Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)

BAnQ / Lapointe Exhibition

Environment

In 2008, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec commissioned Paprika to design the exhibition devoted to the poet Paul-Marie Lapointe. For the occasion, we drew inspiration from the poet’s linguistic innovations and his singular way of playing with words.

We dressed up the space of the Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal with typographic characters to create a portrait of the artist as well as several graphic elements so that passers-by could witness the breath of his work. Yellow was chosen for a sparkling design.

Awards:

Graphex 2010 National Design Awards - Third Place / Signage and environmental design
Grafika 2009 - Grand prix / Catégorie design d’exposition muséale
Type director’s club 2009
The One Show 2009 - Silver Pencil Award
AIGA Annual Design Competitions 2009
Communication Arts Design Annual 2009
Coupe Magazine 2009