Xavier Dupré is a

typeface A typeface (or font family) is the design of lettering that can include variations in size, weight (e.g. bold), slope (e.g. italic), width (e.g. condensed), and so on. Each of these variations of the typeface is a font. There are thousands o ...

designer born in

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(Ardèche), France in 1977. Dupré is notable for the recognition he has received for his typeface designs in the 2000s. According to several similar online biographies Dupré studied graphic design and applied arts in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. He also studied calligraphy and

typography Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), ...

at the Scriptorium de Toulouse :fr:Scriptorium de Toulouse. Dupré lived in

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

from 2001 to 2004 where he designed Latin typefaces (i.e. fonts used for western European languages) as well as Khmer typefaces. While Dupré has been a prolific designer since about 2001, three of his typefaces have earned special distinction by the

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: FF Angkoon in 200

FF Absara in 200

and Vista Sans in 200

More recently, in 2008, Malaga was selected as a "Favorite" of 2007 by online Typographica.org

Other typefaces designed by Dupré include FF Parango, 200

FF Reminga, 200

FF Tartine Script, 200

FF Jambono, 200

FF Absara Sans, 200

Zingha, 200

FF Megano, 200

FF Sanuk, 200

Vista Slab, 200

FF Masala, 200

FF Masala Script, 200

FF Yoga, 2009-201

and FF Yoga Sans, 200

Mislab, 201

External links

Personal website

Biography and overview of his typefaces
(FontFont.com)
Work Inspiration with Xavier Dupré
(workspiration.org) French typographers and type designers 1977 births Living people {{ACArt