Sébastien Morlighem studied at the École Supérieure Estienne (Paris), where he learned type design.

He works since 1995 as a graphic designer for books and records. He teaches the History of Graphic Design and Typography and is co-director of the Post-Graduate Program Typography and Language at the École Supérieure d’Art et de Design, in Amiens.

He created and curates the Bibliothèque Typographique Collection for Ypsilon Éditeur and co-authored books about French type designers José Mendoza y Almeida and Roger Excoffon. He is currently preparing a PhD for the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading (United Kingdom).

His lecture at ESAD - French Type Design, 1950–70: A Golden Age?- will describe and reassess the work of several type designers in France: obvious characters such as Roger Excoffon, Adrian Frutiger, Marcel Jacno, Albert Boton, but also unsung heroes. A particular attention will be given to the Graphie latine movement promoted by Maximiien Vox in the 1950s.

http://vimeo.com/105335037 Conference - French Type Design, 1950–70: A Golden Age?

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