La Boîte aux lettres - Laurette Colmard

Characters with character,

by type designer Laurette Colmard.

Dagens Nyheter

An expansive serif typeface family for Sweden’s prominent daily newspaper. In collaboration with Letters from Sweden.

Dagens Nyheter — An expansive serif typeface family for Sweden’s prominent daily newspaper. In collaboration with <a href="https://lettersfromsweden.se/" target="_blank">Letters from Sweden</a>.

Grenette

A lively and expressive serif typeface, often used for great cause. Previously available at Colophon Foundry, now lost in the gigantic Monotype font collection.

Grenette — A lively and expressive serif typeface, often used for great cause. Previously available at Colophon Foundry, now lost in the gigantic <a href="https://www.myfonts.com/ target="_blank">Monotype</a> font collection.

L’Arche en France

A vibrant titling style developed for and with people with disabilities. Commissioned by The Imageniers.

L’Arche en France — A vibrant titling style developed for and with people with disabilities. Commissioned by <a href="https://theimageniers.com/" target="_blank">The Imageniers</a>.

Pool Riders

A fluid and wavy lettering, just for fun and skateboarding. In collaboration with Studio Méli-Mélo.

Pool Riders — A fluid and wavy lettering, just for fun and skateboarding. In collaboration with <a href="https://studiomelimelo.fr/" target="_blank">Studio Méli-Mélo</a>.

COBS Bread

A doughy typeface family for a Canadian bakery chain. Commissioned by Rethink, in collaboration with Letters from Sweden.

COBS Bread — A doughy typeface family for a Canadian bakery chain. Commissioned by <a href="https://www.rethinkideas.com/ target="_blank">Rethink</a>, in collaboration with <a href="https://lettersfromsweden.se/" target="_blank">Letters from Sweden</a>.

Bookster

A complex and delicate lettering to illustrate Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway. In collaboration with Bookster.

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Bookster — A complex and delicate lettering to illustrate Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway. In collaboration with <a href="https://thebookstershop.com/" target="_blank">Bookster</a>.

About

I’m a French type designer based in Grenoble. I develop typefaces and logotypes for a diverse range of clients, and I teach typography courses and letterpress workshops. After three years working at Colophon Foundry, I started freelancing early 2022. Since then, I’ve built a long-lasting collaboration with Letters from Sweden, working hand in hand with Göran Söderström on custom and retail projects.

My design approach is grounded in the traditional type education I received at École Estienne and relies on conceptual, empathetic thinking. My work is lively, expressive and precise: it always comes from my own hands and eyes with the aim to resonate with people.

La Boîte aux lettres - Laurette Colmard
Laurette Colmard
29 rue Colonel Bougault, 38100 Grenoble (FR)