Six Degrees of Separation

Nearing towards mid Semester of Visual Communication 1 which brings us to our first research project.

"...To encourage an ability to see connections between the work of various designers.."

First designers on the list are duo 'Antoine et Manuel'. I first came across these two epic designers in my Foundation year at college two years ago. My tutor brought back their book from being to one of their extravagant exhibitions in Paris. I instantly fell in love with their work.

Antoine et Manuel are two Parisian Graphic Illustrators/Designers and also part decorators who also apply their wondrous skills and ideas to construct ornate furniture and mural design. They both started out creating Posters and Collages before moving onto more 3D constructions.
Antoine et Manuel's approach their designs using numerous ways of experimenting with various techniques from pen doodles to gouache.
Park of their work that jumps out at me is a collection of ephemera for Fashion designer Christian LaCroix. I love the colourful array of gouache layers forming an object which i'm quite unsure of what it is actually supposed to resemble...other than "playful nothingness'.
These experimental themes recur throughout most of their extraordinary designs. Using such a contrasting diversity between flat colours next to scanned in inkblots and crazy geometric constructions. They do this so well which entices your eyes to manouver uncontrollably around each design.