Lunch Talks

Thierry Blancpain

Co-Founder of Grilli Type Foundry
September 11, 2015

“Type has to be seen to be really understood.”

Thierry Blancpain is graphic designer and typographer. He does a variety of design work for both clients and the Swiss type foundry Grilli Type, that he is the co-founder of. He is the weekly author of Input-Output, where every every Tuesday, he will provide you with 5 great things. Thierry was born in Zurich, Switzerland where he currently works out of. Most recently name one of the ADC Young Guns.

  • A well-lit, modern office space hosts a social gathering with approximately twenty people, some chatting, some serving themselves food. Multiple desks equipped with iMac computers are in the foreground, and there's a loft and a large red flag in the background.
  • A person stands in front of a seated audience, giving a presentation. The screen behind them displays the lowercase letters "abc" in a large font. The room is lit with overhead lights, with a white brick wall visible on one side.
  • A group of people socializing in an indoor space. A person with short hair and glasses is talking to a person wearing a green checkered shirt. In the foreground, a person with long hair in a floral dress is also present. Red plastic cups and beer bottles are on a table.
  • A speaker stands in front of a seated audience, presenting a slide featuring a large stylized letter "g" and various typographic elements on a projector screen. The room appears to be a minimalist industrial space with white walls and exposed pipes.
  • A man stands in front of a room of seated people, giving a presentation. The projector screen behind him displays a countdown timer and various images and numbers. The audience is sitting on black chairs in a minimally decorated room with white walls.
  • A person is reaching for food from a long sandwich placed on a wooden table. Several other people are standing and chatting in the background. The setting appears to be indoors with natural light coming through large windows.

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