Hi I’m François Elain, a 29-year-oldcurrently 29 years old.29 years old, though I couldmay very well be older.a little older.a little older by the time you read this.this, given that I don't updateintend to update this website regularly.with acute regularity. I’m however unlikelymuch less likely to be younger.any younger, as I’m constrained by the laws of physics.laws of physics (i.e., time). I’m a designergraphic and type designergraphic designerfreelance graphic designer with recent studio experience.experience including a 4-year stint at HelloMe Studio.HelloMe Studio, in Berlin. Trained in type design,type design through a Master’sthe Master’s program of École EstienneÉcole Estienne, in Paris, and a postgraduate program,the postgraduate research program of the ANRT,Atelier National de Recherche Typographique,Atelier National de Recherche Typographique, in Nancy, I’m emphasizing a type-focusedrather typography-driven practice.approach, though my practice spans wider.identities, books, web projects, and more. Nowadays based in Paris.based inworking fromsquinting at screens in Paris, but originally fromsolidly rooted ininextricably bound to Brest.Brest, Brittany,the rainswept shores of western France, and reachable worldwide.reachable wherever there’s WiFi. Feel freeDon’t hesitate to say hi!drop me an email, I’m always happygenerally pleased to connect!exchange a few words!