Marcel

School / Self initiated

From 2016

Work in progress display typeface extrapolated from a lettering drawn by Marcel Jacno.

Ronaldson

Self initiated

2017

An ongoing personal take on Ronaldson typeface.

Kumar

Graduation project

2016

Kumar is a multi-script (Latin & Bengali) typeface family crafter for editorial work. Its design is inspired by late 20th cebtury Dutch type design while its proportions are reminiscent of early William Caslon work.

Generic

Police Studio

2017

Generic is a 7 weights extended lightly contrasted sans serif designed with Arthur Alazard. Its design emphasize an horizontal rythm with flat terminals which is pushed to its maximum in the heaviest weight.

Qommodore

2023

This monospace typeface takes it’s roots from scotch typefaces from the 20th century. It balances those influences with the rational of a true monospace design.
Available at Production Type

Magnetic Metrics

Production Type / Self-initiated

2020

Observer to make sidebearings magnetic to outline modifications. Its aim to be used as a startup script so it can be activated and deactivated whenever you need.
Get it on Github

Hotline Glyphs

Production Type / Self-initiated

2020

A small extension to preview other fonts in the glyph view.
Get it on Github

PT Hud Context

Production Type / Self-initiated

2020

The extension adds context to your glyph window using RoboHUD from Tal Leming.
Get it on Github

Composite Tool

Production Type / Self-initiated

2020

Selection tool which moves the base glyph anchor from the selected composite.
Get it on Github

Hugues Gentile designs, develops and engineers typefaces.

Contact

+33 6 88 82 47 69

hugues.gentile@gmail.com

Services

  • Logo, lettering, pictograms design
  • Type design
  • Type design consultation
  • Font development (family & character set expansion)
  • Font engineering (OpenType features, font info settings, QA)
  • Python development

Experiences

2017 – 2024

Senior Type Designer

Production Type — Paris (FR)

Missions: Original typeface design, Font development, kerning and engineering, Workflow management, Project support with external designer, Team management, Project management, Strategic planning of the retail catalog

Since 2022

Type design teacher

ESAD Type (Amiens, FR)

Teacher at EsadType, ESAD Amiens’ international postgraduate course in type design

2016-09 – 2017-06

Type Designer

Police Studio — Paris (FR)

Missions: Original typeface design, Font development, kerning and engineering, Workflow management

2013-03 – 2013-06

Graphic Designer

Marion Robinson — London (UK)

Missions: Logotype design, type design

Education

2014 – 2016

Post graduate course

ESAD Type — Amiens (FR)

Type design course

2012 – 2014

MA Graphic/Type design

École Estienne — Paris (FR)

Type & graphic design course

2010 – 2012

BA Graphic design

École Estienne — Paris (FR)

Graphic design course

2009 – 2010

Foundation course

École Duperré — Paris (FR)

Prep class in applied arts

Acknowledgments

  • Communication Arts 2022 award for Newsreader
  • JACNO — Cinq lettres en capitales — ESAD Amiens 2015
  • Pangramme: learning type design — Multiple location 2016
  • Selected by French magazine ‘Étapes’ for the Diploma Issue (Kumar) 2016

Lectures

  • Design Society Talk at Plymouth University 2022 — (Plymouth, UK)
  • TypeLab - Typographics 2020 — Online event
  • Fontstand 2019 — Porto (PRT)