Typobiography - Jost Hochuli: 60 years of work

A monographic work dedicated to Jost Hochuli, Typobiographie looks back over the entire long and prolific career of the Swiss designer and typographer. Bringing together several texts by Jost Hochuli himself, contributions from renowned figures (including a preface by John Morgan and an interview with Robin Kinross) and a corpus of unpublished archive images, this visual monograph aims to generate reflections on the question of book design and in particular on the inspirations and personalities that marked the designer's career.

The book develops in several thematic parts the questions that have guided his practice during his sixty-year career and in particular his conception of design as an essential factor in the good readability of a text and the transmission of knowledge. Each part is abundantly illustrated by works specifically digitized for the occasion.

While the designer celebrates his 90th birthday in 2023, no monographic work on his work has been published in French. This work testifies to the renewed interest that his work has encountered, particularly as an author, among younger generations.