Born in 1982 in Delémont (Switzerland), Matthieu Cortat studied graphic design in Lausanne (Écal, Switzerland) and joined in 2005 the Atelier National de Recherche Typographique (ANRT) in Nancy, France.

Since then, he works as type designer of text fonts, graphic designers (mostly for text books) and guide/lecturer in the Printing Museum of Lyon (France).