Coline Houot is a french graphic designer, living and working in Zürich.
Her practice is primarily
focuses on editorial design and typography. Her various
collaborations have nurtured her sensitive approach to the history of graphic forms and
the technical gestures of printing.
Alongside design, she writes to critically explore graphic practices in their historical
contexts, linking thought and form while reflecting on what has been created,
transmitted, and transformed.
[Experiences]
Member of children’s book publisher eeeditions, Zürich, Switzerland, since 2025
Internship with graphic and type designer Nicolas Eigenheer, Zürich,
Switzerland, 2024-2025
Printing assistant of the graphic designer and letter press print maker Dafi
Kühne, Näfels, Switzerland, 2024-2025
European research program EPE—Ecran Papier Editer, Valence, France, 2023-2025
Freelance graphic designer, since 2023
Internship at Dähler & Lehmann studio, Zürich, Switzerland, 2022
Printing Assistant at Atelier Percolation, Nancy, France, 2019
[Book design]
Julia Chiang, JRP|Editions, Monographie 1, 2025
Sheree Hovsepian, JRP|Editions, Monographie 1, 2025
Emma Reyes, JRP|Editions, HAPAX, 2024
Ian Anüll, London Blue, Vexer Verlag, 2024 – with Nicolas Eigenheer and Emilie Guenat
[Writing]
“Faire bien, bien faire – une conversation avec Etienne Robial à travers sa collection
des livres des Clubs”, Club Collecte, upcoming
“Murmures amoureux”, JTM – Pour que tu m’aimes encore, no. 1, 2024
Expressivité discrète , MA thesis, 2023
“La mousse. Partenaire de vie et de pensée”, Pneu, no.
1, 2022
[Workshop]
Prototyping 2, as part of EPE—Ecran Papier Editer project – with Cédric Rossignol-Brunet and
Dominique
Cunin, ESAD Valence, France, 2025
Propagation 2, as part of EPE—Ecran Papier Editer project – with Raphaël Bottura and
Dominique Cunin, University of Zagreb Faculty of Graphic Design, Croatie, 2024
Mécalligraphie, Open Open, ESAC Cambrai, France, 2023
[Identity]
EPE—Ecran Papier Editer –
with Romain Laurent
[Education]
Typographic Printing Program, Dafi Kühne, Näfels, Switzerland, 2025
Evening classes in “Elementary typography: designing, realizing, printing (metal
type + letterpress)”, Rudolf Barmettler, Schüle für Gestaltung Zürich, Zürich,
Switzerland, 2024
Master’s Degree in Graphic Design, ESAD Valence, 2021-2023
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, EESAB Rennes, 2019-2021
Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design, Major Printed Medias, Ecole Duperré
Paris, 2017-2019
Propaedeutic year in Applied Arts, Ecole Duperré Paris, 2016