design, École Estienne, Paris FR 2014 Two-years Degree, Graphic Design, École Duperré, Paris FR 2012 Foundation Year, Applied Arts, École Boulle, Paris FR
ImprintAll work depicted © Axel Pelletanche Thévenart, 2014—2018.This website has been designed with LayTheme by Armin Unruh.