From Friday, October 17th 2014
to Saturday, January 10th 2015
From Friday, October 17th 2014
to Saturday, January 10th 2015
An exhibit and book about the work of typographer Philippe Apeloig marks the culmination of an extraordinary career and, he says, the start of a new artistic phase.
Steven Heller
The cerebral, meticulous posters of Philippe Apeloig have made him a graphic design luminary. He was the subject of a large career retrospective at the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris.
Caitlin Condell
Never one to approach a project the same way, Apeloig captures a lively, impulsive essence in his visual imagery, largely thanks to his bespoke typography and steady consumption of culture.
Nara Shin
«Je n’imaginais pas raconter mon parcours, comment je suis devenu graphiste, sans lever un petit coin du voile de mon intimité…»
Véronique Thouvenin
Voilà un homme qui aime les mots. Les agencer plus que les écrire. Il en a fait son métier. La longue liste des identités visuelles et des affiches qu’il a réalisées l’ont inscrit dans notre patrimoine visuel quotidien.
Mélina Gazsi
This Paris retrospective of Philippe Apeloig’s cerebral, conceptual design and typography is a triumph that exceeds high expectations.
Steven Heller
Carte blanche au graphiste designer qui dévoile, de A à Z, son jeu de construction d’images et trente ans de danse des mots au musée des Arts décoratifs, à Paris. Philippe Apeloig parle, beaucoup, avec gourmandise. Il explique tout, et plus. Il tranche. Il est graphiste.
Anne-Marie Fèvre
La Ville Lumière aura très prochainement l’occasion d’admirer […] l’exposition rétrospective «Typorama», aux Arts Décoratifs de Paris, qui présentera trente ans de création typographique du designer graphique français…
Dennis Moya – Tiffany Baehler
Type is the most powerful tool we have as graphic designers – it not only completes an image, but also can function as the image. No-one better exemplifies this than the subject chapter’s profile, Philippe Apeloig.
Scott W. Santoro
Les designers s’impliquent constamment, partout et tout le temps. Audacieux, d’une incroyable acuité face aux signes de leur époque, ils ont été de grands acteurs au XXe siècle. Ils ont participé aux inventions en germes…
Philippe Apeloig
In the second half of Ayse Kongur and Tom Hunter-Watts’ interview, French graphic designer Philippe Apeloig talks about the importance of quality and client relationships
Ayse Kongur – Tom Hunter-Watts
Yet one of Apeloig’s current projects is designing the poster, catalogue and signs for a fashion retrospective, “Yves Saint Laurent,” encompassing 40 years of the fashion designer’s creations, which opens March 11 at the Petit Palais in Paris. Apeloig admitted he had some catching up to do. “I didn’t know so much about Yves before,” he said.
Valerie Seckler
Saturday, November 7th 2009
École Polytechnique Fédérale
Lausanne, Switzerland
April 30th 2009
The LCC School of Graphic Design
London, UK
Saturday, February 24th 2007
Fachhochschule Düsseldorf
School of Design
Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, March 23th 2006
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, USA