Poster for a biennale in Paris. «Home and Design».
Two nice recent projects I've really enjoyed working for. It's not so often i got to work on big posters.
The first one, was some kind of carte blanche around the Home & Design theme for a Biennale in Paris starting in June.
The image will be blown on a huge banner inside the biennale along with other illustrators and photographers projects.
I do like being able to do more graphic images sometimes. It took me years to feel confident enough to try it.
I'm working right now on doing a limited edition for sale of this poster.
Poster for Thinktopia.
The second poster was for Thinktopia Company; I know some of you on Drawgers have also done one in the past; Gary Taxali did a great one.
The poster will be a limited edition for Thinktopia's clients.
It was also a carte blanche or so, around the theme «Better thoughts through thinking» wich is Thinktopia's baseline.
I've just tried to have fun on both projects and not be too serious; to lighten up a bit!
A year ago I was called by XXI magazine, a french quaterly publication that is filled with great articles and reportages, and only. Each of them is illustrated.
No photo. No ads, not a single one.
Cover, illustrated too.
Their business plan was a risky one, but after 3 years, they run 50 000 copies per issue.
Anyway, I just mention it now because of the sad news coming from Sudan, just a year after this article (written by great author Jonathan Littell) about South Sudan's vote for its separation and desire to create a new country.
The refugees camp. People were coming back now that the country was at peace
My images had to be really narrative and close to the story.
Jonathan Littell stayed in Sudan during this period and the days the vote took place.
We can only wish for Peace, again.
Last week art director Aviva Michaelov asked me if I would be interested to work with her on The New-York Times Health section of the Sunday Review.
The subject was about a new study on insomnia and sleeping pills.
The author questions the results of this research, arguing your life was far more in danger because of insomnia than because of sleeping pills.
To read more: «The case for sleep medicine»
The process has gone pretty easily thanks to Aviva.
I came up with four sketches, trying to provide different angles and sizes to the text, focusing either on the insomnia threat or on pills threat.
It's always challenging for me to work on fast deadline, even after years of experience, I still feel I'm on thight rope, but somehow I enjoy this kind of thrill.
And it's so great to see the printed page two days later.
Jean Giraud, alias Moebius, Gir, G, etc..., co-founder of Humanoides Associés and Metal Hurlant, passed away on march 10th at age 73 in Paris.
He created so many great books and characters; he has also worked on Alien of course, on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee, Dune, ....
Sad day for the world of comics .
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