Michel Wlassikoff is a historian of

graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

and

typography Typography is the art and technique of Typesetting, arranging type to make written language legibility, legible, readability, readable and beauty, appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, Point (typogra ...

, graduate in "Histoire de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales" (Ehess).

Biography

He directed the magazine '' Signes'', from 1991 to 1998. He has also given many contributions to major graphic magazines in France ( Etapes) and also in Europe and the rest of the world. He is also involved in the "Revues parlées" about Graphics at the Centre Georges-Pompidou. He is a founder of the signs associated with

Bernard Baissait Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...

and others. He is responsible for the www.signes.org site dedicated to the history of graphic design and typography.

Works

He has written books on graphic design including: * ''Signes de la collaboration et de la résistance'' * ''Histoire du graphisme en France'' * ''Futura : Une gloire typographique'' co-written with Alexandre Dumas de Rauly, * ''Mai 68 : L'affiche en héritage avec'' Marc Riboud.

References

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