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Think positive.
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As it is the tradition in January, the clinic wishes you a Happy New Year. For your eye's delight the clinic is sending its best wishes for 2012 under the form of papercut illustration. Ciara Phelan, illustrator, as well as Vincent & Marie-Christine, agents, AD and founders, took a great pleasure in creating this fresh, spontaneous and invigorating visual ! In 2012 Think positive. This image is also your monthly desktop wallpaper to download, to spread the positive attitude around you.

This month, Colagene advocates the revival and development of styles, as New Year's resolutions. Julien Pacaud lends his world to the car brand Scion, and Monsieur Qui and Damien Vignaux work on an explosive motion design video for a perfume, renowned Baillat Cardell & Fils play interactivity with the logo of Havas Media, Fiat interviews Nicole Jarecz , Pablo Pasadas creates a world of festivals for Mazda, Elodie illustrates for brand Target Stores, Murilo Maciel, Chris Arran and Sonia Roy renew their books, and, once again, we are pleased to share with you great editorials projects and some customer testimonials.

Think positive.
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As it is the tradition in January, the clinic wishes you a Happy New Year. For your eye's delight the clinic is sending its best wishes for 2012 under the form of papercut illustration. Colagene took a great pleasure in creating this fresh, spontaneous and invigorating visual ! In 2012 Think positive. This image is also your monthly desktop wallpaper to download, to spread the positive attitude around you.

This month, Colagene advocates the revival and development of styles, as New Year's resolutions. Julien Pacaud lends his world to the car brand Scion, and Monsieur Qui and Damien Vignaux work on an explosive motion design video for a perfume, renowned Baillat Cardell & Fils play interactivity with the logo of Havas Media, Fiat interviews Nicole Jarecz , Pablo Pasadas creates a world of festivals for Mazda, Elodie illustrates for brand Target Stores, Murilo Maciel, Chris Arran and Sonia Roy renew their books, and, once again, we are pleased to share with you great editorials projects and some customer testimonials.

Scion / Canada
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Julien created photo collages for covers of brochures illustrating 4 different Scion’s cars in a specific landscape, by making sure that there was a continuity from one to the other. The project was realized by the agency Saatchi & Saatchi.

Perfume project / Paris
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Clip project for a perfume, created by Damien Vignaux and illustrated by Monsieur Qui. The project was ultimately not released, so no brand or picture of the bottle appears in the clip. 

"Positive" wallpaper to download
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Here's the 5th downloadable wallpaper. It is an illustration originally created by Ciara Phelan, with the artistic direction of the graphic design clinic for the 2012 clinic's Best Wishes to our customers and fans. Don't hesitate to share this papercut and collage universe from the clinic and Ciara. And most of all, for this new year, Think Positive!

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"Positive" wallpaper to download
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Here's the 5th downloadable wallpaper. It is an illustration originally created under the artistic direction of the graphic design clinic for the 2012 clinic's Best Wishes to our customers and fans. And most of all, for this new year, Think Positive!

Versions 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800...
Versions 2560x1440, 1920x1080...
Version iPhone
Version iPad

Baillat Cardell & fils / Havas Média / Paris
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Baillat Cardell & fils produced the printed and interactive greeting card for Havas Media, aiming to spread their wishes for 2012, and announcing they’re moving.

Personal research / Vancouver
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Murilo surprises us once again by adding a fresh new series of illustrations using a technique with objects, sets and fonts in digital volume, to give a paper or 3D style look. Visuals look fresh, vibrant and colorful for effective advertising communications and trendy editorials.

Jérôme Mireault / The Globe and Mail newspaper / Toronto
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Jérôme had to draw portraits of mavericks who helped turn the world upside down in 2011.

Nicole Jarecz / FIAT Fashion issue Application / USA
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Nicole was featured in Fashion issue of the automobile’s Apple® iPad application, for FIAT. She also had to fill a Q&A related to her fashion illustrations and her lifestyle in Paris. The project was realized by Union AdWorks agency.

Personal research / London
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As part of a solo exhibit in the UK, Chris delivers a series of paintings that reflect his inspirations. His color palette, soft but vibrant, plunges us into a well sought-after summertime mood!

Target Style / USA
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Ëlodie was the illustrator of December for Target stores. She had to create illustrations that was used for the profile picture and background of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for Target Style, and for the online magazine, On the Dot. The project was realized by AKQA agency.

Tonwen Jones / At Home with Century21 magazine / USA
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Tonwen had to create a collage that capture the thought of Tacoma being a port city, with a focus on sustainability, where home value increases most in time. In the same issue, she also had to create illustrations of words from the answers the designers have given in the text.

Pablo Pasadas / Mazda wishes card / Montreal
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Pablo Pasadas illustrated in photomontage the greeting card of Mazda Canada for Christmas 2011.

Glamour Spain / Madrid
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Ëlodie illustrates with class the even classier Ashton Kutcher, Capricorn, for the Horoscope section of Glamour Spain Magazine.

Personal research / Montreal
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New in the book of collage style illustrator Sonia Roy, an exploration of retro and modern worlds. These two images represent well the work of Sonia, who has greatly developed her technique over the past year while maintaining a rich and symbolic style.

La clef d'Herman comes from a personal research. As for the illustration titled le mauvais sort, it was created for the first page of the tale story, The Sleeping Beauty as part of a collaborative project with Illustration Québec.

Anne Cresci / Company magazine / London
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Anne Cresci inky's style illustrates perfectly an article on cool girls and celebrities with tattoos for  Company Magazine January issue. With 1 out of 5 tattoed adults in the UK, this body art is definitly a trend. TopShop famous stores is even now offering an in-store tattoo salon!

Elle Québec / Montreal
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In "Elle se raconte" section from Elle QUébec magazine, you'll find Ëlodie's illustration accompanying a true story on a woman from Montreal who had dated an Hollywood celebrity for a year.

Elle Québec / Montreal
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Mydeadpony was chosen by Elle Québec magazine to illustrate 3 articles published in January 2012 issue on: "the hapiness industry", "the right to complain ourself" and on people that are born to be happy but aren't.

Anne Cresci / Be magazine astrology / Paris
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Anne Cresci illustrates the 12 zodiac signs as fashionistas for the horoscope section of Be Magazine.

Canadian Wildlife magazine / Canada
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Kelly realized a series of illustrations for an article about endangered species in Canada like some unique seal species in northern Quebec and the deals with politics behind all that.

Châtelaine magazine / Montreal
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Katrinn Pelletier illustrated a part of Florida map for an article on different touristic places to visit in this American State.

Testimonials

The Colagene experience according to our clients:

With or without accent (Quebec ed), the reception is always enthusiastic and attentive. We find at the clinic one-of-a-kind, talented and efficient people. It is reassuring and down-to-earth.
Emmanuel Vaillant, Creation Director for Havas Sports & Entertainment, Paris

It is always a pleasure to collaborate with a creative and reactive team as Colagene is. A real good experience to reiterate and recommend!!!
Alexis Mouthon, Account Executive Euro RSCG Genève

I like simple things! The briefs are understood fast. Illustrators represented are talented. Never late. Thanks to the diversity of graphic styles that we can find within the same agency, searching becomes very simple. Moreover: it’s done in joy and cheerfulness. I like it!
Charles Desgroseilliers, artistic director at Transcontinental Inc.