antoine leignel.com

ABOUT ME

Hello, I'm Antoine, a french visual graphic & web designer, illustrator, based in the heart of Europe, Brussels.

Being born on a 4th of July, in the year 1984, in Pessac, Bordeaux, I've arrived in Belgium in my early childhood, and grew up in Brussels. After some studies leading to a general french bachelor, I've studied communication, advertising & design at the CAD, in brussels.

Antoine Leignel

Visual artist, illustrator

Contact me at :

leignel.antoine@hotmail.com

Find me in :

Uccle, brussels, Belgium

STUDIES



With a general Bachelor, passed with the Lyçée Français Jean Monnet de Bruxelles, I've continued my higher education at the CAD brussels, with a first general year of communication & advertising, followed by two years in the specified field of advertising, design and illustration. The aprenticeship allowed me to develop a good comprehension of the advertising field, as much on a marketing approach as on its creative aspect, and on design and art on a more global scheme.

Having started my career being an illustrator, layoutman for the different advertising agencies in brussels such as DDB or publicis, with which I had the opportunity to work with, these skills & comprehension of the sector could have grown with the following experiences, combining the other competencies I've learned, such as illustration, graphic design and web.

Within a global approach, I am trying to combine the different saviors I am specialised in, and for which i could have worked in the past, to deliver the most professional services with the creatiity and methods acquired alongside my professional path.

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Work from abroad

After some experiences in Brussels, I had the opportunity to work abroad, mainly in the caribbeans (Martinique, Guadeloupe) for which i was working in advertising agencies, as much as graphic & web designer as illustrator. These experiences have enriched my career path as much on a cultural side as on a personal and professional side.



Recent past

After these enriching experiences, I came back to brussels where I am now mainly working for the different EU bodies and institutions in Brussels, since about 10 years from now. I am curently in a role for the European Commission, DG COMM, for the external communication of the entity, working as much with the spokeperson services, as on social media and direct communication to the citizens.

COMPETENCIES


Graphic design
Main softwares
  • Illustrator
    Vector shaping
  • Photoshop
    Image retouche
  • Indesign
    Layout, typography
  • Canva
    Image composition, design


Web design
Design Softwares
  • Dreamweaver
    Coding, front end
  • Xd
    Prototyping
  • Figma
    Prototyping


Coding, prototypes & development
  • Html
    structure building
  • Css
    Slicing & styling
  • Jquery plug-ins
    Element animations


Motion design
Design Softwares
  • After Effects
    mounting, effects
  • Media encoder
    Formating, export
  • Da Vinci Resolve
    Cutting, mounting


Illustration
CUSTOMERS


Some brands, agencies, happy customers I had the opportunity to work with alongside my professional path and experiences, mainly through advertising agencies services :

Recommandations


Norman Jardine
Principal Adviser-HR Professionalisation at European Commission

Antoine produced a broad variety of excellent graphic material and work, including video and web projects, often under significant pressure. I really enjoyed our work together and benefited greatly from his skill and competence. As such, I would have no hesitation in recommending him for future projects.


Alessandro Gomarasca
Project manager, internal comm at European Commission

Antoine has impressive technical and creative skills as graphic designer, he can deliver great results in a number of areas ranging from graphic design to video-editing, from web development to animation. Antoine has highly creative skills and he can increase the impact of your communication activities by making them appealing to your audiences.

Maria Te
Communication Adviser at Research Executive Agency

I have worked with Antoine on various projects in internal communication at the European Commission, mostly web design but also print. He is a creative, talented and pro active designer with a great personality and team spirit. He is also very customer oriented and result driven in his work. I highly recommend him as he would be an excellent addition to any team.

Sofie Celis
Project manager at KU Leuven KICK @ LRD

Antoine worked for an important client of us; the European Commission. He worked in two different teams and did both design work as front end development. It turned out to be a great fit for both positions; the management was impressed by his skills and he fitted in the international environment easily. I wish you the best of luck with your next adventure Antoine!

Tim Boonen
Head of online operations at Golden palace.be

During his time with us, Antoine delivered some fantastic creatives that were used to promote on the one hand our brand in external campaigns (both digital & print campaigns) and to visualize our promotions on the websites. He has a very creative mind and can deliver suitable visuals for almost any topic imaginable, while still adhering to general house-style rules.

Julie Limbos
Project manager at Golden palace.be

J’ai eu le plaisir de collaborer avec Antoine entre debut 2014 et aout 2015.

Antoine a ete un collegue agreable, soucieux du bien-etre de chacun et de la bonne collaboration entre tous. Creatif, courageux, resistant au stress et avec l’envie d’en faire plus, d’aller plus loin ; ce fut un plaisir de le compter dans l’equipe.




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WHERE TO FIND ME


I am currently in a role, for the European Commission, and am based in the heart of Europe, Brussels, Belgium.