Jean-Benoît Lévy
Swiss. Originally from the Lake of Geneva, Jean-Benoît is a visual communicator who has been active since 1983 after his studies at the Basel Kunstgewerbeschule (Basel School of Design) with teachers such as Peter von Arx for Animation, André Gurtler for Typeface Design, Wolfgang Weingart for Typography, Max Schmidt for 3-D Graphics and Armin Hofmann for Graphic Design.
After his first position as Art Director for the Swiss Trade Show Company in Basel and a position as Editorial Designer for Ringier, the Swiss Press Group, Jean-Benoît founded studio “AND” in 1998, in Basel. There he directs a flexible team, the size of which adapt itself according to the extreme variety of assignments and size of diverse clients.
In 1998, Jean-Benoît became a member of the elective AGI–Alliance Graphique Internationale.
His goal is to stay creative while collaborating on challenging projects with inventive entrepreneurs and open minded clients. Jean-Benoît’s work work has been awarded in various international competitions and published in many books and magazines. Jean-Benoît now lives in San Francisco.