Meet author Tony Durand at the launch of his book "Mille et une bornes" published by Editions Sombres torrents.
Graphic designer and visual artist, Tony Durand constantly oscillates between commission and personal research work.
By questioning the reasons that led him to practice graphic design, he identifies the Mille Bornes as one of the first “visual shocks” received in his childhood, describing the famous game as exposed to a kind of graphic perfection to the almost impossible comparison. It is likely that the Mille bornes instantly evokes some childhood memories, his clean compositions with frank colors having the ability to strongly print the memory. But do you know who is behind one of France’s biggest successes in board games? Despite the disappearance of the archives of Joseph Le Callennec following the flood of his cellar where they were kept, Tony Durand embarked on a work of investigator and biographer which allowed him, after several years of research, to bring together a larger-than-expected collection of objects, giving an insight into the career of this mysterious typographer-turned-graphic worker, creator of the design of one of the most famous board games of the 20th century.Feel free to bring your version of the 1000 terminals and come share a moment of play at the end of the event.