Le Monde

Le Monde Journal by Jean François Porchez, 1994 This one started unsolicited. In April 1994 Porchez read an article by Le Monde's new editor-in-chief, Jean-Marie Colombani, announcing a redesign, and decided the paper needed a new typeface. In July he wrote to propose one: a drastic reworking of Times New Roman, the paper's face at the time, made for the French language and for newspaper text at small sizes. The deal was as clever as the letters. French copyright stays with the designer, so on advice Porchez offered a discounted price for a limited exclusivity period and kept the right to publish the face himself. Le Monde Journal is now sold commercially, alongside its sans companion, Le Monde Sans.