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IFC Films Introduces “Autoerotic”

Legendre Rutter — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:45:09 +0000

Joe Swanberg’s latest film, an effort to illuminate the private sexual lives of Chicago urbanites, co-directed with Adam Wingard, again relies on the provocative but playful illustrations of Yann Legendre to create a poster packing some visual punch. The fourth Swanberg/Legendre collaboration, Autoerotic follows work on the films Uncle Kent, Caitlin Plays Herself, and Silver Bullets, the film for which Legendre was recently awarded the SXSW prize for best film poster.

IFC Films should be congratulated for embracing a visual treatment for the film that is true to its content. The poster for the film, which was not approved for use on Apple’s iTunes store, is displayed prominently on the IFC website.

IFC Films Website

Poster designed by Yann Legendre

CB2 Features L+R Products

Legendre Rutter — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:07:06 +0000

Fresh Ink, a series of product creations by Legendre+Rutter for the super-cool, contemporary retailer, CB2, explores the reinvention of the printed artifact, transforming functional communication pieces into a form of visual poetry for your home. For Fall, CB2 is presenting five original works by L+R, now available online. The products include Legendre posters Niki de Saint Phalle and The Birdman, a duvet and pillow case set inspired by a poster for the musician Richard Pinhas, a clock from the same series, and a rug that recreates Rutter’s poster for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. CB2 has made a blog post about the rug that provides some detail and very interesting photos that describe the manufacturing process. Made by hand, each rug takes 2 days to make.

“Fresh Ink” clock, designed and illustrated by Yann Legendre

“Fresh Ink” bedding is available in Queen and King sizes.

This 4' X 6' area rug is a recreation of Lance Rutter’s illustrated poster for a presentation of “Dangerous Liaisons.”

Yann Legendre’s posters "The Birdman” and “Niki de Saint Phalle” are presented by CB2 as a limited edition silkscreen print (40" X 60").

The Fun of Food and Insults

Legendre Rutter — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:47:27 +0000

Two of the newest anthologies from Inculte Publishing treat readers to the clever and provocative visual metaphors of Yann Legendre. While he has designed covers for countless Inculte titles over the years, these books, “The Art of the Insult” by Elsa Delachair and “The Food of Writers” by Mathias Enard and Johan Faerber, are filled from front to back with Legendre’s playful pen illustrations. Find out more about these and other Legendre-designed books (in French) and how to order at inculte.fr.

Who Uses an Image Better?

Legendre Rutter — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:06:16 +0000

The following is a visual blog post, posing a simple question… Who uses images today more simply and elegantly than Yann Legendre, designer of dozens of book covers for the French publisher, Editions Inculte?