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An feature with Julien Vallee
Julien Vallee
About Julien Vallee:
I am a graphic designer based in Montreal, Canada. I am working on a range of projects including art direction, motion graphic, print design, art installation and video + design for the music industry.
Age:
25
Location:
Montreal, Canada
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Interviewed by: Tony for MONARKH magazine on the 20/10/2008

1) How did you first get into design?

I was studying multimedia in college, until I realize that if I do this job I would only integrate other people’s images online or on a interactive DVD. I think I found it boring at some point, and that it would be better if I could reflect my own ideas by design and create the content myself. So I decided to go to university in graphic design, and it happens that I liked it.

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2) How you would best describe your work?

I try to get in touch with every aspect of the environment. I like to use manual art well endorsed by the various technological tools available in order to make the bridge between manual and virtual art.

3) What inspires you the most?

The unknown?

4) How do you normally start work on a project?

I think there are always some non-official guide lines that I follow as a process, but it’s often different from one project to another, and I think that’s the fun of it. At some point I think that changing the way I work for each project help to try new things, recycle our self and prevent to be stuck in a sphere of comfort. Getting rid of my habits and being unstable shapes creativity. If everything is planned from the beginning to the end, than it is only production. The only thing that I know when I start a project is that there is a result at the end.

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5) On average, how many hours a week do you spend on design?

It depends on how many projects I have at the same time, but I would say a lot. If you really want to put a number on it, let’s say close to 70 hours, 6 or 7 days a week!

6) What style music do you listen to when you work?

Various kinds of music. It depend on the project, the hour of the day or the latest show I’ve been to. It goes from old punk, acoustic to electronic and some stuff from of our fellow artists in Quebec. I just can’t stand opera!

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7) Who do you admire the most and why?

I admire a lot of people. But I think in general I have admiration for people that do what they want, without being stop because of if it’s possible or not.

8) Favorite website(s)?

www.cpluv.com - www.motionographer.com - www.formfiftyfive.com - www.manystuff.org - www.itsnicethat.com and many more…

9) Any words of wisdom you would like to share with us?

Do it yourself.

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