Launch Recite Me assistive technology
An abstract composition of overlapping organic shapes in navy blue, red and green. Fragments of black text are visible in the background, including the words “édition du printemps” and “typographie”.

Impressive portfolio from French design student Pauline Le Pape

—
Date
3 March 2015

Exciting new student alert! Meet Pauline, currently working on her advanced degree in type design at École Estienne in Paris – how glamorous does that sound? It’s rare to find a student with as much consistently fantastic work on their site, and for a while I didn’t actually twig that Pauline was still studying. She’s designed typefaces, had a bash at letter pressing for her business cards, and made some publications that I’d actually buy. The way she represented a bunch of Stéphane Monnot short stories is well-designed without overshadowing the writing, and that publication about the concept of an ornament just looks fantastic. Remember this name: Pauline Le Pape, she’s got big things ahead of her.

A collection of business cards scattered across a white surface. Each card features the logo “PLP” and the text “graphic & type design” alongside a website and email address.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Letterpressed business card

A light blue book lies on a purple surface next to a red shape and a black and white marbled pattern. The cover features a collage with the words “Book Mark” and a black circular logo.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Book Mark #1

Three folders in red, teal and white are stacked against a black background. Each cover features a grid of black boxes containing a large “X” and small accompanying text.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Collection of short stories by novelist Stéphane Monnot

An open book featuring a layout of repetitive, abstract symbols and blocks of French text. Large, green capital letters are printed vertically across both pages, partially obscured by the symbols.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Letter press experiment at National house printing about the question of ornament. With Morgane Paumbrun, Axel Pelletanche-Thévenart and Victor Fonseca

An open book featuring experimental typography. Large, green, vertical letters are laid over blocks of small, repetitive symbols and French text.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Letter press experiment at National house printing about the question of ornament. With Morgane Paumbrun, Axel Pelletanche-Thévenart and Victor Fonseca

A graphic print on a white background featuring a dense grid of small, black geometric shapes. A small, abstract green illustration sits at the top edge of the composition.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Letter press experiment at National house printing about the question of ornament. With Morgane Paumbrun, Axel Pelletanche-Thévenart and Victor Fonseca

An open book featuring graphic design and French text. The pages are filled with repetitive linear patterns and large, green serif lettering that reads “Garamond” and “Opdien”.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Letter press experiment at National house printing about the question of ornament. With Morgane Paumbrun, Axel Pelletanche-Thévenart and Victor Fonseca

An abstract graphic composition featuring overlapping organic shapes in blue, red, green and black. Fragments of French text are visible, including the words “dition du printemps” and “inscriptions:”.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Series of posters for spring of type design 2015 (printemps de la typographie), organised by École Estienne in Paris.

A graphic composition featuring bold black typography on a white background. A large, curved blue shape and a black circular form overlap the text.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Series of posters for spring of type design 2015 (printemps de la typographie), organised by École Estienne in Paris.

A typographic poster on a white background with a thick yellow diagonal stripe. Black text reads “6e édition du printemps de la typographie dans le décor”, followed by a website and event details for March 2015.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Series of posters for spring of type design 2015 (printemps de la typographie), organised by École Estienne in Paris.

A typographic poster in blue, black and white. A large, abstract blue shape partially obscures a list of names and dates, including “ouverture le 12 mars à 9h30” and “françois fièvre”.
Above

Pauline Le Pape: Series of posters for spring of type design 2015 (printemps de la typographie), organised by École Estienne in Paris.

Share Article

About the Author

Liv Siddall

—

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.