Philippe Apeloig

Philippe Apeloig is a graphic designer born in Paris in November 1962.^[1]

Apeloig studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués and the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs.^[1] He is noted for his posters, many of which are in the collection of MoMA, and his typography, including the typefaces Octobre [1] and Drop [2].

According to a short biography on Pentagram's website [3]: Apeloig "worked as a designer for Musée d’Orsay in Paris from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, Apeloig received a grant from the French Foreign Ministry to work in Los Angeles with April Greiman. Later, from 1993 to 1994, he was honored with a research and residency grant at the French Academy of Art in the Villa Medici in Rome. Apeloig has taught typography and graphic design at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from 1992 to 1999, and the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City from 1999 to 2002." [4]

Articles by Philippe Apeloig

• "Jean Widmer," Baseline 45, edited by Mike Daines & Hans Dieter Reichert, Bradbourne Publishing, 2004.

See also

• Emigre magazine, No. 11, Ambition/Fear, 1989, edited by Rudy VanderLans.

References

• Apeloig, Philippe. Au cœur du mot/Inside the word, Lars Müller Publishers: 2001. ISBN 978-3907078419.

External links

• Apeloig Design's website
• Apeloig's graphics in the MoMA collection: [5] [6] [7] [8]
• Photographic portrait of Apeloig by Antoine Poupel

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