25/11/2018
Typorama #01 : The Comic Sans MSNothing predicted the Comic Sans MS to become what it is today: a font hated by graphic designers and yet very popular with the general public. Discover its history... and its some qualities.
10/10/2018
Cannabis branding: a green historyWith the superpowers found in this medicinal plant, cannabis is gradually freeing itself from the codes of the high kingdom. History and analysis.
28/06/2018
Bauhaus Football Club, the greatest design team of all time!The Bauhaus Football Club, the story of the most beautiful design team in the world. When the football world cup is a pretext to revise your classics...
10/06/2018
The utopia of representing futuristic citiesRobida, Verne, Schuiten... Here is an overview of the representations of writers, draughtsmen, scriptwriters and architects who have contributed to dreaming of the city of the future in a utopian impulse, or to underline its limits.
Superhero-glyphs are coming!
The graphic designer and illustrator Josh Ln had fun imagining "super-hiéroglyphs". Totally influenced by geek culture, he offers us a uchronic and eccentric reinterpretation of Egyptian history.
02/05/2018
Brand New Conference, brand new every year!The Brand New Conference is an annual 2-day event that brings together the crème de la crème of influential graphic designers and during which brand identity and logos are discussed. An American-style must-have led by a couple of designers who create a new identity for each edition.
28/01/2018
Graphic design around the world: TurkeyEver wondered how it is like to be a designer abroad? Here is an illustrated portrait of Turkish graphic design, through history and contemporary designers.
12/11/2017
Étienne Robial: “Decoded!”Every day, millions of french people see Étienne Robial's work. In this article we decode, in plain language, a long career in graphic design, from Canal+ to Inrockuptibles.
A short history of book covers – 4/4
Last chapter on french publishing houses, the split between Poche and Folio, the graphic inventors, and the return of the beautiful independent book.
12/07/2017
A short history of book covers – 3/4From Penguin Editions to the birth of graphic design, the cover is an open book on the social mores of a country and an era.
29/06/2017
A short history of book covers – 2/4Under the influence of Japan, France or Russia, book covers are constantly evolving with technical progress and crises.
19/06/2017
Happy Helvetica to you!Happy birthday Helvetica! The spanish studio Husmee has invited a selection of international studios to create a tribute poster to celebrate the 60 years of the creation of the famous typography.
A short history of book covers – 1/4
From codex to colour printing! Here is the first part of this series of articles sweeping the evolution of book covers to the present day, through the most striking revolutions.
23/03/2017
Dick Bruna, minimalist graphic designer and father of the most famous rabbit on the planetDick Bruna was the father of the most famous rabbit on the planet: Miffy. He passed away on February 16, 2016 and we wish to pay tribute to his work as a graphic designer, beyond the simple designer of a minimalist white rabbit.
13/03/2017
Oi! In love with a Brazilian earLet's fly to Brazil to meet a local star. It's neither the Cristo Redentor, nor Gilberto Gil, Pelé or even Giselle Bündchen. We will talk about curves though, but introduce you to the famous orelhões, the Brazilian phone booth of Oi -the local phone company.
15/02/2017
Karel Martens: the impression that mattersPortrait of Karel Martens, the man with multiple motifs and lovers of constraints, reference in the world of graphic design and plastic research.
18/01/2017
Trump was a graphic designer!Trump will soon be designated as « most powerful man in the world » and we went digging into his past. We actually have evidence that Trump was a graphic designer. True story: he even created the type of IBM's logo!
05/01/2017
Codex Seraphinianus: the most peculiar book in the worldCodex Seraphinianus, from the Italian artist-stroke-architect Luigi Serafini, is a journey into unchartered territories with a science fiction backdrop. A quirky encyclopaedia of sorts - some may go as far as calling it extra-terrestrial. In this universe, even the alphabet is indescribable, and even less decipherable.
05/01/2017
Follow your passion or work with passion: a story about summitHow to work with passion, and what career choices to follow to avoid cracks?
14/12/2016
Cassandre, “the magnificent”, 1901/1968Ode to Cassandre, the man of a thousand talents. His design of posters and graphics revolutionized the role of visual communication.
27/10/2016
Vasarely, the father of optical artInventor of optical art, but also advertising and graphic designer, Vasarely is a giant at the origin of an art form accessible to all, for all.
10/10/2016
My client is a graphic designerWe played the game of imagining customer feedback on mythical posters. Based on an initial idea of @MarieJulien.
21/09/2016
When Africa meets designGraphic design in Africa. From the first alphabets to contemporary issues.
07/07/2016
Ben Bos, the big “Bos” of dutch graphic design!Ben Bos (1930-2017) The big Bos of Dutch design! Portrait of a graphic design giant who worked for Total Design for 3 decades.
13/06/2016
Concerto for a logoFor 3 years we've been supporting the ESPE – Assonance Choir with their identity and posters design. Mixed choir of over a hundred people, it is open to active and retired teachers, students and trainees of the ESPE (teaching and education college) and also to any other person.
25/04/2016
Shepard Fairey, “the worm that shone with the stars”Shepard Fairey, "the worm that shone with the stars!" (Victor Hugo) Portrait of a street artist, illustrator and activist graphic designer.
23/03/2016
Pierre Bernard & Grapus, “Graphic design of public utility”, 1942/2015Pierre Bernard & Grapus. Collective and individual itinerary of a committed graphic designer, tireless defender of the notion of public utility in graphic design.
24/11/2015
Jacno, “Five capital letters!”Marcel Jacno (1904- 1989), known as Jacno, is a french graphic designer, famous notably for having designed the NPT logo, as well as the Gauloises cigarette pack.
01/07/2015
Peter Gut “sketches real life”!Peter Gut, a multiple work navigating between caricature, press drawing and illustration for children, with humour in the background.
15/05/2015
Hans-Peter Hort, “bon vivant” and unknownPortrait of the Swiss graphic designer Hans-Peter-Hort (1924-2010). No biography is dedicated to him. Here is an attempt to catch up...
11/01/2015
300 000 Charlie in Lyon – The republican march11/01/15 - A huge crowd in Lyon. Young, old, black, white... for this march in homage to Charlie Hebdo and the victims of the January 2015 attacks. Portraits in black and white ...
25/12/2014
Happy and creepy Halloween ! A Cassandre tribute…Graphéine wish you a joyful and scary Halloween party! A tribute to the publicity made by Cassandre in the 1930s: "Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet, Dubonnet",
25/12/2014
Open Day Poster University UPECTake control of your future! Here's the concept that we have created for the open days of the University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC). Following the concept "before - after"
18/11/2014
sacred typeface – documentaries on typographyRevealing innovations and aspirations of their time, the fonts are present in the fields of printing techniques, arts, mass communication and advertising. They are at the heart of culture and civilization.
22/10/2014
Tutorial: Poster Festival of Lights (part2)Tutorial : Do your poster for the festival of lights.
13/10/2014
The most beautiful banknotes in the world!The Bank of Norway presents its new banknotes. A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the heart of an exemplary design approach!
11/09/2014
There is no smoke without brands!As there is no smoke without brands, see why the cowboy firm tries to pack of cigarettes without logo.
30/06/2014
Hans Hillman, “poster art without fuss”!Hans Hillman, German graphic designer, illustrator and designer (1925-2014). He was a pioneer who, as early as the 1950s, re-invented the art of film posters in Germany, designing German versions of posters by Godard, Bunuel, Eisenstein, Kurosawa and Bergman.
24/02/2014
Herb Leupin “A great swissman“Herb leupin (1916-1999). Swiss graphic designer who produced more than 1000 advertising posters.
03/12/2013
Martin Sharp, “sydneydelic”When some wanted to make revolution with their voices or their guitars, he armed himself with his pencils and brushes. It was the early'60s, and Kennedy wasn't an airport yet.
27/10/2013
Edward Bawden, “Great illustrator from Great Britain”Painter, graphic designer, English illustrator little known in France. Yet, Edward Bawden remains a great illustrator from Great Britain!
29/08/2013
The secrets of the “Rencontres de Lure”Les Rencontres de Lure. For 61 years, strange wackos have been meeting every summer in "Lurs-en-Provence" to redo the typography in particular and the world in general. In a climate of camaraderie, under the Provençal sun, perched on a rock, all the faces of typography are discussed.
22/07/2013
Alexander Girard, “the color-fool”Textile designer, graphic designer, furniture designer... nothing is colorful enough for this Italian-American!