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The Good Life is a hybrid magazine teeming with useful and fun info, and printed on attractive recycled paper. Laurent Duvoux skilfully illustrated one the magazine’s recent articles on homeopathy and the questions around its usefulness. The design showcases Laurent’s trademark simplicity, which makes these images so powerful. Out now!

Antoine Corbineau created this bright, sweetly-coloured map of Paris to decorate the St. Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes for La Maison du Chocolat. This special ‘Paris, je t’aime’ edition pairs Antoine’s unique style with a timeless Parisian elegance.

The New Yorker once more turned to Jean Michel Tixier to illustrate an article for the magazine’s ‘Campaign Chronicles’. In the US, political campaigns are launched by politicians and professionals, but only really get going with the aid of volunteers. JMT here creates a series of portraits that mirror this tense campaign: politicians and their volunteers in the state of Iowa, showing what drew them to their candidates and what influenced their political visions.

Thomas Cantoni rethinks a dazzling new logo and a poster series for le Comptoir Général, a timeless spot in the heart of Paris.

Bruno Mangyoku produced the cover of a special issue of Première magazine: “Those were the 2010s: Looking back on a year in cinema”. A family portrait of the roles that defined the decade, made up of sharply-observed images of characters already on their way to cult status. One film is presented on this cover – not by an actor, but by an object. Can you work out which it is?

A fresh collaboration between Laurent Duvoux and magazine Le Pelerin on the sensitive theme of addiction. Laurent has created two captivating illustrations that deal subtly with the problem of alcoholism and lead us to ask ourselves – do I drink too much?

Fantastic new images from Thomas Cantoni adorn a series of posters illustrating the iconic buildings of France’s major cities, for Image Republic. Thomas has created two new posters: one of the legendary lighthouse at Cap Ferret, the other of the Citroen garage in Lyon, a registered historical monument. Both images present a skilful composition that gives them an eternal quality.

Stylist magazine handed Jules Le Barazer a brief to create two illustrations themed around changing representations of the Devil over the centuries. From the time of the renaissance, Faust began to be portrayed – notably in a play by Goethe - in the fashionable dress of the time (stockings, puffy short trousers, moustache). Ever since then, the Devil has been red, and wearing stockings. Jules here reiterates his story-telling skill, with a magnificent illustration of the Devil at the tailor’s shop.

Tyrsa recently collaborated with Nike and Convoy, adding handwritten text to a series of photos by Maciek Pozoga for Nike Football. For Tyrsa, it was a fresh challenge to write with abandon, to let go and explore new styles. In doing so, he demonstrated his continued enthusiasm to use his different collaborations to create, to reinvent himself, and to explore.

Laurent Duvoux wishes you a happy new year 2020!

Cinema Makers is a book that follows the travels of two young film buffs, Agnès Salson et Mikael Arnal, through the independent cinemas of Europe, exploring how these places are reinventing themselves in the digital era. The authors turned to Antoine Corbineau to produce this dynamic, graphic cover, illustrating the new philosophy of these spaces that have gone above and beyond being mere screening-rooms, becoming bars, bookshops, nurseries, production spaces, coworking spaces, theatres or concert-halls, libraries and exhibition spaces.

The French accounting firm Becouze once again asked Bruno Mangyoku to create their greeting card for the year 2020. Bruno signs a very cinematic scene, which is part of a funny and quirky series of accountants with blue immaculate suits , surpassing themselves in any situation.

Elegant, visionary, passionate, 2020 promises to be a great vintage wine! Junart is a project that connects winemakers and artists. These meetings have already given rise to very beautiful collaborations, notably with Jean Michel Tixier, like their last exhibition in Lyon on December 12th.

The Wall Street Journal turned to Antoine Corbineau for an internal advert on the rankings for the best US airports. Antoine’s work valorises detail and space, bringing a playful, graphic quality to a complex and constantly changing set of information around airports. He gives the work a characteristically lively dynamism, which seems very simple at first, but which is full of small details.

Julien Pacaud collaborated with Mr. Porter Journal by signing the illustration for resident therapist David Waters' column, "Why Good Leaders Know Themselves". He continues to intrigue with his surrealist collages, mixing different temporalities along with elements a long way from the everyday. Transposed to a larger scale, these collages take on a poetic dimension that draws the eye, leaving it to us, the viewers, to tell the story and let our imaginations run wild…

Nearly 10 years after landing second place in the International Duvel Design competition, Tyrsa has once more been chosen by Duvel to create two mini-glasses as part of the Duvel Collection. Following in the footsteps of designers like Parra, Eley Kishimoto, Mike Perry and Stefan Glerum, Tyrsa has created two different glasses: a gold one, representing the lightness and elegance of the beer, and a silver one, marking its strength and audacity. A typographic work that very neatly represents the beer’s duality, being at once elegant and powerful.

Antoine Corbineau is behind the lively illustrations to this superb book celebrating a host of LGBTQ figures. These icons of the queer community have, collectively, defended civic rights and fought, throughout history, against all forms of discrimination. Featured among these pioneers are Josephine Baker, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Keith Haring, Neil Patrick Harris, Harvey Milk, Frank Ocean and Ruby Rose: just as many icons of pop culture as there are militants and revolutionaries who fought – sometimes to their death – for their right to be what they want, and to love who they want.

Since adults also find it hard to wait for Christmas, Maison Plisson decided to work with Jean-Michel Tixier to create a limited-edition advent calendar. Featuring a clumsy and indiscreet Santa, fun details to discover on the front, back and inside, plus all the unmissable sweet treats from chocolate shop La Mère de Famille. It’s to you whether or not to share with the kids!

More than 440 years ago, the Bols family opened a small distillery in Amsterdam, nestled just behind Dam square. There they elaborated a fresh new gin recipe with a subtler flavor; making its way across the Atlantic to the United States, this new gin played a major role in the cocktail revolution. The brand has since become an institution, and the Bols distillery has reopened in its birthplace in the center of Amsterdam. To mark the occasion, the distillery asked Cruschiform to create a series of large-scale illustrations to decorate the windows. The result is these four richly-detailed graphic compositions, which recount in engaging fashion the history of Bols and the world of mixology. The designs can be seen at number 14, Paulus Potterstraat, in Amsterdam.

StockX is the world's largest stock market for sneakers addict. Today, and for the first time in Paris, opens a pop-up store called Stock X Change, co-organized by Sarah Andelman. During 3 days, discover exhibitions, workshops, talks to explore the culture of sneakers, and exchange with passionate people. Stock X has called local creatives for the event: Tyrsa and Yué Wu collaborated once again to sign the identity of this 1st edition, based on the concept of exchange. Rendez-vous from 15th to 17th of November, 7 rue de paradis in the 10th arrondissement.