An autodidact, Robert Massin is a French graphic designer, typographer and artistic director renowned for his work in publishing. He created the graphic design for books published by Le club français du livre and Le club du meilleur livre. In the 60s, he held the post of Artistic Director at Gallimard, significantly contributing to changing the publishing house’s image. Later on, he held important posts in Hachette / ­Réalités, followed by Editions Denoël, and finally at Editions Robert Laffont.