In 1982, few months after the publication of Donald Knuth article The Concept of a Meta-Font, Visible Language publishes Meta-Font, Metamathematics, and Metaphysics : Comments on Donald Knuth’s « The Concept of  a  Meta-Font », by Douglas Hofstadter, an american professor of cognitive sciences. His remarks bring nuances to Knuth’s conclusions, addressing the problem from another point of view. His investigations in typography, in the field of artificial intelligence, subsequently appeared in the Letter Spirit project, where he tried to develop a program that is capable of developing an entire alphabet from a few seed letters, based on a very coarse grid. Years later, when the concepts of parametric fonts, AI and deep learning applied to type design reappeared, Hofstadter’s ideas are still relevant. Talks (FR / EN) given in Istanbul during Istype 2017, on June 10, and at the Fonderie de l'image in Paris, on November 13, 2018. ANRTABCD, Letter K

Wordmark and visual identity for 52 Battant, a gallery, information center and co-working place for creative people in Besançon. A set of pictograms was developed with Vincent Jacquin (Small Studio).

Launched by François Busnel and Éric Fottorino, this mook tells of America, its beauty, but also its faults and cracks. Each quarter, the greatest French and American writers are invited to become the memorialists of an extraordinary era. 4 issues for 4 years: the time of Donald Trump’s presidential term.
For the header, I designed a custom lettering inspired by American typefaces, something between Woody Allen and Ralph Lauren. Lowercase m is an obvious reference to Windsor, but the wordmark is sturdier.

Visual identity of the Bibliothèques de Nancy.

Park MGM is the new name of the famous Hotel Montecarlo, on the Las Vegas Strip (Nevada). It is owned by MGM Resorts. The agency be-poles (Paris / New York) commissioned me to design the exclusive typeface of the hotel, Alder, used for its interior and exterior signage, and all of its communication.
Rather than the excessive and often caricatured image of the hotels in the city, the visual identity of the Park MGM chooses elegance, with a very refined interior design. Likewise, Alder is inspired by the proportions of classic Roman capitals, with a more contemporary design. It comes in 4 weights : Regular, Bold, Italic and Condensed. Exclusive use

Curation and organisation of the 2nd edition of the ANRT conference Automatic Type Design. ARTEM Campus, Nancy (France), November 17, 2016. With Elisa Barney Smith (USA), Bianca Berning (UK), Charles Bigelow (USA), Dave Crossland (USA), Jérémy Hornus (FR), Gerry Leonidas (UK), Yannick Mathey (FR), Laurence Penney (UK), Nick Sherman (USA)… Design and website by Thomas Bouville. Automatic Type Design

Curation and scenography, with Alice Savoie, of the exhibition “TYPO’&!.,-:;? ANRT” at the Musée de l'imprimerie et de la communication graphique, in Lyon, presenting 30 years of ANRT archives. Nov 11, 2016 - Feb. 12, 2017.

Annual programme for the season 2016-2017 of L’Étincelle, Théâtre de la ville de Rouen. The cover reveals the grid, inspired by the Canon de Villard de Honnecourt, dividing a 2/3 format. 104 p.