Monotype Announces Marie Boulanger as New Design Team Lead

• Marie Boulanger to lead the design team, creating compelling visual assets and design-led campaigns. 
• French-British Marie is adept at pushing the cultural conversation around linguistics and type design. 
• Marie has been instrumental in collaborative research project on emotions and type, “Typography Matters,” conducted in collaboration with applied neuroscience company, Neurons. 

London, England, December 8th, 2023 – Monotype, a global leader in type design and technology, has announced the appointment of Marie Boulanger to Design Team Lead within the new Creative Development and Production department at Monotype. 

For Marie, typography is a lifelong passion. She consistently pushes the cultural conversation when it comes to linguistics and type design, as with her research in her book, XX, XY: Sex, letters and stereotypes, investigating the relationship between letters and gender stereotypes and the impacts on the design world using beautifully illustrative examples and expert interviews. Also fascinated by the cultural zeitgeist of typography, Marie’s commentary on Wes Anderson’s use of type as nostalgia in The French Dispatch was the most read article on Creative Boom in 2022. 

Marie joined Monotype in 2021, working on typeface campaigns such as Cotford, Akzidenz-Grotesk, and Shorai Sans.   

French-British Marie has also been a key figure in the ongoing cross-cultural research project, “Typography Matters,” in collaboration with applied neuroscience company Neurons. The research offers fresh insights on how different font styles make us feel, with significant variation by cultural context and geographical location. Initially a UK-wide study, it has since expanded into Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain, and the US. This research has significant implications for brands seeking to convey particular feelings to their customers. Boulanger has presented the research findings at high-profile events such as Brand Talks Paris and Adobe MAX.  

Working for Monotype as a Brand Designer for the past two and a half years, Marie will now bring her expertise to the new Creative Development and Production department. She will be instrumental in nurturing the culture and talent of the design team, helping push the conversation on design, trends, and emerging technologies. 

Marie Boulanger, Design Team Lead at Monotype, said, “It fills me with an enormous sense of pride and accomplishment to be promoted to Design Team Lead within the new Creative Development and Production department. I am excited to grow and nurture our talented team of designers and expand Monotype’s design capabilities as well as harness the power and relevance of typography.” 

Graham Sturt, Creative Type Director at Monotype, said, “We are thrilled someone as talented as Marie will be leading our Design Team within the new Creative Development and Production department. She is truly tuned in to the zeitgeist of typography and we can’t wait to see what she will bring for the voice and creative development of the team.” 

Further information is available at www.monotype.com.    

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Lauren Lovell 
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Alice Broughton 
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Harry Green 
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Tanja Koschade 
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