Roger Excoffon
Roger Excoffon (born September 7, 1910 in Marseille , † 1983 in Paris ) was a French graphic and type designer . Excoffon became Art Director of Air France in 1956 . He created the Antique Olive font for Air France .
Fonts
- Chambord, 1945
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Font Mistral , 1953
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Roger-Excoffon-antiqueolive.jpg/220px-Roger-Excoffon-antiqueolive.jpg)
Antique Olive font family , 1962–66
See also
Web links
Commons : Roger Excoffon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Article by John Dreyfus (English)
- Brief portrait on Linotype.com (English)
- Brief portrait on Myfonts.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Excoffon, Roger |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French graphic artist and type designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |
DATE OF DEATH | 1983 |
Place of death | Paris |