Portrait of Hugo Pinaud

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Hugo Pinaud, junior art director.

1,300 km run in 2025: I approach my projects the way I approach a long run — with method — from hand-sewn fanzines to leaflets handed out at the Monaco Grand Prix.

My name is Hugo and I'm still studying art direction. I'm passionate about sport in all its forms, and just as much about graphic design in all of its: printed objects — posters, fanzines, leaflets — as much as 3D.

My studies are about turning that into a job. My process is built on research and experimentation: composition, typography, framing, light, and an understanding of market codes, so that every object — a poster, a package, a leaflet — looks like it already exists.

Learn a technique, then take it somewhere else: that's my method. A bottle becomes a champagne house invented all the way to its gift box; a retouching technique becomes a campaign. Other projects start from a blank page, a sewing machine or a race weekend — and in every case, art direction begins where the model ends.

I'm looking for a three-month art direction internship, January to the end of March 2027, in an agency, a design studio or a brand — on site or remote, anywhere in France.

Get in touchSee the work

Tools

  • Affinity Designer 2Vector work, labels, wraps
  • Affinity Photo 2Retouching, posters, compositing
  • InDesignEditorial design, layout
  • IllustratorVector work
  • PhotoshopRetouching
  • BlenderModelling, texturing, lighting, simulation
  • After EffectsMotion design
  • Final Cut ProVideo editing
  • Claude, Codex, GeminiAI assistants — this site's code, research, proofreading

Expertise

  • Posters & typography
  • Layout
  • Self-publishing
  • Branding
  • Illustration
  • Product design
  • Motion design
  • Promotional video

Education

  • 2025–2028Bachelor's degree in art direction, second year — graduating in 2028.
  • 2025French baccalauréat, English and economics majors.
  • LanguagesFrench (native), English B2, Spanish A2.
  • LicencesDriving licence; coastal and offshore boat licences.

News

  • 2027Looking for a three-month art direction internship, January to March 2027.
  • 2026New visual identity and new portfolio.

Experience

  • 2026Volunteer at the Monaco Grand Prix, April to June: ticket checks, grandstand seating, crowd safety at crossings, coordination with the Monaco police.
  • 2026Summer job, Grapinet TP: labourer, drain-clearing site lead.
  • 2025Summer job, Chazal Espaces verts: landscaping labourer.
  • 2023–2024Summer jobs, Hôtel Casino de Divonne: stores and supplies.

Interests

  • Formula 1A passion that led me to volunteering and to the track-marshal exam.
  • SailingCoastal boat licence (2024) and offshore extension (2026).
  • Running1,300 km in 2025, training for the SaintéLyon, longest run: 55 km.
  • ClimbingRegional bronze medal.

Off screen

Printed objects, a real audience.

Three things a screen can't show — and, the rest of the time, running, sailing and climbing.

Hugo Pinaud on a bike, in black and white
On a bike, away from screens.