I’m happy to share my portfolio website which I’ve been working on recently. It features a selection of my recent and older projects. Design & developed by myself. Now live at valentinbonzon.com
La Force des Failles,
BA Thesis
348 pages, 14.5 × 19 × 3 cm
2024
Through the format of an abecedary, this editorial project is built around a unifying theme I titled “La Force des Failles”.
Each letter explores this concept from both macro and micro perspectives, blending reflections, encounters, stories, and ideas.
The publication is designed without a fixed linear narrative, inviting the reader to pick letters in any order, at different moments, rather than reading it in a single sitting. The volume brings together diverse topics, sometimes very different from one another, yet always connected by the same guiding thread, the title of the work.
1/2 Sueños entre paginas,
les rêves entre les pages
This project captures my journey to Bogotá, documenting an exploration of the power of reading and writing in Colombia’s capital. The main chapters cover diverse topics, such as initiatives in certain neighborhoods to promote reading, writing workshops for young people affected by armed conflict and also the extensive public library system. Between these chapters, fragments of events provide historical context, helping to understand the importance of these initiatives. Lastly, poems printed using letterpress on handmade paper and inserts from second-hand books found in Bogotá contribute to the structure of the object, making each one unique.
5 copies, 266 p.
Printed at Ecal
Typeface ABC Marist
This volume serves as a documentation of the damaged cultural sites in Ukraine from the beginning of the conflict until the November 6, 2023. Structured into three parts, it’s a visual, textual, and geographical examination of the affected areas.
I tried to shed light on the destruction of a nation’s collective memory, printing the monuments in their pre-destruction state on scotch tape. Project made at ECAL under the supervision of Gilles Gavillet and Jonathan Hares, 2023
Typeface : Timezone Mono, HAL Typefaces
Images : Ukrainian Institute
Mademoiselle Poster, for @ecalcineclub , selected for the 2023 International Poster Competition, Exhibition and Book.
Exhibition info
The 2023 International Poster Exhibition is a showcase of exceptional international poster design, selected from 8,849 entries from 108 countries. This year’s exhibition can be viewed from the International Poster Book, Olympia Gallery, and Poster World app. Organised by @intl.international at www.intl.international
The International Poster Book is designed and edited by Warriors Studio @warriorsstudio
Book info
Limited edition, full colour perfect-bound book including all 172 posters (and series) selected for the 2023 International Poster Exhibition/Competition alongside 11 interviews with featured designers and comments from the jury on the winning posters. Designed by Warriors Studio @warriorsstudio and printed by Pureprint Group on G.F Smith paper in the United Kingdom.
Editorial project results during the semester course held by Guy Meldem at @ecal_ch
Booklet about dystopia, made with abstract 3D forms and type
#editorial #manifesto #graphic #graphicdesign #3d #cgi
Booklet realized with @jeanvayssie during a workshop led by @norm_zurich at @headgeneve
#design #graphicdesign #booklet #type #typedesign #swissdesign #swiss #lines #arminhofmann
