Arles

Pascal Béjean

Turning photographs upside down was the strategy devised to literally turn photographs into symbols. For the graphic identity of the Arles festival, the designers emphasized the abstract nature of the photographic process while minimizing its anecdotal dimension. This technique was applied to billboards, signage, leaflets and a catalogue.

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    Pascal Béjean, France (2015)

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    Turning photographs upside down was the strategy devised to literally turn photographs into symbols. For the graphic identity of the Arles festival, the designers emphasized the abstract nature of the photographic process while minimizing its anecdotal dimension. This technique was applied to billboards, signage, leaflets and a catalogue.

    • Client:

    • Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles
    • Sector:

    • Countries:

    • Disciplines:

    • Details:

    • Book
    • Flyer
    • Information design
    • Poster

    Originally a fashion student, he learned graphic design during internships working for the music industry (1990). Since, he founded or co-founded his own practices. He completed his graphic education by spending a semester at Eastern Michigan University (1995). Already, he had contributed to the Parisian magazine Bulldozer (1994) with designer Frédéric Bortolotti, joined later by artist Nicolas Ledoux (2000). Together, they worked for museums and developed the identity of the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (2003-2014).
    With the advent of the iPad and its tactile features, Nicolas and Pascal joined forces with Olivier Körner (developer), Jean-Luc Lemaire, David Longuein (designers) and Vincent Piccolo (management) to create an app: the art bookstore Art Book Magazine (2011). ABM Studio now combines digital and print in art and communication projects (OpticalSound, Louis Vuitton, Arles 2016).

    Publications

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    Zuzanna Licko. Emigre fonts. Rudy Vanderlans. Emigre magazine.

    (2010)

    • Pascal Béjean

    étapes:

    Magazine article with interactive flaps and folds, designed to emulate Emigré’s seminal bitmap experimentations of the early digital period.

    Promenade française

    (2013)

    • Pascal Béjean

    étapes:

    This article, written, laid out, and photographed on film by Béjean, presents ten portraits of French graphic designers, from a series of reportages conducted in-situ over a five-year period. The dynamic yet grounded composition of his square images recalls vintage record jackets — a major influence for designers of Béjean’s generation.

    Cassandre. Spécimens.

    (2015)

    • Pascal Béjean

    Art Book Magazine

    This digital book features original type specimens of fonts designed by legendary affichiste Cassandre for the Deberny & Peignot foundry. They include rare layouts for Bifur, Acier, and Peignot, assembled here for the first time in their historical context. High definition photographs encourage designers to study these documents at the source.

    Bulldozer 1-12

    (1994)

    • Pascal Béjean,
    • Frédéric Bortolotti,
    • Anne Duranton,
    • Philippe Savoir

    Bulldozer

    12 interviews of graphic designers by graphic designers.

    Agencies

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    • Bleu Élastique

      1991 – 2000

    Awards

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    • 2013

    Chaumont International Poster and Graphic Design Festival. French posters
    • 2013

    Demain le livre, Innovation Award for Louis Vuitton iPad app
    • 2012

    Stratégies/Amaury Award for Louis Vuitton iPad app
    • 2011

    Type Directors Club 57, New York.Typographic Excellence Award for Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
    • 2010

    Chaumont International Poster and Graphic Design Festival. French posters
    • 2010

    Taiwan International Poster Design Award (Shortlist)
    • 1998

    Type Directors Club 44, New York.Typographic Excellence Award for Random Access. With Joseph Becker