An essential and historic figure in graphic design and publishing,
Étienne Robial is at the crossroads of several disciplines: artist, editor,
teacher, and designer. Today, the man brings together in this book his
memories of a goldsmith of the gaze, a visual manipulator and a historian of forms.
The designer of the most striking television visual identity of the 20th century
(Canal+) submits to posterity the complete set of all his works, all
his personal research and famous or little-known contributions from the
alphabets that he designed throughout his career. On 400 abundantly detailed pages
illustrated with photos and sketches from his personal archives
(more than 2000 documents), Étienne Robial himself details and comments on 50 years of
work which now belongs to French cultural heritage (Futuropolis,
Metal Hurlant, Next, L'Équipe, Les Inrocks, PSG…). The key relationship
what does Etienne Robial have with alphabets, his science, his art and his
erudition of the letter and the image inhabit the pages of this book and are
now to share with all lovers of art, design and history;
whether they are laymen, students or professionals. A reference work
on the entirety of the work of Étienne Robial, this monograph wishes to make
to introduce the current and future public to all the work and warmth of a creator
extraordinary French. Prefaces by Pierre Lescure and 26 personalities of the
graphics, publishing and comics.
