Biennale 2025

On the occasion of the 2025 Biennale internationale de design graphique, Le Signe is offering a program of talks throughout the opening week.

Christoph Nuessli, Studio Nüssli + Nuessli

Lecture organized around the workshop The Design is (Also) the Message designed and led by studio Nüssli & Nuessli. Christoph Nuessli will present his studio work

Tuesday 20 May

18h

Le Nouveau Relax

Free of charge / All audiences

Gilbert Schneider

Lecture organized around the workshop It’s time to legalize sampling designed and led by the graphic designer Gilbert Schneider, who will present his graphic design practice, focusing in particular on themes about music.

Tuesday 20 May

19h

Le Nouveau Relax

Free of charge / All audiences

Nicolas Thirion

Lecture organised in the framework of the PRÉAC 2025

Wednesday 21 May

10h30 - 12h30

Atelier Canopé 52

Free of charge / All audiences

Kevin Donnot, E+K, featuring Louis Donnot

Lecture organized around the workshop Snares as Squares designed and led by the graphic designer Kevin Donnot du studio E+K accompanied by the composer and musician Louis Donnot, who will be presenting their respective productions.

Wednesday 21 May

18h

Le Nouveau Relax

Free of charge / All audiences

Roxanne Maillet

Lecture organized around the workshop Les Larmoyantexs designed and led by graphic designer Roxanne Maillet, who will be presenting her design made of numerous collaborations, typographic experimentation and commitment.

Wednesday 21 May

19h

Le Nouveau Relax

Free of charge / All audiences

Jean-Michel Géridan

Presentation of the 5th Biennale internationale de design graphique de Chaumont, which explores and deploys the fertile links between graphic design and sound and musical creation.

Friday 23 May

17h

Cinéma À l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

Félicité Landrivon et Pierre Vanni

The two designers will review their practice and present a selection of creations reflecting their particular interest in music-related scenes, events and objects..

Friday 23 May

17h30

Cinéma À l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

Anja Kaiser

Author of the visual identity for the Biennale 2025, Anja Kaiser, accompanied by Nelly Nakahara and Gerrit Brocks, will present her work, her undisciplined graphic methods and her commissions in the field of music.

Saturday 24 May

11h

Cinéma à l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

What are the budgets for creation? What are the authors’ revenues ?

Isabelle Jégo and Guillaume Lanneau, designers and vice-presidents of the SAIF, together with Jimmy Citero of  SNAPcgt will address the issue of continuity of income for artists and authors' rights.

Saturday 24 May

14h30

Cinéma à l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

Prix Unique du Livre 2025

Presentation of the Prix Unique du Livre 2025 by the jury.

Saturday 24 May

15h

Cinéma à l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

Messages/Images, graphisme d'intérêt général, by Véronique Marrier

Presentation of the Messages/Images, graphisme d'intérêt général posters commissioned by the Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap) to mark the 30th anniversary of the publication Graphisme en France, in partnership with La Cité internationale de la langue française.

Saturday 24 May

18h

Cinéma À l’Affiche

Free of charge / All audiences

Photograph : © Marc Domage