Pascal Béjean, France (2015)
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
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
ABM Studio
2012 – present
www.abm-studio.com
PBNL
2008 – 2012
www.pbnl.fr
Labomatic
1997 – 2008
www.labomatic.org
Bulldozer
1994 – 2000
www.labomatic.org/bulldozer
Awards
2013
2013
2012
2011
2010
2010
1998