May 2012
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Creative Cards Project / USA
Géraldine Georges and Mydeadpony each participated in creating one of the 54 unique playing cards from 54 top artists for the Creative Cards Project. They were free to pick the card they wanted and create their own design. The aim of the project is to create something useful, collectable, pretty and unique, for artists and designers to collaborate on an interesting project, get to know each other and show off their unique style and techniques.
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3000 Facebook fans
Colagene reached over 3,000 Facebook fans, thanks to your loyalty and support. For the occasion, Adam James Turnbull realized this illustration, under the Graphic Design Clinic artistic direction. Next objective: 10,000 fans ! Tell your friends to "like" Colagene to make the community grow, the agency’s talents and realizations need to be seen by creatives worldwide.
April 2012
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Contest result : Mydeadpony’s Colagene bags around the world
Here's our contest winning picture. Charlotte, from Rougemont in Switzerland, wins the contest and will receive another limited series bag illustrated by Mydeadpony. Thanks to all of our participants and long live the Colagene bags, hoping they serve you well and make you happy!
March 2012
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Nazario Graziano / Nolitours / Transat Airways / Montreal
It's not holidays yet but Nolitours’contest on its Facebook page makes us think about it.. For this Facebook application project, Nazario Graziano was asked to create in a modern collage style 6 different vacationers profiles in a south destination environment : discover the adventure lady, the marathon tanner, the red lobster, the miss “I wanna do it all” and others.
January 2012
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Ciara Phelan / Think positive.
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.
December 2011
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Limited edition bags by Mydeadpony!
Already 10 years!
To celebrate its 10th year, the clinic is proud to unveil a product made in Colagene : a series of three 100% organic cotton bags illustrated by Mydeadpony in a limited edition of 300 copies. Part of these bags are distributed to the most loyal customers and the other portion is on sale on the Colagene online shop.
Scenario of the bags by Jérôme Mireault.
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Takeshi / Fruit & Passion 2012 Christmas campaign / Montreal
It smells like winter holidays in North-America : In collaboration with Orange Tango agency, Takeshi realized a surrealistic boreal forest for 2011 holidays and Boreal Fir new fragrance campaign for Fruits & Passion shops.
The visual is now displayed in Canada and the United States on the exterior side of Fruits & Passion shops' windows and inside-shop banners. It's also in the promotional catalog and on Fruits & Passion website.
October 2011
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Already 10 years
The clinic celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary in October. For this occasion, the clinic will reveal a product " made in colagene" in a limited edition, illustrated by Mydeadpony, to mark its anniversary with its customers and on sale on our online shop for the fans.
The clinic's beautiful story : The idea behind this innovative agency was inspired by a desire to change the status quo in the media and image field — a well-worn cliché, but one that would quickly take off. Born of a common enthusiasm for painting, fashion, graphic design and advertising, Colagene was founded in Montreal in 2001. Co-founders Brisson and Sillard, who are both passionate about design in all its forms, got off to an explosive start and steadily began to build their community of exceptional artists. Very early on, illustration became the main focus of their project — Colagene's visionary spirit breathed new life into the traditional market of image production, and the agency soon found its way into market niches. The response to their venture was overwhelming, and in 2003, the team started earning recognition for its work though various competitions and prestigious contracts. Armed with enthusiasm and ambition, the agency worked is charm on North America, followed by Europe. By popular demand, and supported by a growing number of partnerships, in 2008 Colagene opened a second branch in Paris, and a London office soon followed in 2009, with the agency setting its sights on new creative challenges. The resulting richness of its portfolio is the mark of a fresh and distinctive spirit, a special stylistic touch made possible by the inspiration and cultural influence of its members.
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Francis Léveillée won an LUX award / Montreal
Francis Léveillée won an LUX award in the “business communication” category for its illustration realized for Get your illustration fix 2011 colagene guide book and the serigraphy
September 2011
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Wallpaper / Anne Cresci
Just in time for back-to-school, Colagene is launching an exclusive series of wallpapers. Every month, an illustration will be made available for you to download for your desktop, iPhone or iPad. We hope that you will discover the new wallpapers with excitement every month and that you will appreciate the clinique's selection. Do not hesitate to share our illustrators' talent with colleagues and friends. Illustrator Anne Cresci kicks off themonthly tradition with her illustration created for the guide Colagene. Enjoy !
Versions 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800...
Versions 2560x1440, 1920x1080...
Version iPhone
Version iPad
April 2011
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Contest result / Get your illustration fix
Congratulations to Patricia Montero (Montreal) who wins the last copy of the screenprint of Sonia Roy. See contest
March 2011
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The new Colagene guide
The Colagene guide is back!
The guide shows the work of all artists represented by the agency. For its realization, each artist has produced an original illustration based on the Get your illustration fix concept. More than a dozen of them was selected and declined into screenprints that were exhibited and sold during the events in Montreal and Paris. For those who are interested, there are still some unsold copies available on our new online store.
The guide is not for sale, and is exclusive to all persons using the services offered by the clinic, including: advertising agencies, production & design studios, magazines and publishing houses. However, the guide is available to all in PDF format.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you wish to receive the Get your illustration fix guide.
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Get your illustration fix event / Paris
After the successful Get your illustration fix event in Montreal, Colagene repeated the experience in Paris, on Thursday March 17th at the galerie Issue, close to the Pompidou Centre.
Once again, the room was packed, and the exhibited screeprints were sold like hot cakes! For the less fortunate that were not able to come, there are unsold copies still available on our new online store.
Elroy (leonizer Records) knew how to set the musical tone of the evening, enhanced by the live performance of Monsieur Qui, Anne Cresci and Florent Auguy. For your information, the canvas already found a buyer.
In the group photo, from left to right: Damien Vignaux (illustrator + motion designer), Florent Auguy (Illustrator), Vincent Sillard (founder + rep), Marie-Christine Brisson (founder + rep), Nicole Jarecz (illustrator), Monsieur Qui (illustrator) et Anne Cresci (illustrator). Click here to see photos of the event.We would like to thanks, once again, our partners: Etapes, VitaminWater, Asahi and Artysign, as well as all the people that were there during the launch.
February 2011
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Get your illustration fix event / Paris
For the official release of the third edition of its guide, Colagene organizes the Get your illustration fix event.
First launched in Montreal, the Get your illustration fix event will take place in Paris at the galerie Issue - 38, rue Quincampoix 75004 - 11 and 12 March 2011. Launch Thursday, March 10 from 18 pm.
The guide shows the work of all artists represented by the agency. For its realization, each artist has produced an original illustration based on the Get your illustration fix concept. More than a dozen of them was selected and declined into screenprints that will be exhibited and offered for sale (for only 40€) the night of the event.
For more information, visit the Facebook event
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Get your illustration fix event / Montreal
The Get your illustration fix event in Montreal was a real success: nothing less than 500 people were there for the launch and more than half of the screenprints have been sold, for the great pleasure of the artists that realized them. A new edition of the sold out screenprints was printed for the event in Paris, which will take place on March 10th. All the screenprints that won’t be sold after this event will be sold on the Colagene’s website. Watch out the Facebook page and Colagene’s blog to be the first to know!
For those interested in the canvas produced live by Francis Léveillée and Jérôme Mireault, please contact us by email.
Click here to see the photos of the event.
For those of you, who have not received the Colagene guide; don’t hesitate to ask us via email. We also remind you that the guide will be available on the Colagene’s website in PDF version from March 10th, 2011.
We would like to thanks, once more, our partners: Infopresse, Urbania, Pink Gore, Moniker, Cut Chef and l'Empreinte as well as all those present at the launch.
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Get your illustration fix Event / Montreal
For the official release of the third edition of its guide, Colagene organizes the Get your illustration fix event. The Guide shows the work of all artists represented by the agency. For its realization, each artist has produced an original illustration about the Get your illustration fix concept. More than a dozen of them was selected and declined into screeprints that will be exposed the night of the event and during the 2 days following it.
The Get your illustration fix launch will be held Thursday, February 17th, 2011 from 5 pm to 9 pm at Yves Laroche art gallery in Montreal. The exhibition will continue on Friday 18th (10am to 8pm) and Saturday 19th (11m to 5pm).
For more information, visit the Facebook event
Please take note that a similar event will take place in Paris on March 10th. So book your evening. More info will follow shortly.
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Tonwen Jones / DairyGoodness.ca / Montreal
Production of one main illustration and few elements illustrated to create the graphic signature of a contest website for the milk calendar 2011promotion that presents recipes based on canadian dairy products, for DairyGoodness.ca and Diary Farmers of Canada.
http://2011milkcalendar.canadianliving.com
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Bomboland / Loto-Québec / Montreal
Digital illustration paper-cup effect for a recruitment campaign for Loto Québec.
December 2010
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Francis Léveillée / Pretech / Montreal
One illustration to create a promotional and commercial visual to introduce Pretech company' services at the Geothermal conference, organized by the Geothermal coalition. This project is part of the communication campaign of Pretech company produced by Marengère Desgin.
February 2010
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SPREAD LOVE!
Because good taste in images choice is as delicious as chocolate, and because the love of creativity is what we share with you, Colagene wishes you a beautiful and happy Valentine's Day.
Click here to download our creations, in printable or email format.
December 2009
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Wishes from your clinic
Your clinic would like to wish you a festive holiday, with lots of rest and breath of fresh air.
For any emergencies, the clinic will remain open during the holidays.
Thanks to Oscar Lloren for his illustration
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Melissa Brisson / New rep / London
Melissa is a true adventurer who likes to take inspiration from the people she meets, the trends she encounters, and the countries she explores. A lover of art in all its forms, be it photography, design or architecture, she studied plastic arts, art history, and urban design at the Université du Québec à Montréal. With work experience in both small design agencies and the biggest of advertising firms, she gained high-level experience handling creative contracts in the fields of automotive, tourism, food or computer. In 2003, she left Montreal to work with Singleton Ogilvy & Mather in Sydney, later relocating to London to work for Publicis, before joining the Colagene team.
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Colagene arrives in London and open a third clinic
After success in Montreal and Paris, the Clinic now has a third home in vibrant London, headed by new associate Melissa Brisson.
Thanks to Edward McGowan for his illustration
November 2009
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New Website and new illustrators for the clinic
Fresh from celebrating its eighth birthday, it is with great fanfare that Colagene announces its continuing expansion — and a facelift — in response to steadily growing demand in the world of illustration. On the program: the agency is launching a new website, combining products and services (illustration and graphic design clinic), introducing six new illustrators and two motion designers.
To better serve its clientele, Colagene continues to forge ahead, working towards larger and more integrated commercial applications. In addition to illustration, Colagene now offers motion design and creative consultation services. As part of this expansion, the Colagene team has grown to include 30 artists, including new international recruits to better serve — and amaze — you.
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Happy Birthday Colagene !
With October, so arrives a very special anniversary - 8 years of Colagene. Every candle on the cake burns brightly because of you, our talented artists, and our passionate team. In this celebration, we toast our agency, our dear clients, and as well reflect on thousands of projects past and more yet to come!
Thanks to Silke Werzinger for the illustration!
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