Elliott is an independent French type designer based in Paris. Carrying a longtime passion for signs, he first obtained an art direction Master at EPSAA in 2012 (École Professionnelle Supérieure d’Arts Graphiques et d’Architecture de la ville de Paris). Freelancing and learning type design for 2 years alongside Malou Verlomme at LongType foundry, he then graduated from KABK Type and Media Master program in 2015 (Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands). After 3 years working at BlackFoundry in Paris, he is now freelancing again, between commissioned work and his own typeface catalog.
Contact
info[at]elliottamblard.com
Contact
info[at]elliottamblard.com
Reference
Agence Pierre Katz, Baldinger Vu Huu, Dépli, 4uatre, Marge Design, Label Famille, Long Type, Piaton et associés, FutureBrand, Leroy Tremblot, Landor, Servaire & Co, Maison Solide, BETC Design, BlackFoundry, Motionfanclub, Curius, Dragon Rouge, Pixelis, Retrofutur, Graphéine, DixonBaxi (UK), W Conran Design, Team Créatif, Ecobranding Royalties, 2L2T, Bouygues Bâtiment, Galerie Dérives, Université Paris 8, Le Laboratoire
Web publications
- Angus featured on AIGA Eye on Design
- Ac Milan featured on Brand New and It’s Nice That
- Paris 2024 Olympics featured on Brand New
Print publications
- Football Type 2, about AC Milan
- 365 Typo volume 2, about Type and Media 15’
- 365 Typo volume 1, about LongType
- Étapes n°228 special diploma issue, about Emil
Exhibitions
- Étapes n°228 exhibition, Gallery 12Mail, Paris
- TypeMedia and Reading exhibition tour (2016) :
• Universität der Künste, Berlin
• Galerie Promgrafika, Moscow
• Lo Contador Campus of Universidad Católica, Santiago
Awards
- German Design Award, Read / BlackFoundry (2020)
- Type Directors Club (TDC) Read Greek / BlackFoundry (2017)
- Bronze at Cannes Lions, Parc Rives de Seine / Dragon Rouge (2017)
© 2022 Elliott Amblard
Thanks to Maison Solide, Somehow Studio
Website set in Nitti Grotesk by Bold Monday
Agence Pierre Katz, Baldinger Vu Huu, Dépli, 4uatre, Marge Design, Label Famille, Long Type, Piaton et associés, FutureBrand, Leroy Tremblot, Landor, Servaire & Co, Maison Solide, BETC Design, BlackFoundry, Motionfanclub, Curius, Dragon Rouge, Pixelis, Retrofutur, Graphéine, DixonBaxi (UK), W Conran Design, Team Créatif, Ecobranding Royalties, 2L2T, Bouygues Bâtiment, Galerie Dérives, Université Paris 8, Le Laboratoire
Web publications
- Angus featured on AIGA Eye on Design
- Ac Milan featured on Brand New and It’s Nice That
- Paris 2024 Olympics featured on Brand New
Print publications
- Football Type 2, about AC Milan
- 365 Typo volume 2, about Type and Media 15’
- 365 Typo volume 1, about LongType
- Étapes n°228 special diploma issue, about Emil
Exhibitions
- Étapes n°228 exhibition, Gallery 12Mail, Paris
- TypeMedia and Reading exhibition tour (2016) :
• Universität der Künste, Berlin
• Galerie Promgrafika, Moscow
• Lo Contador Campus of Universidad Católica, Santiago
Awards
- German Design Award, Read / BlackFoundry (2020)
- Type Directors Club (TDC) Read Greek / BlackFoundry (2017)
- Bronze at Cannes Lions, Parc Rives de Seine / Dragon Rouge (2017)
© 2022 Elliott Amblard
Thanks to Maison Solide, Somehow Studio
Website set in Nitti Grotesk by Bold Monday