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Art Grootfontein

Art Grootfontein a.k.a Stéphane Mattern is an artistic director, illustrator and type designer. He obtained his postgraduate design degree from the National School of arts & Design in Paris, France.Since then he’s been involved in a array of clients projects, working for brands like Yoplait, MondoMedia or JibJab. He draws his inspiration from many different design sources such as jazz album art, cereal boxes, scientific book covers, old movie posters, street sign paintings, cartoons or 60's movie titles with a unique mix of European and American visual culture.He lives in Paris and eat chocolate everyday because it’s good for him.