all of these are from Designspiration and Reform LT – my two new favorite blogs for when you’re feeling STUCK.

“L’été” (Summer) is my very first short film. The objective was to create a film loosely around the theme of “summer,” and so I decided to create a spoof of a Sixties French movie trailer in the spirit of Jean Luc Godard’s À bout de souffle (Breathless) and Le mépris (Contempt). Since there wasn’t an actual film to promote, I created collages to represent a moment or “scene” in the movie. The theme of the soundtrack is from Serge Gainsbourg’s 69 Anée érotique. 

Storyboard for the film:

The work of graphic designer, Tien-Min Liao. What I aspire to reach at this point in my career.

Tsili Pines’ collages; feminine minimalism

Annik Troxler:

Why I’m taking a publication design course:

What I attempt to look like in the morning (and fail) when I get dressed:

Shishi Yamazaki’s animations (and…what I attempt to look like when I try to dance):

Lauren DiCiocco: Magazine Paintings

Minimalist tattoo:

Saul Bass’s Henri Walks to Paris; Vintage Children’s Book:

Cindy Sherman: Doll Clothes (1975)

Motion Poems: “Andrew Wyeth, Painter, Dies at Age 91″

Motion Poems: “French Film”

Trailer for Jean Luc Godards’ Breathless

Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom

TV Ad for Marc Jacob’s Daisy

If I had to hire an illustrator for the assigned editorial: “Here We Aren’t, So Quickly” by Jonathan Safran Foer, I would choose Katherine Streeter. The whimsical nature of her collages would go well with the surreal mood and stream-of-consciousness tone of the short story. Plus, the short story deals with the complex relationship between a married couple who are still learning how to be with one another, even after so many years spent together building a home and a family. Streeter’s highly emotive collages would be able to speak to the content of the story and add to its depth of feeling.

Anthropologie; Designed by Kathryn B. Fabrizio

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie; Designed by Glasfurd & Walker

Boca Chica Hotel; Designed by Sociedad Anónima

Dilly Dally; Designed by Spring

F26 Studio Identity

Frøystad + Klock; Designed by HeyDays

Ignant; Designed by Deutsche & Japaner

Naomie Ross Design Personal Identity

Studio Patten Identity

Wild Harry; Designed by Chad Michael Smith

wang zhihong book + poster designs (my latest obsession; also taiwanese pride):

wataru yoshida poster + t-shirt + shopping bag designs:

kinetic flight ring:

sharon montrose, menagerie:

the japan animals school:

marc’s cameras (harmonica books):

patrick li (china vogue):

calypso + all tiny creatures:

Antoine + Manuel is a designing duo based in Paris. Since 1993, the two graphic designers have worked predominantly in the spheres of culture and fashion, designing for the likes of Christian Lacroix, as well as producing season posters for the Centre Chorégraphique National de Tours and the Comédie de Clermont theatre. Their work touches on visual and branding identities, editorial design, exhibition installations, and recently an interest in furniture design.

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