Margot Lévêque
Type Designer, Designer, Founder
About
French type designer and founder of Claude Type. Her practice develops custom typefaces and logotypes informed by typographic history and fashion.
SourceIn their own words
Slowness, for me, is not a constraint. It is the work.
It is the first space that truly feels like me.
I truly believe you don’t need to be ready to start. You learn on the way.
I want to bring typography to the same level as fashion.
I wanted to try design school as a last chance.
All my typefaces remind me of a moment in my life and I personify them.
He paid me a year before its release, he believed in me. I feel so grateful!
Articles & interviews12
- Margot Lévêque on her new font foundry, and why she stuck to her guns on the name
Creative Boom profiles French type designer Margot Lévêque and the launch of her new foundry, Claude Type. The article explores her philosophy of slow, craft-focused typography, her inspirations from Claude Garamont and her grandmother Claudine, and her collaborations with International Magic and 27Bureau on the foundry’s website. It positions Claude Type as a couture-style atelier emphasizing time, care, and intention in type design.
- How Margot Lévêque built Claude Type around slowness and craft
The Brand Identity interviews Margot Lévêque about launching her new type foundry, Claude Type, which she describes as a couture atelier for typography. She discusses her journey from burnout to renewal, her philosophy of slowness and craft, and her collaborations with studios International Magic and 27Bureau to create the foundry’s website. The conversation explores her desire to elevate type design to the same cultural status as fashion and art.