Etienne Robial's Factory

The house of Etienne Robial, a seasoned collector, is full of objects found here and there, from various periods, shapes and uses, which echo his many graphic and editorial adventures. Through his practice, he has considerably changed the field of graphic design and visual arts in France by implementing a transversal approach including geometry, concerns for readability and balance. make up the spine. In this interview, he talks about his training, his taste for collections, his career as a comic book publisher and his work on visual identities. Born in 1945, Étienne Robial is one of those who seem to have lived several lives in one. Having started his career in 1970 as an artistic director, he was subsequently a bookseller, before founding Futuropolis, a publishing house specializing in comics, which he directed until 1994. Inventor of the concept of television dressing , he notably designed the visual identities of several television channels (Canal+, M6, La Sept, RTL9), newspapers or magazines (Les Inrockuptibles, L'Équipe, Télérama) and various institutions or companies (PSG , the CNC, Unifrance). General artistic director of Canal+ for twenty-five years, he now teaches at the Penninghen school, runs the production company On/off and is also a member of the International Graphic Alliance.