Gallery: Jean Jullien, Creator of the ‘Peace for Paris’ Symbol, Drops a Clever Book

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    Illustrator Jean Jullien, creator of the "Peace for Paris" symbol, has a new book out called *Modern Life*.
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    Jullien filled the book with drawings he's created over the past few years. In some way or another, each illustration reflects on the follies of living in the modern, busy, digital age.
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    Here, a musing on our digital followers.
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    And here, a meditation on aging, and how it *may* change what we're able to eat.
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    “I get described as a harsh critic,” Jullien says. “There is a critic in me, but it’s not harsh. You have to reflect on things that affect your life.”
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    Such as happy hour drinking on a Friday.
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    “I’m trying to find a therapeutic humoristic way to grasp the things that make me tick on a daily basis,” Jullien says. Like dirty laundry.
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    Jullien created this image after dropping his phone ("I was probably at a bar") and shattering his screen. The accident inspired the creation of a behind-the-screen character.
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    That’s not to say Jullien condemns modern technology. Like most designers, he test drives his work on Instagram to see if it resonates.
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    Plus, not all of the images that fill *Modern Life* are satirical. Some, like this fellow gazing out of a window, are simple snapshots of life.
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