Zoo is a Paris-based graphic design studio founded in 2013 by Baptiste de l’Espinay, Julie Galand and Valentine Thébaut. We specialize in print design (publishing, layout, identity, etc.), web design (website, interface, motion design, etc.) and signage (sign, museography, etc.). We believe in strength of plain ideas and in necessity of a clear language. Each project is an adventure with new issues, driven by the care of functionality and aesthetic. Feel free to contact us, it will be a pleasure to meet you.
R.Burman photography
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Rid Burman
2019
Website
Website for fashion photographer Rid Burman. Always on the move, Burman works between Paris, New-York and Mumbai, constantly exploring new ideas, new places, drawing on the abundant inspirations of his Eastern and Western philosophies. His new website that we designed gives them pride of place. Code by Tristan Bagot.














MOCO Montpellier Contemporain
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MOCO Montpellier Contemporain
2019
Logotype, stationery, gtemplates, guidelines manual, signage, website, posters, leaflets, goodies, etc.
MOCO Montpellier Contemporain is a pioneering artistic project led by Nicolas Bourriaud. It is an artistic ecosystem bringing together the School of Fine Arts - ESBA MOCO -, the contemporary art center MOCO Panacée and the MOCO Hôtel des Collections, new location dedicated to international collections exhibitions. We have designed a global identity system including full graphic guidelines, the signage of the three places, the website and the campaign creatives - local and national - dedicated to the launch of this new artistic institution.











La Rue - MOCO Panacée
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MOCO Montpellier Contemporain
2019
Posters, leaflet, invitation card, signage, labels, etc.
La Rue. Où le Monde se crée. is an exhibition gathering 60 artists from all over the world who offer a lively, poetic and political panorama of the public space. On this occasion we realized the exhibition global graphic identity, including posters, guides and exhibition signage.












ZAT 100 artistes dans la ville
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MOCO Montpellier Contemporain
2019
Posters, leaflet, outdoor signage, labels, cartography, etc.
ZAT (Temporary Artistic Zone) is an annual event organized by the city of Montpellier. Nicolas Bourriaud was in charge of the artistic direction of ZAT 2019 to be aligned with the MOCO opening. We have designed the complete graphic identity of this exhibition which took place downtown in Montpellier and Sète. In order to facilitate the discovery of dissimilated artworks in the public space we have created a detailed map, a guide listing all the works exhibited and a description of the different shows. We also developed a signage system rolled out in both cities (floor markings and cartels of works) as well as the exhibition campaign.












Basquiat à la Fondation Louis Vuitton
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éditions Gallimard / Fondation Louis Vuitton
2018
24 x 32 cm, 324 pages
Reference catalog designed together with Gallimard publishers for the unique exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, covering the painter’s whole career, based on 120 defining works. The catalog includes a survey of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work from 1980 to 1988.











Millecamps, tapisseries années 60-70
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Musées d’Angers
2018
Posters, leaflets, programs, signage, catalog, etc.
This exhibition dedicated to the great tapestry artist Yves Millecamps relates his 60’s and 70’s masterpieces. We were asked by Les Musées d’Angers to conceive the communication campaign, catalog and exhibition design.








Henri-Edmond Cross in Giverny
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Musée des Impressionnismes de Giverny
2018
Poster, signage
Exhibition campaign and signage design for the Musée des Impressionnismes in Giverny (fr). This special exhibition is devoted to the great French painter Henri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910).









Millecamps, tapisseries années 60-70
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Musées d’Angers
2018
Posters, leaflets, programs, signage, catalog, etc.
This exhibition dedicated to the great tapestry artist Yves Millecamps relates his 60’s and 70’s masterpieces. We were asked by Les Musées d’Angers to conceive the communication campaign, catalog and exhibition design.










HEAR 2017 DIPLOMAS
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Haute école des Arts du Rhin
2017
Posters, signage, invitations, catalog, etc.
Chaque année, la HEAR ouvre ses portes au public pour y présenter les projets de diplômes des étudiants de dernière année. Nous avons créé l’ensemble des supports de communication de l’événement.












I love the Centre Pompidou
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Centre Pompidou
2017
15 x 21 cm, 100 pages
To celebrate the Centre Pompidou’s 40th anniversary, we were commissioned to design a book dedicated to the different architectural facets of this «big urban toy», created by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.











Jardin Monde au Centre Pompidou
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Centre Pompidou
2017
19 x 24 cm, 100 pages
Jardin Monde is a special exhibition devoted to Bernard Lassus’ work, that took place on the south terrace of the Centre Pompidou. Zoo created the extensive catalog to accompany this exotic exhibition.
La Nuit des musées 2017
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
2017
Posters, metro map, bus covering, TV spot, etc.
La Nuit des Musées is an European event run by French Ministry of Cultural Affairs that takes place everywhere in French and European museums. We designed the campaign for its 13th edition, including a full range of items such as a TV spot, bus covering, Paris Metro Map and many more.











Anton Seder, Fantaisies & Ornements
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Musées de Strasbourg
2017
23 x 33 cm, 84 pages
On the occasion of «Laboratoire d’Europe, Strasbourg 1880–1930» Musées de Strasbourg publishers asked us to design the book Fantaisies et Ornements, dedicated to an incredible series of decorative sheet created by Jugendstil artist Anton Seder (1850-1916).









HEAR DIPLOMAS 2017 catalog
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Haute école des Arts du Rhin
2017
22,5 x 29,5 cm, 192 pages
Art direction, communication campaign and signage design for HEAR Diplômes 2017. We conceived a playful system just as this festive and dynamic as the event.









Le Roi est mort, Château de Versailles
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Château de Versailles
2015
Posters, leaflet, invitations, signage, print advertisements, goodies, etc.
We were commissioned by Le Château de Versailles to design the exhibition campaign of Le Roi est Mort (The King is Dead) about the death of Louis XIV.
We created an image based on an engraving from the 18th century, showing the deployed splendor of Louis XIV’s funeral.




Parisian Catacombes signage
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Paris Musées
2017
Together with Yoonseux architect office, we designed the signage system for the Parisian Catacombs.







Laboratoires de l'Art
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Musée des Arts et Métiers / Le CNAM
2016
Poster, leaflet, invitations, children's activity book, press release, print advertisement, goodies, etc.
Exhibition campaign for Laboratoires de l’art at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. This exhibition deals with what Art and Science have in common: experimentation and analogous means of expression, representation and shaping reality.



Éditions du patrimoine, 20th anniversary
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Éditions du patrimoine
2016
Logotype, animation
To celebrate the publisher Éditions du patrimoine’s 20th anniversary, we designed a special logotype. To mark this event in a generous and sonorous way, we chose to convey the temporary elegance of a fireworks, a synonym of the publisher’s dynamism.









Saga of a world of images, CNC 70th anniversary
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éditions Le Cherche Midi / Le CNC
2016
205 x 270 mm, 128 pages
Saga of a world of images, The cnc — 70 years serving creation. For the CNC (National Cinema Center) 70th anniversary, we designed the book that accompanies the event.










Art & Pub
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Palette éditions
2015
240 x 265 mm, 80 pages
Art & Pub is a book that describes the complex relationship between advertising and art. The cover design recalls visual universes such as Nike’s, Barbara Kruger’s or Andy Warhol’s.








Art et musique
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Palette éditions
2014
240 x 265 mm, 80 pages
Built in four chapters using four typographic set giving rhythm to the layout, Art et Musique depicts the many relationships between music and visual arts.