Sylvie Chokroun

Sylvie Chokroun
Period: 2007-2008
Occupation: Designer Born in 1977, lives and works in Paris. She is an art director, typographer and calligrapher. After graduating from the Renoir, Duperré and Estienne graphic arts schools in Paris, Sylvie Chokroun went on to specialize in Typographic Design at the Estienne school, graduating with “excellent” honors. For the Bomberg research unit (Jussieu), she designed the Hebrew typeface “Nathan”, intended for a bilingual Latin/Hebrew publication. Nathan is optimized for reading by non-Hebrew speakers, and for page layouts in very small sizes. It also ensures correct positioning of all signs (consonants, vowels and cantilation accents). This typeface was awarded a “Certificate of excellence in type design” at the ATYPI (International Typographic Association) “Langage and Culture Type” international competition, in 2001. It is currently distributed by Masterfont (Israel). From 2001 to 2007, Sylvie was Artistic Director of a Corporate Design agency (Paris): creation of identities, graphic universes and deployment across all media, graphic charters, specific communications… In 2001, she created and developed the Gaz de France identity, and designed the Gaz de France© typography, which won the Top Com’ d’argent award in 2002. Since then, she has worked as artistic director on numerous identity projects. Sylvie Chokroun has been practicing and teaching Latin calligraphy for many years. Resident at the Académie de France in Rome from October 2007 to September 2008, her research focuses on the legibility and rhythm of the Hebrew alphabet, with the aim of developing contemporary Hebrew/Latin typography. EXHIBITIONS * SPEECHES 2005 – BNF François Mittérand. Lecture as part of the international symposium on the history of print: “Approche de l’histoire, des caractères et de l’actualité de la typographie hébraïque” dans les langues et les pays du Moyen-Orient. 2003 – Château de Grouchy, Rencontres internationales de gravure, calligraphie et de typographie. 2001 – “Images d’écritures”, Nancy. Graphic design, typography, calligraphy. 2001 – “Langage and Culture Type” – ATYPI competition – exhibition in Rome, Moscow, St. Petersburg, New York and at US headquarters.