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Internal Sunshine: Anna Chevance

Monday, June 28th, 2010

We would like to introduce a new serie to the blog: a presentation of our beloved interns.
Let’s start with the one who just left us, Anna. She stayed here for almost 3 month and when she left the studio she classified all our book on the shelves. Thank you for that ;) (it’s also

 translated it in french).

  • First Name
    Anna
  • Name
    Chevance
  • Date of birth
    19/05/1985
  • Where do you live
    Rennes (Bretagne, France)
  • How long will you stay at plmd
    2 mois et trois semaines, 11 semaines et demi, 79 jours dont 57 jours ouvrables.
    2 months and three weeks, eleven weeks and half, 79 days with 57 working days.
  • Career
    Bac Éco, Prépa en Arts Appiqués (MÀN), BTS Communication Visuelle, Année à Londres (stage), DSAACréateur Concepteur option Graphisme Édition Typographie, Régression (car pas de boulot) aux Beaux-Arts de Rennes en DNSEP (histoire de ne pas rien faire). 
    Bac Éco, Préparation en Applied Arts, BTS Visual Communication, one year in London(internship),DSAA option Graphic design, Publishing, Typography, Régress (because no job) in the Fine Arts School of Rennes DNSEP (besause I hate inactivity).
  • What kind of dish will you cook next thursday?
    Carottes, pâté, bière.
    Carots, pate, beer.
  • A small question about trilogies: “Star Wars” school, “Indiana Jones” school or “Back to the Future” school?
    Indiscutablement Indiana Jones.
    Indusputably Indiana Jones.
  • When did you knew you wanted to be a graphic designer?
    En seconde (16 ans).
    In the begining of secondary school (16 years old)
  • If you had a Time Machine, which period would you visit in first.
    La Grèce Antique (ou les années70).
    Ancient Greece (or the 70’S)
  • What was your last giggle cause?
    Hier soir: concours de grimaces sur Skype avec ma meilleure amie.
    Yesterday evening: face contest with my best friend.
  • cmd + Tab = how many applications are open?
    7
  • A movie
    Bernie, Albert Dupontel, 1996.
  • A concert
    Amon Tobin, Garorock Festival 2008
  • An artist work
    L’escamoteur, Jerôme Bosch, XVe siècle.
  • A magazine
    Fluide Glacial
  • A book or novel
    “Lignes de faille”, Nancy Huston, 2006.
  • Do you prefer falling (totally naked) in a blackberry bush or in a nittle ditch?
    Fossé d’orties
    Nittle Ditch.
  • Favorite TV show
    Le grand Journal, Canal+.
  • Favorite TV bullshit.
    Man VS Wild.
  • What would be you first name if you was born with the opposite sex?
    Max
  • Are you a fervent defender of fine space?
    OHHH Yes.
  • When you’ll be a competitor to us, what will be the name of your studio?
    ?? AC ??
  • Whhat is th last sentence you heard? 
    Y’en a qu’ont essayé, ils ont eu des problèmes! (Damien)
  • Do you prefer Pierre or Damien?
    Pien.

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Eldorado in Germany

Monday, May 17th, 2010

The poster we designed for the movie “Où est l’Eldorado” ( → http://www.ouestleldorado.be ) was posted somewhere in Germany, where the film was shown.
This is a before and after picture.

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Mirko Borsche (@smalkgb) are geniuses.

Monday, May 17th, 2010

According to the famous quote by Oscar Wilde, they are.

Talent borrows, genius steals. ❞

Today is the day we’re really proud to have been ripped off by one of our favourite studio from Germany.
They litterally took the Witches Arise Font we designed with Elsa ( → http://www.thinkink.fr ) one year ago, changed the name to Benjamin Font and used it for their client Die Weltwoche.

It was not hard work as the font was freely distributed through the site of the movie it was designed for → http://www.aninsaneportrait.us/

Check the images below, even the PDF to present the work is an exact copy of the one we made.
They just changed the letter “Q”, the “K” and enlarged a little bit the “H”.
Were these letters that bad? Maybe. Or not.

One thing we have to admit is that they use it very well (check the double spread for the Weltwoche magazine).

Oh, and today we have to decide which studio will be our next favourite.

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INSANE Lecture at ENSAN

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Tonight, in Nancy (France),
we’ll be talking a little bit about the signage system we designed for the Architecture School of Nancy.
See you there ;)

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Screencase

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Remember our workshop in Metz.
Nicolas, the screen-printer, brought a self made briefcase to insolate the screen.
If you click the picture, he’ll explain how it works, with french words.

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Marina & Nicolas. Books to assemble.

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

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We designed a book for Marina & Nicolas for their show at Grand-Hornu. It was a bit complex for our printer to assemble it on the short deadline we had. We chose to do it ourselves. We received all the separate pages of the book and we’re currently assembling everything together. This is so much fun ^^.

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48p / 48h — My Monkey rules !

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Our Workshop last week in Metz went very well. Anaïs (former intern at plmd) posted some words about it in her blog, Editus Enormitum. It’s in french and believe me, these are lovely words ;)

My monkey (représenté par Frédéric ReyPierre SmeetsBroleskineNicolas Belayew et Morgan Fortems) était invité à occuper activement le hall de l’ESAMM durant les deux journées professionnelles sur le thème de l’édition, les 24 et 25 février 2010.

“Nous avons décidé de produire une édition en 48h chrono de l’idée jusqu’à la vente en passant par le rédactionnel et la production. Nous avions à notre disposition un copieur, la valise à sérigraphier de Nicolas, une pile de vieux exemplaires du magazine “le chasseur français” et tout ce que nous pouvions recycler sur place.

48 heures = 48 éditions x 48 pages chacune.

Le résultat est une édition décrivant le processus d’édition (une sorte de mise en abîme de notre action), la question du temps et jouant le rôle de compte-rendu de ces deux journées de conférences.

L’idée en quelques mots :

- A notre arrivée nous avons disposé un poster constitué de 48 pages A4 jaunes numérotées. Ces feuilles ont ensuite été intégrées au livret de chaque édition afin de le rendre unique et de numéroter chaque exemplaire.

- Pour la couverture, nous avons recyclé et sérigraphié  (3 couches de trames + un ’48′ en outline) les couvertures de vieux numéros du magazine “Chasseur français.

- les pages intérieures sont pliées (le pli est de plus en plus petit)et imprimées sur le repli rendant visible le temps défilant.

- Les 24 premières pages contiennent des citations “samplées” et décontextualisées ainsi que des illustrations produites par certains des intervenants. Sur ces pages, la numérotation est remplacée par un pourcentage, représentant l’avancement du processus. Il définit des trames d’intensité de gris imprimés sur les rabats de 0 à 100% de densité (d’accomplissement).

- les 24 pages suivantes présentent des images de notre processus ainsi qu’une image des distributeurs de boissons présents dans le hall. Cette photographie se dégrade progressivement par application de la trame définie par le premier cahier.

- la reliure est cousue avec une simple machine à coudre.

- des marque-pages ont été réalisés en sérigraphiant des brochures présentes dans l’école.

- un poster présentant les 48 couvertures des 48 éditions a été imprimé pour présenter le résultat final, au terme des 48h de l’intervention.”

Tout est dit, expliqué et illustré sur le site de Morgan, je n’ai fait qu’un copié-collé, donc voilà les liens: 

Toutes les photos du résultat final /  http://www.morganfortems.com/index.php?post/2010/02/26/48p/48h-%28edition%29

Le site de Morgan Fortems tout court /  http://www.morganfortems.com

Les photos du workshop /  http://www.morganfortems.com/index.php?post/2010/02/28/48h/48p-%28workshop%29

Personnellement, je trouve ça génial. Particulièrement la pagination-barre de chargement. Et le poster disséminé dans les exemplaires. Et le pliage progressif. Et les marques-pages recyclés. Et tout. Comme quoi le temps est une contrainte qu’il faut savoir utiliser intelligemment. 

My Monkey + plmd = sisi la famille

               
Click here to download:

48p_48h_-_My_Monkey_rules.zip (168 KB)

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4 houses relifted with EPDM-coating

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

New models for our 4 social dwellings in Uccle. Fat thermal insulation and light EPDM coating for everyone, roof, walls, … Next step will be the construction detailing !

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Magazine #52

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

In december we designed and art directed the Magazine #52,
a french magazine about magazines, but not only.
We still haven’t found the time to shoot it (and many other work)
but we hope to do it very soon and update the portfolio.

In the meantime, here’s a full preview of this “issuu”, featuring photography portfolio by:
Olivier Cornil
Sébastien Bonin &
Sarah Eechaut

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Martin Margiela as a face. It looks like this ↓

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Martin Margiela, 1997 by Marcio Madeira

It is without extraneous fanfare that we introduce you to the man himself, Mr. Martin Margiela. Born in 1957 in Genk, Belgium, Martin is currently 52 years old. This photograph was taken by Marcio Madeira in 1997, and although unconfirmed by the house, is thought to be the most recent image of Martin in public circulation. Such a candid image is a rarity  - the picture of a man who has built a veritable empire on the ideals of collective thought and anonymity, unmasked here in a candid close-up. Etched in our minds, it is instantly iconic.

Martin, revealed.

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