Adobe MAX 2025 Creativity Award Honoree — Young Creator Image Making

Clément Berneron

Illustrator and graphic designer

Melcos in Metropolis

Melcos in Metropolis is an illustrated fresco that reimagines New York by creating a unique ecosystem inhabited by the Melcos, my original characters. The poster blends observation and fiction, inviting everyone to explore, play, and lose themselves in the details. More than just an image, it is an ecosystem where the eye wanders, guided by curiosity and wonder.

Artist bio

My name is Clément Berneron, a French illustrator and graphic designer based in Bordeaux. Trained at Gobelins, I founded my studio MelcGraphic, where I create dense universes in which the viewer can get lost and enjoy searching for hidden details. My work draws as much from observing reality as from the desire to transform it into fiction. My goal is simple: to share a sense of wonder and invite everyone to dream like a child.

Animated visual depicting Metropolis, “the city that never sleeps,” across different moments of the day
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Daytime city illustration featuring the Melcos in Metropolis logo
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Game board designed to spot the Melcos throughout Metropolis
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Close-up of a player searching for a Melcos using the poster and game board
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A set of souvenir postcards from a journey to Metropolis