Designer: Alain Cornic

Alain Cornic was a illustrator and designer, best known for his tourist brochures and cartographic publications created for clients like Shell, Air France, and the French Tourist Office during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Illustrated tourist brochures designed by Alain Cornic. Little is known about Cornic, at least in the magazines and books I have collected, his clients included Shell, Air France and the French Tourist Office. 

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Alain Cornic

Pyrénées Côte Basque, French Cartoguide 12, Shell, 1968/69

From the graphic design archive:

Pyrénées Côte Basque, French Cartoguide 12, Shell, 1968/69

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1968
Rhin & Meuse, French Cartoguide 05, Shell, 1967/68

From the graphic design archive:

Rhin & Meuse, French Cartoguide 05, Shell, 1967/68

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1967
Val de Loire, French Cartoguide 06, Shell, 1966/67

From the graphic design archive:

Val de Loire, French Cartoguide 06, Shell, 1966/67

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1966
Bretagne, French Cartoguide 02, Shell, 1966/67

From the graphic design archive:

Bretagne, French Cartoguide 02, Shell, 1966/67

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1966
Périgord Atlantique, French Cartoguide 09, Shell, 1968/69

From the graphic design archive:

Périgord Atlantique, French Cartoguide 09, Shell, 1968/69

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1968
France Route Map, Shell, 1969

From the graphic design archive:

France Route Map, Shell, 1969

  • Format: Leaflet
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: 1969
Corse, French Cartoguide 14, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Corse, French Cartoguide 14, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975
Languedoc Roussillon, French Cartoguide 13, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Languedoc Roussillon, French Cartoguide 13, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975
Pyrenees Côte Basque, French Cartoguide 12, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Pyrenees Côte Basque, French Cartoguide 12, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975
Provence Côte d’Azur, French Cartoguide 11, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Provence Côte d’Azur, French Cartoguide 11, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975
Auvergne Cevennes, French Cartoguide 10, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Auvergne Cevennes, French Cartoguide 10, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975
Perigord Atlantique, French Cartoguide 09, Shell, 1975

From the graphic design archive:

Perigord Atlantique, French Cartoguide 09, Shell, 1975

  • Format: Folded Map
  • Designer/s: Alain Cornic
  • Year: c. 1975

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