The big picture This website is a graphic research for the official website of Michel Houellebecq, introducing three levels of information : books, life and awards. The visual design is inspired by the tonality of his novels. © Michel Houellebecq Continue reading
Digital illustration by François Soulignac, 2011.
“Hotel Metropole” is a luxurious hotel located in Monte-Carlo. This mobile App is dedicated to the client to manage Valet Parking Service, Room Service and Custom Concierge Services. Context | Facts & Figures Client : Hotel Metropole (Monte-Carlo) Agency : Mediagong Continue reading
The big picture BeCube is a Tile-Matching Puzzle Advergame created for the brand Bel and inspired by Bejeweled. It works on Facebook and mobile devices. © Mediagong Leo Burnett / Bel – Free-to-play game «BeCube». Game design: Alexandre M, Cover design Continue reading
Decathlon is a french brand of sport clothes and accesories. This newsletter is a weekly mail introducing special offers related to specific sport activities or discount events. Brand history Decathlon is a major French sporting goods chain store, with stores Continue reading
The website “L’art s’invite à table” resulting from partnership between ENSAD (Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs), the brand Badoit (a french soda water), and Colette stores. One a year, Colette and Badoit launch a contest with prestigious French schools to design Continue reading
© Francois Soulignac – Jules Verne Website – Graphic research, Francois Soulignac, 2011. Back on top
Context | Facts and figures Client : Lindt & Sprüngli Agency : Mediagong | Leo Burnett Project : Personal Shopper (call for tender captured) Budget : Around 50K€ Type of product : Showcase for Special Event Mediums : Website, Newsletters, Ads campaign Continue reading
Welovemakeup.com is a sustainable social network including an online community of more than 28K “Make Up Addicts” sharing thousands of looks and discussion topics. It’s a Facebook-like dedicated for makeup artists and beauty enthusiasts to connect, learn, share, and even Continue reading
Digital illustration by François Soulignac, 2010.
“Volvic” is a french mineral water sold on supermarkets. This mobile App is dedicated to manage all QR Codes related to the brand. Context | Facts & Figures Client : Volvic (Danone) Agency : Mediagong | Leo Burnett Project : Mobile Continue reading
Decathlon is a french brand of sport clothes and accesories. The E-shop introduces all products and services provided by the Group. About products The retailer stocks a wide range of sporting goods, from tennis racquets to advanced scuba diving equipment, Continue reading
2010 : Just Cause 2. The bigger map never created for 3D off-line open-world game; huge level design (exploration-oriented) on horizontal and vertical plan; jubilant physical engine sandbox like, virtuoso geographic and atmospheric effects. To sum up : the dream Continue reading
Accor S.A. is a French hotel group which operates in over 91 countries. Headquartered in Paris, France, the group owns, operates and franchises 4,200 hotels on five continents representing several diverse brands, from budget and economy lodgings to luxurious accommodations Continue reading
“Vivelle City” is an online Free-to-play game created to introduce new Vivelle Dop products. Users could play with characters in 4 worlds. Each characters is completely customizable (faces, clothes & hairs). Context | Facts & Figures Client : Vivelle Dop (L’Oréal) Continue reading
2008 : Fallout 3. Second shock. My first experience in an open world RPG. First real contemplative gaming experience. Wide landscapes, variable atmospheric effects. A so beautiful universe – perfect mix between art and technology, I had to take the Continue reading
© Fast Film – Directed by Virgil Widrich, 2003
© Arte Editions | Contacts Vol. 2 | NAN GOLDIN. Portraits of contemporary photographers. Initiated by William Klein, 2000. DVD. > Tribute to Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Independency. Slideshow, Paris, 2001.
Digital illustration by François Soulignac, 2008.
Version française Company description M6 Web is a business diversification of the French media group M6, in charge of digital strategy and production. Main objectives: extend the television experience on digital platforms, create new uses and increase the M6 Group Continue reading
English Version Description de l’entreprise M6 Web est une diversification du Groupe M6, en charge de ses offres digitales et interactives. Ses objectifs principaux sont d’étendre l’expérience télévisuelle aux supports digitaux et de développer les usages et marchés de demain. M6 Continue reading
Description Objectif : « créer du lien » Un espace de libre expression, lieu d’échange entre internautes et la Cité. Une plate-forme multimédia qui permet aux internautes de déposer leurs témoignages sur l’immigration; poster la photo d’un objet témoin de Continue reading
Chaumont Design Graphique Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont Depuis 1990, le festival Chaumont Design Graphique célèbre l’affiche et les graphistes. C’est un événement de renom international et le premier festival français dans cette catégorie. Les principaux Continue reading
Sketch of typography : (c) Francois Soulignac, 2005. Technic : Pencil on paper.
Presse spécialisée (Gaming, Joystick, Gen4…), journaux généralistes (Libération, Les Inrockuptibles, Sofa…), publications de théoriciens en sciences humaines, cyberculture et nouveaux médias. La critique de jeux vidéos existe bien, mais elle semble être à la recherche de sa propre modernité. En Continue reading
« Le plus souvent, les critiques envisagent le jeu vidéo comme un art narratif, une forme participative de cinéma ou de littérature. Peut-être devrions-nous prendre un autre point de départ, en considérant le jeu vidéo comme un art spatial enraciné Continue reading
Selon Henry Jenkins, professeur et directeur des études des médias au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, «le jeu vidéo peut être un médium abstrait, expressif et expérientiel, plus proche de la musique ou de la danse contemporaine que du cinéma» (1). Anoblir Continue reading
Diderot commence souvent son étude de tableau par une description en style télégraphique […] “C’est une assez bonne méthode, pour décrire des tableaux, surtout champêtres, que d’entrer sur le lieu de la scène, par le côté droit ou par le Continue reading
Technic : Ink, Photographs & Photoshop. © François Soulignac for Frederic Foucher & Nima Sarkechik – Affiche Poster Recital Piano & Trumpet (two variations) | Illustration, Design and Typography : François Soulignac, 2005
Revue Jeunèse | Presentation La Revue Jeunèse – Revue de création artistique et littéraire, was a fanzine designed by students and Professors from Philosophy and Fine Art Departments of University of Paris 8. Fully self-published, with original texts only, and Continue reading
“Une pâte à modeler informatique que l’on peut malaxer à l’infini pour lui donner la forme et le sens que l’on veut. Une fois le résultat atteint, le joueur peut alors contempler son oeuvre et la voir vivre. En l’observant, Continue reading
“Combien d’enfants, après maints efforts et d’ingéniosité, animés alors d’une étrange vigueur, piétinent leurs châteaux de sable sous le regard désappointé des parents ?” (1) Tout commence par un banal accident. Un centrale électrique se dégrade, puis prends feu. L’élément Continue reading
Technique : Encre, pigments, crayon, gomme (Ink, pigments, pencil, eraser) Sketchbook by François Soulignac, 2002-2003.
Dans un jeu à monde ouvert, abandonnez vos missions et faites une pause dans le récit. Offrez-vous un moment de pure solitude, idéal pour visiter les zones-fantôme et explorer les limites du programme. Amusez-vous avec les réactions du moteur physique, évaluez l’inertie des éléments, faites Continue reading
En 1998, l’éditeur Sierra mettait en vente le jeu vidéo Half-Life. Aujourd’hui, en mai 2002, il est toujours présent sur le marché des ventes de jeux neufs et d’occasion. Ce qui différencie Half-Life de ses concurrents, c’est qu’il ne respecte pas Continue reading
Illustration : Francois Soulignac, 2001. Technic : Encre, pigments, crayon, gomme (Ink, pigments, pencil, eraser).
Tribute to Nan Goldin. The Ballad of Sexual Independency (long version). Photo slideshow by François Soulignac, Paris, 2001. Tribute to Nan Goldin In 2001, I discovered the work of Nan Goldin in a retrospective organized by Le Centre Georges Pompidou Continue reading
Music by Bob Marley. Video photo-animation by François Soulignac, Paris, October 2001. More video archives.
My life in the hood. Radio Paris (long version). Photo-animation by François Soulignac, Paris, August 2001. More video archives.
Je ne sais quoi (short version). Watch the long version. Photo-animation by François Soulignac, Paris, 2001. More video archives.
Slideshow, Paris, January 2001. Video by François Soulignac. Music: Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt – Suite No. 1, Op. 46 – IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King. More video archives.
Soirée du Nouvel An à Paris, 31 décembre 2000. New Year’s Eve in Paris – December 31st, 2000. Musics: Corcovado by Tamba Trio, Cry by Money Mark (Dust brothers remix), Underwater love by Smoke City. Video by Francois Soulignac. More Continue reading
Music : Gnossienne 3 (Erik Satie). Photo-animation by François Soulignac, Paris, November 2000. More video archives.
Music: Grace Jones, I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango). Photo-animation by François Soulignac, Paris, Oct. 2000. More video archives.
Pencil on paper, François Soulignac, 2000.
1998 : Half-Life. My first aesthetic shock. After a classic period of video game wonderment during my childhood and a first 3D electroshock on Unreal, I was finally discovering a new type of video-game, inspired by an immersive scenario and HD Continue reading
Exploring the lights with my very first PC Intel Pentium and LightWave 3D. Lights of Africa (rushes) – Unfinished project. 3D Video by François Soulignac, Paris, October 1999. More video archives.
I love this video because everything looks so imperfect, kitsch, even tacky, but it’s full of charming energy, typical of the joy you have when you discover an amazing new tool. Very first videos made with my first PC Intel Continue reading
