Philippe Apeloig
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Philippe Apeloig is a graphic designer born in Paris in November 1962.
Apeloig studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués
and the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
. He is noted for his posters, many of which are in the collection of MoMA
, and his typography, including the typefaces Octobre http://www.apeloig.com/a/source/a1.htm and Drop http://www.apeloig.com/a/source/drop.htm.
According to a short biography on Pentagram's
website http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/06/pentagram_talk_philippe_apeloi.php: 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." http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/06/pentagram_talk_philippe_apeloi.php
Apeloig studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués
École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art
The École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers, also called the École des Arts Appliqués or Olivier de Serres and abbreviated to ENSAAMA, is a post-baccalauréat teaching establishment for the decorative arts in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.- History :ENSAAMA's ancestry...
and the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
The École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs is a public university of art and design and is one of the most prestigious French grande école...
. He is noted for his posters, many of which are in the collection of MoMA
Moma
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, and his typography, including the typefaces Octobre http://www.apeloig.com/a/source/a1.htm and Drop http://www.apeloig.com/a/source/drop.htm.
According to a short biography on Pentagram's
Pentagram (design studio)
Pentagram is a design studio that was founded in 1972 by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange and Mervyn Kurlansky in Needham Road, West London, UK...
website http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/06/pentagram_talk_philippe_apeloi.php: 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
April Greiman
April Greiman is a contemporary designer. "Recognized as one of the first designers to embrace computer technology as a design tool, Greiman is also credited, along with early collaborator Jayme Odgers, with establishing the ‘New Wave’ design style in the US during the late 70s and early...
. 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
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
School of Art in New York City from 1999 to 2002." http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/06/pentagram_talk_philippe_apeloi.php
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 VanderLansRudy VanderLansRudy VanderLans is a Dutch type and graphic designer and the co-founder of Emigre, an independent type foundry.VanderLans studied at the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague. Later, he moved to California and studied photography at the University of California, Berkeley...
.
External links
- Apeloig Design's website
- Apeloig's graphics in the MoMA collection: http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A32063&page_number=6&template_id=1&sort_order=1 http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A32063&page_number=8&template_id=1&sort_order=1 http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A32063&page_number=11&template_id=1&sort_order=1 http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A32063&page_number=18&template_id=1&sort_order=1
- Photographic portrait of Apeloig by Antoine Poupel