The Artist

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ASTER

This is a pseudonym for Jean-Philippe Legrand. I was born on 7 July 1976 and I live in Belgium. After studying maths and science at university, I obtained a Master's degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Liège.

Since 1999, I have worked as a cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator for the corporate and institutional press. Currently, I offer:

  • Live cartooning (using caricatures) for various types of event, such as conferences, seminars, workshops and ceremonies. Please see these pages and www.cartoonevent.com for more information.
  • Editorial drawings, humorous cartoons and other illustrations for corporate and institutional publications. Visit www.dessindepresse.com to find out more.

"This involves livening up a plenary session by projecting humorous cartoons drawn on the spot by a cartoonist positioned in the control room, on stage or in the audience, who draws inspiration from the themes, context, speakers comments, audience reactions and general atmosphere."

 

CV

SKILLS and WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Live cartooning for all kinds of international meetings (congresses, conferences, seminars ... ), as well as the use of drawing as a means of reflection, discussion and a tool to initiate communication during workshops at corporate gatherings, since 1999.
  • Editorial drawings, humorous cartoons, caricatures and other illustra­tions for the corporate and associative press, since 1999.

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EDUCATION

  • 1998 - Master in Journalism - Liège University (Belgium).
  • 1996 - Course in Art and Design - Coventry University (England).
  • 1994 - Bachelor in Communication Sciences - Liège University.

LANGUAGES

  • French : native
  • English : fluent
  • Portuguese : fluent
  • German : basic
  • Dutch : basic
  • Spanish : basic
 
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References

Companies

Airbus, Axa, Advancia-Negocia, Air France, ALD Automotive, Andra, Apec, Arcelor-Mittal, Aveva, Axa, BearingPoint, Boston Scientific, Carrefour, Cartier, Cegedim Dendrite, Common, Clifford Chance, CMI-Defence, Colas, Cori, Crédit foncier, Groupe Danone, EADS, Ebrex, EDF-GDF, Eiffage, Euralis, Evian, Galeries Lafayette, GrDF, GSK, Hartmann, InExtenso, ING, Ipal, KBC, Kingfisher, La Poste, LVLM, Micrus, NANP, Négoce Nord-Est, Noble, Pierre Fabre, Groupe Plurial, Prayon, Renault, Renault-Trucks, RFF, RTE, Safran, Sanofi-Aventis, Savelys, Sage, Scor, Sécurex, Securitas, Groupe SIA, Semardel, Siterem, SNCF, Société générale, Solutia, Solvay, Solvin, Soredab, Spadel, Stryker, Suez Environment, Syngenta, Thales, Total fluids, Total Lubricants, Tractebel, Unilog, Urgo, Grand Thornton,...

Associations

Agoria, CDh, CJC, CNAV, CRAM, CSC, DGA, DGME, European Commission, FIC (cybersecurity forum), Focal, Génération Entreprendre, Impulse, Initiative, ICDD, Ile de France, Innov'acteurs, MC, ULiège, Unipef, UNESCO...

Medical congresses

Erasme International Live Workshop from 2003 to2008 (gastroenterology, Brussels), ABC-Win 2008 & 2009 (neuroradiology - Val d'Isère), AFPPCD Awards (dental assistant), Alice from 2010 upto now  (neuroradiology, Essen, De), Congress of the CLH 2011-2012 (homéopathy, Liège), Congress of DGNR (Neuroradiology, Saarbrucken), Congress of the GRCI 2011 (cardiology, Paris), Symposium High Tech (cardiology, Marseille), CSI 2022-2024 (cardiology, Frankfurt), Alice China 2024 (Shanghai)

 

TED Talk

 

Videos

Animation de congrès

Diaporama des dessins à la fin d'une activité de team-building