The Housemades
Designer: Yann Legendre
Member of: AIGA, USA

About the design
One Sunday at the market, I bought a half pound of potatoes. At the bottom of the paper sack was a little succulent one whose destiny was to end up on a poster, not on a plate!

This play is the story of two sisters (housemades) who work for a rich family.

About the designer
Yann Legendre, born in France in 1972, is a graphic designer and member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). After studying at the Institute of Visual Arts, he moved to Paris to become an independent graphic designer. Yann has developed a multiform visual approach to graphic design that he refers to as Design Life, a concept based on visual eclecticism and ethnographic design. He is laureate of several national and international competitions for projects ranging from visual identity creation to posters to books for public and private institutions, publications, and humanitarian associations. His work has also appeared in a variety of design reviews, most recently the French publication, Etapes graphiques.

In 2000, Yann founded a publication entitled Ragoo, a review encompassing a different graphic and literary experiences from its contributing writers. Between 2001 and 2004, Yann traveled across the United States and created several travel journals through his sketchbooks. Yann's journeys took him to New York, California, the Arizona desert, and finally, Chicago where he moved in 2005. At that time, Yann gave workshops on graphic design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2006, Yann received the prestigious AIGA award for the best 50 Books / 50 Covers of the year.

Also in that year, Yann joined Tanagram Partners in Chicago, and he continues to work for European cultural institutions. Yann's work has been exhibited all over the world including the US, France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and China.

More information
Designer: yann legendre
Client: (e!ca) Theater
Dimensions: 120x170cm
Copyright: 2005, yann legendre

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