AboutLouise Paradis is a professor in the Design graphique et expériences visuelles program at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) since 2024. Her research focuses on visual culture as well as the history of graphic design and typography. She pays particular attention to sociopolitical, economic, and cultural contexts, as well as to the impact of technologies, migrations, and designers’ relationships on their work. In parallel, she pursues a research-creation practice through which she explores contemporary issues by engaging with the languages and media of visual communication.
contactparadis.louise@uqam.ca academic background
Professor in Graphic Design and Visual Experiences
2024–present
École de design, Université du Québec à Montréal Montreal, CAN
Professor in Graphic Design
2021–2024
École de design, Université Laval Quebec City, CAN
Lecturer in Graphic Design
2014–2021
École de design, Université du Québec à Montréal Montreal, CAN
education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Art
2015–present
Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK
Master’s Degree in Art Direction
2009–2011
École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) Lausanne, CH
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design
2000–2003
Université du Québec à Montréal Montreal, CAN
Diploma of College Studies (DEC)
1997–2000
Cégep Marie-Victorin Montreal, CAN
lectures & conferences
Diffusion culturelle en région : le cas de la Fondation Grantham pour l’art et l’environnement
2025
Acfas - Colloquium 604   Culture, régions et créativité numérique
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)   Montreal, CAN
Discussion on the Theme of Hybridity With Supersystème
2024
Founders Marie-France Gaudet and Eveline Lupien FORUM
Université du Québec à Montreal Montreal, CAN
Les Cahiers de la Fondation
2023
Phosphore Université Laval Quebec City, CAN
The New Typographic Wave: A Dynamic, Interrelated and Overlapping History of Typography
2023
Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography:
Its Roots and Impact on National Scene
ECAL Lausanne, CH
A Talk About the Typografische Monatsblätter Research Archive
2022
Index Space Online New York, USA
Louise Paradis, Art Director and Graphic Designer
2021
 Compass Online Los Angeles, USA
Presentation of My Work
2019
Typography Summer School/Fraser Muggeridge Los Angeles, USA
Typografische Monatsblätter
2018
Grafill Oslo, NOR
The Race to Unica
2016
Maybe a School, Maybe a Park/Sean Yendrys Montreal, CAN
30 Years of Swiss Typographic Discourse in the Typografische Monatsblätter
2015
85_15: Typography_Past/Present/Future Presentation as part of the “Past” section,
followed by a discussion with Erik Spiekermann
and Paul Shaw
HMCT, ArtCenter College Los Angeles, USA
Typografische Monatsblätter Research
2015
Princeton University/David Reinfurt Princeton, USA
Louise Paradis and Christian Schwartz
2014
Easy Lessoning/Other Means +
Corina Neuenschwander & Roland Früh New York, USA
30 Years of Swiss Typographic Discourse in the Typografische Monatsblätter
2013
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich Zurich, CH
books & contributions
The Roots and Impact of Jan Tschichold’s Die Neue Typographie: The Sources and Characters Volume 1 & 2
2025
Barbieri, C., Berthod, J., & Fornari, D. (eds.)
(with contributions by Paradis, L. and others) Triest Verlag
whitespace: April Greiman Photography
2021
Greiman, A.
(with contributions by Paradis, L.and others) April Greiman
30 Years of Swiss Typographic Discourse in the Typografische Monatsblätter
2013
Paradis, L., Früh, R., & Rappo, F ECAL/Lars Müller Publishers 2017–2nd ed.
2021–Taiwanese ed.
articles
Without Method There’s No Success
2021
Optimo Paradis, L
Antique Legacy
2020
Optimo Paradis, L
Aoki for Steve Aoki
2020
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Basel x Uniqlo
2020
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Caslon Doric
2020
Typographica Paradis, L
Old Flags
2020
Optimo Paradis, L
Stanley Stencil
2020
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Theinhardt Compact
2020
Optimo Paradis, L
The Race for Unica
2016
Footnotes, Issue A, p. 34–37 Paradis, L
Rediscovering Jacqueline Casey
2015
Progetto Grafico, Issue 28, p. 130–139 Paradis, L
Interview with Wolfgang Weingart
2014
IDPure, Issue 35, p. 66–74
Paradis, L
Pipe Dream or Potential Reality
2013
Adventice, Issue 2, p. 12–19
Paradis, L
contributions to articles
Voices: A story of Swiss design
2024
Disegno Journal, Issue 37 Stratford, O.
Contributions by L. Paradis et al.
Rebalancing the Design Canon
2021
Eye, Issue 102, p. 16–17 Resnick, E.
Contributions by T. Bettinardi, J. Connory, I. Duarte,
S. M. G. Sfligiotti, K. Krcmarik, B. Levit, L. Paradis,
L. Sandhaus, T. Sutton, R. Sykes, & A. Toppins.
The Novarese Revivals
2021
Progetto Grafico, Issue 37, p. 21–36 Brunner, L., Tomatis, D., Mason, L.,
Azzolini, L., & Paradis, L.
Weingart Typografie: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich  
2014
Exhibition texts, research report Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts
& Museum für Gestaltung Zürich Junod, B., & Weingart, W.
Research assistance by L. Paradis.
Published Interviews on the TM Research Archive Website
Christa Zelinsky Online
2012
Hans Rudolf Bosshard Zurich, CH
2012
Hans-Christian Pulver Online
2012
Yves Zimmermann Barcelona, ES
2012
Fritz Gottschalk Zurich, CH
2011
Helmut Schmid Osaka, JP
2011
Ken Komai Basel, CH
2011
Odermatt & Tissi Zurich, CH
2011
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville New Haven, USA
2011
Tania Prill Zurich, CH
2011
Wolfgang Weingart Basel, CH
2011
April Greiman Los Angeles, USA
2010
Dora Wespi Louzerne, CH
2010
Jim Faris and Jack Stauffacher San Francisco, USA
2010
Lauralee Alben Santa Cruz, USA
2010
Selected publications featuring work
Vie des arts Issue 268
2022
Structuring Design, Graphic Grids in Theory and Practice
2019
Making Sense, 10 Years of Research in Art & Design at ECAL
2017
ECAL Graphic Design
2016
Eye Issue 88
2014
Les plus beaux livres suisses
2013
Creative Review
2013
Form Issue 245
2013
Slanted
2013
It’s Nice That
2012
IDPure Issue 27
2012
1,000 Package Designs: A Comprehensive Guide to Packing It In
2008
Exhibitions Featuring Work
Ouvrir la voix
2023
Université Laval Quebec, CAN
ECAL Graphic Design
2016
Lausanne, Paris, Weil am Rhein, Hong Kong,
Pékin and San Francisco
Types We Can Make
2010
Boston, Lausanne and New York
50 Years of Helvetica
2007
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York, USA
Research Projects
Chaire de recherche en économie créative et mieux-être (CREAT)
2023–2028
Co-Investigator Funded by FRQSC
The Eskimo in the Mojave Desert: Herbert Matter, a Designer Across Scenes and Genres
2023–2025
Co-Investigator Funded by ECAL, HES⁠–⁠SO, RCDAV
Visuallys
2022–2024
Co-Investigator Funded by SSHRC
Solastalgies créatrices
2023
Collaborator Funded by SSHRC
The Transition from Modernism to Postmodernism in Graphic Design through the Typografische Monatsblätter (1960–1990)
2012
Co-Investigator Funded by ECAL, HES⁠–⁠SO
DISTINCTIONS
Idéa Finalist
2025
Montreal, CAN
Format libre Finalist
2024
Quebec City
Idéa Silver Award
2024
Montreal
Idéa Finalist
2024
Montreal
Idéa Finalist x 2
2023
Montreal Can
German Design Award
2015
Germany
Grafika Grand Prize
2014
Montreal
Swiss Design Awards Nominee
2014
Bern
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
2013
Bern
Communication Arts
2004
United States
Grafika Student Category Finalist
2003
Montreal
jury member
Format Libre
2023
Idéa
2022
Professional Associations
Société des designers graphique du Québec (SDGQ)
The Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan)
Photo credits
Carlos Alexander
CCA
Bernar Hébert
Eliott Légaré
Ilia Ovechkin
Samuel Pasquier

Catherine Tétreault
UQAM/Michel Brunelle

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WebsiteMarie-Espérance Cerdà Flouriot

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