From Bordeaux
Hello, everyone,
We are sending you this message from Bordeaux, where the second edition of the Festival Imprimé—which we are co-organizing to promote socially conscious journalism—is kicking off.
Feminism and trans identity, rap and popular culture, environmentalism and civil disobedience, investigative journalism and gag lawsuits, coverage of femicides: Tomorrow, you’ll be able to follow the debates online and then watch the recordings of the talks.
On the design front, today Christelle Perrin, associate creative director at [company name]Médianes, explains the uses and benefits of Open Graph, the preview images that appear when links are clicked.
In the rest of this newsletter, you'll find all the latest news from the studio.
Enjoy the read!
— The team at Médianes.
CHRISTELLE PERRIN
Manage illustrations associated with your content
Today, Christelle Perrin, our artistic director, explores the uses and benefits of Open Graph for the media.
When you share a link to an article on social media, it’s usually accompanied by a horizontal image. This link preview image is called an “open graph,” named after the protocol that allows metadata to be attached to a link (kudos to Facebook for developing it). It’s also known as…
Christelle Perrin is the associate creative director at Médianes. On a day-to-day basis, she collaborates on and leads all design-related projects at :Médianes web and print mockups, visual identities, and data visualization.
From the media's perspective
MARINE SLAVITCH | MEDIANES
"The Disappearance": "The mass media always separate culture from current events"
François de Monès and Annabelle Perrin are the co-founders of the epistolary media outlet La Disparition. Conceived as a way to promote their paper-based letter-writing project, their cultural and political newsletter has become an essential part of their media outlet.
JASON RODRIGUEZ | MÉDIANES (TRANSLATION)
How to create accessible newsletters?
Less jargon, inclusive illustrations, clickable links: a comprehensive guide—translated by us—to help you make the design and content of your newsletters accessible to as many people as possible.
Advertisements
⟶ Pays takes you to the Ardennes
The next issue of *Pays*, the biannual magazine we co-founded, will be released in the fall of 2023, with a focus on the Ardennes. Sign up now so you don’t miss the launch.
⟶ Another step forward for Mediavivant
After a year of consulting to develop and launch the Mediavivant project—an investigative media platform on stage—we are once again supporting the team this spring in their strategic development.
⟶ A print magazine for Désoriental
We are thrilled to support Désoriental, a media outlet dedicated to cultural fusion, as it prepares the first issue of its print magazine. We are currently working on the artistic direction and layout, while also providing advice on business development.
⟶ The Investigation into Political Femicides
The investigation “Women to Be Killed,” on politically motivated femicides, conducted by the Youpress collective—which we have been supporting since fall 2021 with strategic consulting and artistic direction—is available on Mediapart.
⟶ 3 years of Vert, 30,000 subscribers
The journey continues for the Vert newsletter, which celebrated its third anniversary last week, and which we are pleased to support with our online store, fundraising campaigns, and general strategic consulting.
A project? An idea?
Marketing, strategy, design: Do you have a project? An idea? Take a look at our support services and get in touch. Until then, we’ll see you on April 28 in your inboxes.
Médianes, the studio
This newsletter was prepared by Baptiste Thevelein, Marine Doux, and Christelle Perrin, with the assistance of Pauline Butel, Juliette Cahen, and Mathilde Carlier.
