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(x) Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec book cover - custom typeface by Julien Gaillardot {Optimo}
Posted by designalchemy in
25 Mar 2005 — 8:29am
25 Mar 2005 — 8:29am
Font used on Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec book. I suspect this may be custom. 
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25 Mar 2005 — 10:22am
We have had this one before but I don't remember what we came up with and I can't find the old thread. Sorry
25 Mar 2005 — 10:31am
It smells like T-26, but can't find anything that would have exactly the same features.
25 Mar 2005 — 2:20pm
Try Berlin Sans
29 Mar 2005 — 12:23am
It looks a lot like the type produced by the autolettering machines for draughtsmen. You could try and look for it on CAD-sites (that's Computer Aided Design).
29 Mar 2005 — 3:52am
you should look to swiss foundries
http://www.lineto.com / http://www.optimo.ch
as they are turned to this kind of font design (typ1451, courier sans...)
check the james goggin works also, at http://www.practise.co.uk
he has design the helix new, which is also similar to the sample you're looking for.
29 Mar 2005 — 3:58am
just for info, they used on their site the typ1451 in light version...
the designer may have redesign few characters for their book.
28 Mar 2005 — 10:45pm
I know for a fact that it's a custom-made font by the book designers, a student from Lausanne/Switzerland. Check the book's colophon. It's mentioned there. Or write to Phaidon, they'll put you in touch.
31 Mar 2005 — 11:43pm
Hello,
The font was custom-designed for the Bouroullec project by Julien Gaillardot, a former student from the University of Art & Design Lausanne. Now he has his own graphic & type design studio in Avignon, France. The design is based on Bouroullec design shapes and exists in 2 weights. Julien will release a new typeface family on Optimo this spring.