Name: Julien Morel / Joolz Country: France Job: Freelance Graphic designer / Art Director
URL: http://joolz.fr About: After several years as a professional musician, then as screen-printer, I now try to produce strong, graphical, incisive and edgy images since 2007. Self-taught, hard-working, meticulous and perfectionist, I have quickly managed to work for high level clients in the cultural and institutional sectors. Based on project requirements, I enjoy experimenting new techniques. My favourite tools include scissors, glue, markers & pencils, tablet, scanner, Photoshop and Illustrator. I like to be involved in all stages of project development, yet enjoy team-working and challenges on various types of briefs. My skills are mostly focused on static design but I have also done music videos for french & english bands, animations & motion design, websites, CD-ROMs & DVD authoring. Get inspired by: My key motivation is to surpass myself, to create an image that I haven’t done before. I am not comfortable playing always the same refrain so replicating a formula would bore me pretty quickly. On the other hand, with an interesting project that requires me to stretch my limits, ideas will shoot out. I also really enjoy getting a strong message across, the challenge to find the right image! Of course, the work of other graphic designers / illustrators, music and cinema in particular, or art in general are also powerful drivers that make me want to produce nice things. Nature, politics, the news and people are also a source of inspiration; I feel quite anchored to the real world.