In this episode, I talk to Pauline Le Pape, a type designer and art director based in Amsterdam. We cover topics such as Pauline’s advice to young professionals, the importance of meditation and walks in her work routines, managing finances, including critical mindsets and budget negotiation tips, typography and type design, challenges she’s experiencing at the moment, and much more.
Biography
Pauline Le Pape is a type designer and art director that graduated in 2016 with an MA in type design from École Estienne, in Paris. After her studies, her journey took her to Amsterdam, where she is currently based. Over the years, she developed a range of meticulous typefaces and type based identities and worked on other projects in various medium and formats with a focus on typography. Some of her recent work includes a custom typeface for Nike, type design and identity for Stadscuratorium Amsterdam, and an expansion of her ever-evolving type family Till. Her work has been featured in It’s Nice That, Actual Source’s Shoplifters 8: New Type Design, and in the Japanese design magazine Quotation, to name a few.
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