Pierre Bernard
Pierre Bernard (25 February 1942 – 23 November 2015) was a French graphic artist and designer. He was a member and then the manager for the L’Atelier Création Graphique in Paris, an organization he founded along with Dirk Behage and Fokke Draaijer. He was the recipient of the 2006 Erasmus Prize.
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- Name
- Pierre Bernard
- Born
- 25 February 1942
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 23 November 2015
- Known for
- design
- Awards
- Erasmus Prize
- Full name
- Pierre Roger Bernard.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- graphic artist, animator and designer.
- Fields
- design.
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.
- Honours
- Erasmus Prize.
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Pierre Bernard (25 February 1942 – 23 November 2015) was a French graphic artist and designer. He was a member and then the manager for the L’Atelier Création Graphique in Paris, an organization he founded along with Dirk Behage and Fokke Draaijer. He was the recipient of the 2006 Erasmus Prize.
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In 1970, Pierre Bernard founded Grapus with François Miehe and Gérard Paris-Clavel met during the student strike in May 1968. All three were members of the French Communist Party. Alex Jordan and Jean-Paul Bachollet joined the collective in 1976. Bernard has been a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale since 1987. He was a notable graphic design teacher at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. Bernard's status as a graphic designer equals that of graphic artists such as Niklaus Troxler and Werner Jekerof of Switzerland and Eiko Ishioka of Japan.
Pierre Bernard studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is design. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Warsaw and Maastricht. Work by Pierre Bernard is recorded in the collections of Nationaal Archief. Distinctions recorded are Erasmus Prize.
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• Name — Pierre Bernard • Born — 25 February 1942 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 23 November 2015 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — design • Awards — Erasmus Prize
Publications
• Pierre Bernard. Design for the public domain. Erasmus Prize 2006. (Publ. in English, French & Dutch). Amsterdam, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, 2007. • Hugues Boekraad: Mijn werk is niet mijn werk. Pierre Bernard. Ontwerpen voor het publieke domein. Baden, Müller, 2007. • Pierre di Sciullo. Expériences graphiques et typographiques. By Pierre Bernard, Muriel Paris, Pierre di Sciullo et al. Nuth, Rosbeek, 1995. No ISBN • 27 voeux pour 1991. Par Pierre Bernard, Dirk Behage et Fokke Draaijer. Paris, Gerfau & l'Atelier de Création Graphique-Grapus, 1991. No ISBN
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- 1.Boekraad, Hugues. Pierre Bernard: Mon travail ce n'est pas mon travail, Design pour le domaine public, French and German Editions, amazon.com
- 2.Pierre Bernard: Mon travail ce n'est pas mon travail, Design pour le domaine public by Hugues Boekraad, French and German Editions, Product Description, amazon.com
- 3.He, Jianping. The Master of Design: Pierre Bernard, PB Books, 2007, 309 pages,
- 4.Pierre Bernard. Design Observer.
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