Letterspace #46: Céline Jouandet
22.05.2024
13.00 - 15.00
De Lange Adem, Ruyschstraat 295, 1091 DX, Amsterdam
Doors open: 19.00 hrs
Start program: 19.30 hrs
Free admission
Type design and typography is highly mimetic. Since we have to make sure to be legible and follow conventions, we build on things that have been here before. Trends and taste often reappear or are reinvented to grab attention. Our next speaker Céline Jouandet takes inspiration from her own cultural heritage, researching – among other things – baroque forms while transforming them into contemporary designs.
In this lecture, Céline will talk about her fascination with the presence of older forms in contemporary design practice. This interest comes from the realisation of the importance of her Brazilian heritage — in particular the Brazilian Baroque — in her graphic style. Céline’s exploration of heritage and rupture is very present in her approach to type design, where she gives past forms a new voice and a contemporary interpretation through the use of digital tools. We will explore these tensions between old and new by exploring her background and the methods she’s used in her own striving for continuous self improvement in the typographic field.
Céline Jouandet
Céline Jouandet is a French Brazilian graphic and type designer. Initially drawn to visual art, she specialized in graphic design – particularly editorial design, and typography — ultimately focusing on type design as her primary form of expression. She earned a master’s degree from ECV Paris in 2021 and participated in Type Paris 2022, and she now works independently in Amsterdam. Céline continually explores new forms and methods in the field such as calligraphy and stone carving. Type design has offered not only a creative outlet but also opportunities for self-discovery, connecting with others, and space for new experiments.