Julien Pacaud
Nouvelle série
A new illustration series by Julien Pacaud for Liberation, Politicomag or taken from his personal collection.
This season, Lacoste gave Jean Michel Tixier carte blanche to reimagine their emblem, the famous little crocodile. He conjured up an array of anthropomorphic crocs, each with its own look - a stylish hipster, for example, or an old-school Parisian dandy from St Germain des Près. Jean-Michel Tixier’s quirky and comical Parisian crocs have appeared full-size in ad posters, and also as logos on polo shirts, sweaters and totebags in the #crocoseries collection. Check out this limited edition series in Lacoste stores or on their site.
The French mail service (La Poste) and newspaper Le Figaro turned to Playground to create the graphic identity for their joint new show “Postalk” on website Figaro.fr. The result is a series of illustrations in a minimalist style exploring themes such as sustainable development, the digital world and proximity, as well as discussions about the mail of tomorrow.
Thomas Cantoni is a huge fan of the chrome and aesthetics of the era of stickers, caps and skateboards, the classic Made in the USA era. He was therefore the natural choice for brand Supreme to turn to, asking him to give a fresh look to their logo as they release a collection of products including T-shirts, sweatshirts and skateboards with a truly vintage look!
Jules Le Barazer
Aides / TBWA Paris
Non-profit group Aides has launched a new prevention campaign against the risk of HIV in the time of Covid-19. The campaign, illustrated by Jules Le Barazer for TBWA Paris, is a raucous and funny call for awareness, under the hashtag #deconfinementducul (sex unconfined). “We can’t wait to see each other again – let’s remember to protect each other.”
Jean-Michel Tixier
M, le magazine du Monde
Jean-Michel Tixier continues his response to the new trends of the post-confinement world in this special style series for the Le Monde magazine, M.
We dug into our archives to unearth this stunning retro-futurist illustration by Stefan Glerum. This excursion into space, silkscreen-printed by hand in nine colors, was created by the artist for publishers Black Dragon Press. Still available here.
Alexis Tyrsa linked with his friend and 3D artist Rizon Parein to create this dazzling ‘stay home and be safe’ image. The duo played on the aesthetic codes of neon signage, traditionally associated with nightlife spots, to urge people to stay home during confinement.
Alexis Tyrsa
La vida locale
First thought of by Julien Pham, and translated into images by Alexis Tyrsa and Jean Jullien, the hashtag #lavidalocale came about in response to the difficulties currently being faced by the hospitality industry. Through this hashtag, users can share their favourite local spots on social media, helping to promote buying locally, and boosting independent businesses.
Bruno Mangyoku has created this graceful series for magazine Smartread. He lends a touch of humor to an article on ‘emotional resilience’, or how growing old can sometimes make us more able to adopt an optimistic approach to tackling adversity, no matter what the circumstances.
Alexis Tyrsa had the pleasure of creating an entire new font for the identity of Nike Golf. The characters were all painted in acrylic, then scanned, vectorized and published through a font file. In order to introduce a maximum of liveliness to this hand-drawn typography, two options are available for each character, making a huge range of letter-combinations possible.
Season 2 of the podcast ‘Entre’ (‘Between’) is now available, with a new episode every Wednesday, and a new cover illustrated by Kim Roselier. This series of illustrations bursts with tenderness, chiming with the daily lives of Julie and her big brother Lucien. Interviewed by their stepmother Brune Bottero, we hear about their day-to-day lives, school, their extended family, their arguments. Listen here!
The Mini Monde adventure continues with the release of the Duchemin family’s travel journal – first stop, Morocco! A story, games, colouring, music – all go to make up this incredible illustrated world, created by Antoine Corbineau. Orders via the website – the first issue is free!
Dead Mitch's illustrations of the tribulations, reflections and sage advice that accompany us and help us through these days of confinement. Thanks Jean André!
Bruno Mangyoku
Mr Porter Journal
Mr Porter Journal is getting a makeover, revealing a whole new look to its editorial platform, including daily articles, categories, recommendations, reading times for each article, and improved navigation and experience. They turned to Bruno Mangyoku to illustrate these news, who took to the task with a lot of humor. An amazing series to discover ici.
Playground has created a series of animated illustrations for Orange, to be discovered soon !
The remarkable front page of the French daily Libération by Laurent Duvoux.
A beautiful series signed by Damien Cuypers for the British edition of Vogue, five viewpoint of women remembering the experience of becoming a mother for the first time.
Playground
Family festival
Playground created this playful, cheery identity for the Family Festival, which combines art, nature, music, games and architecture over the space of a weekend. Beginning on the Friday evening, the spaces of the Vuitton Foundation and the neighbouring botanical garden are scaled down to child-size, welcoming families for three fun-filled and relaxing days.
Saumur Complet is a sporting and cultural event surrounded by nature, which takes place in Saumur every spring. They entrusted the identity of its 35th edition to Antoine Corbineau, who imagined an abundant illustration presenting the different activities of the event.