"His illustrations use clear, precise linework, flat or gently textured color, and retrofuturist or everyday settings—bustling city streets, barbecues, tennis courts, strange suns, smoky interiors—often as single-image metaphors for articles or moods."
"Influences range from Hergé, Sempé, Saul Bass and Joost Swarte to Daniel Clowes and Adrian Tomine, resulting in narrative images that feel like witty comics panels frozen midscene."
"He typically sketches and inks traditionally (pen/brush), then colors in Photoshop or Procreate for commissions, while personal pieces sometimes stay purely ink on paper."
Simon Bailly, born in Lyon in 1993, is a French illustrator and graphic designer who graduated from Ecole Superieure d'Art de Lorraine in 2015. His distinctive style merges ligne claire Franco-Belgian comics with poster design and dry, sarcastic visual storytelling. He has worked with prestigious clients including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Hermes, and Kiblind. His illustrations feature clear linework, flat or gently textured color, and retrofuturist or everyday settings that function as single-image metaphors. Influenced by artists like Hergé, Sempé, Saul Bass, and Daniel Clowes, his work resembles witty comic panels frozen mid-scene. He typically sketches and inks traditionally before coloring digitally for commissions.
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