Auriol, Georges

Georges Auriol (1863 – 1938) was a French Writer, Poet, Graphic Designer and Painter closely connected to the Art Nouveau movement that peaked at the start of the 20th Century. Although important in shaping the editorship of the ‘Chat Noir’ newsletter, a periodical accompanying the most famous Cabaret bar of the movement, Auriol’s single greatest achievement was the Auriol Typeface, created for the type foundry Deberny & Peignot. It’s flowing, organic forms, influenced by Japanese calligraphy, were typical of Art Nouveau, and quickly found use across Posters, Book Covers, and the Paris Metro, leading to Steven Heller’s assessment of Auriol as the, ‘quintessential Art Nouveau designer’.

References:
Linotype (2009) [online]. [Accessed on the 26th October 2009], http://www.linotype.com/654/georgesauriol.html

Heller, S. and Filli, L, Typology, Chronicle Books, 1999.