Étienne Mineur

Born in 1968, he received his degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Paris with a thesis about interactive media design.

As art director in several design agencies, he collaborates in projects for prestigious international institutions and companies (Louvre Museum, Orsay Museum, SNCF, Pompidou Center, BNF) He has produced more than a dozen cultural CD-ROM’s, of which can mention one about Freud (Milia d'Or 1999) and a collection of authors (Marcel Proust…) published by the Bibliothèque de La Pléiade (BNF). He has worked with the Japanese company Issey Miyake to design and produce www.isseymiyake.com website during 8 years, which has received numerous awards internationally. He also works in publicity and cultural video, has given courses and lectures in several institutions of superior learning (France, USA, China, Japan...), and is a co-founder of Incandescence (lien externe) (publishing house specialized in themes related to new technologies and experimental art). He worked for Orange, Chanel and Nokia. He is a co-founder of les éditions volumiques (lien externe), publishing house (volumique.com).

He is a member of the AGI (lien externe) since October, 2000. He has a blog about graphic design and new technology, www.my-os.net/archive. He is also professor at School of Art : ENSAD of Paris, ENSCI and H.E.A.D in Geneva

Specialties: Design, Art direction, Creative director, Cultural projects, typography, design, interactive design, Game design, inventor.