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For the fashion brand Moncler, which specialises in puffer jackets and skiwear, Alexis Tyrsa has created no less than 21 lettering styles to celebrate winter. Hand-lettered, psychedelic and funky, the message comes with a photo series that celebrates diversity, love and comfort.

The tourism board of the Canadian federal territory of Travel Yukon asked Julien Pacaud to make a TV ad. Julien Pacaud provided a fresh take on the region with his digital collages animated by Gimmick Studio. Viewers are taken on an eccentric, picturesque stroll and learn about the richness of the snowy territory.

How to show what it’s like to age? For the cover of Philosophy Magazine, Jean Jullien created several illustrations about the marks left by the passage of time on the human body. White hair, baldness, dark circles... Check out the artist's (as usual) simple, effective and clever illustrations.

For Les Arenes Edition, Cruschiform has illustrated several chapters of this children’s collection by Laure Granbesançon. With its majestic decor and restrained colour palette, Cruschiform leads us on a journey with Marco Polo, the 13th-century Italian explorer and merchant. Marie-Laure Cruschi plays up the immense landscapes within her compositions and fills the odyssey with the grandeur it deserves.

Violaine et Jeremy have created a whole new visual identity for the London based restaurant Louie Named after Louis Armstrong and the Sun King Louix XIV. Violaine et Jeremy rose to the occasion and bridged this major cultural gap. With the soul of New Orleans, the suaveness of Paris and the sass of a New Yorker, the artistic team's work is elegant with a few touches of excentricity. It includes several ultradetailed illustrations from Jérémy Schneider which give off an air of illuminated manuscripts.

For the latest issue of Tools Magazine, Playground has created a series of minimalist illustrations resembling instruction manuals. With this very minimalist, highly efficient proposal Playground explains, step by step, how manufactured objects like a glass vase or bricks are made.

For the 43rd edition of the Chicago marathon, Tyrsa created an overall visual identity for the sponsor Nike Running. Repurposing the codes of American sportswear, Tyrsa once again shows off their typographic talents.

Over the course of his career, Antoine Corbineau has become one of the world’s foremost map-based illustrators. This time, he’s collaborated with the starred hotel Cheval Blanc St Tropez on a map of Saint-Tropez that highlights some of the coastal town’s emblematic places, the ones behind the peninsula’s popularity and uniqueness.

Damien Florébert Cuypers has captured the beauty of daily moments for Nexity. For the real estate company’s annual report, Damien sketches the company’s major achievements of the past year, staging them in a serene, joyous atmosphere, with special attention paid to architecture.

Jean Michel Tixier illustrated a limited series of glasses for the brand Nooz Optics. With humor and irony, he shows how useful a pair of glasses is for reading. Reproduced on glasses cases, goodies and packaging, this collaboration marked a high point in the brand’s summer communication.

On the road for a mini-adventure? In a kind of a travel diary, Damien Florébert Cuypers illustrates the concept of bioregionalism for “Cultures Bio” on the Biocoop channel. The trend of localism in tourism is teaching us, whether we want to or not, to rediscover our regions. Damien Florébert Cuypers’s agile and poetic style helps us see these mini-adventures with a new and marvelous eye.

Our journey into autumn continues with boardsports of all kinds. This time, Jean Jullien lends his hand to illustration surf culture. In a collaboration with Fernand surfboards, Jean Jullien handpainted directly on the boards. Glazed by Resinleague and polished by Paul Hyde, each board is unique and is for sale for those who have hung onto their childlike spirits.

Summer continues with a series of posters selected from the personal collection of Thomas Cantoni. Playing on the codes of film posters, Thomas Cantoni highlights several famous surf spots in the Basque Country and the Landes, where surfboards are front and centre…

Rosé is Posey! The wine brand Le rose posey once again asked Jean-Michelt Tixier to illustrate the labels for its bottles. His illustrations tell stories about letting loose and soaking up the sun with lots of humour and irreverence, celebrating the brand’s 5-year anniversary.

For its Monoprix Gourmet range of products, the chain invited artisans who had earned the "Meilleurs Ouvriers de France" professional distinction to enrich its catalogue of products. DDB Paris called on Damien Cuypers to illustrate the communications for this event. Here, he has drawn the portrait of the baker Frederic Lalos, the cheesemaker Mari-Anne Cantin and the pastry chef Arnaud Lahrer.

Summer in Paris means culture, sports and even the beach! Jean-Michel Tixier illustrates this heady cocktail with humour and a light touch for the City of Paris's communications campaign for the "Hyper Festival" and "Paris Plages" events that take place in the summer months.