Now

Hello! Here's what I've been up to lately–in no particular order.

Les Cevennes, a place that always feels like now. Photo © Sara Götz

Enjoying living in our renovated barn in Northern Alsace! After two years and a half of work, last November we've officially moved in. Rooms don't have doors yet, and storage is far from being optimal, but we're in. And it's lovely.

Raising two lovely children. And loving their dad dearly.

Discovering and getting passionate about stained glass. I've participated in a two-hours "ARTelier" at the beginning of September and found it simply fascinating: It left me with the urge to do it again. I ended up reaching out to the atelier teacher asking if I could pay her a visit at her studio (planned for October). In the meantime, I found some second-hand coloured glass to collect. It looks that this new practice is asking for some space and time in my life, and I'd gladly obey.

Collaborating with The Toy Library for their digital platform to get known and adopted by Irish families. Sharing toys and caring for the environment creates great, positive social impact. Educating kids on a new paradigm works wonders.

Teaching the basis of the creation process at IUT Haguenau, the technological bachelor of University of Strasbourg (France) as visiting lecturer in Digital Art & Design.

Designing and building Sharetribe-powered marketplaces, a new exciting adventure allowing me to meet quite a bit of wonderful people (hello Valeria!) and their great ideas. I love being able to help solo-founders bring their vision to life.

Nurturing my ongoing collaboration with the Swiss Medical Network clinics I have the pleasure to work with since 2019. Beside standard graphic design, they often commission me special illustration projects and pedagogic supports.

Reading:
📚 "Design and Visual Communication" by Bruno Munari. I've kept this book on the shelf for way too long. It has now integrated the bibliography for my colleague's "History of Graphic Design" course!
• Update Sept 2026: Back to a friend of mine's shelf, she needed it to retrace the history of graphic design.
📚 "Design Justice. Community-led practices to build the worlds we need" by Sasha Costanza-Chock. A gift from my friend Giorgia, who sees with clarity the direction I'm taking in my career and activist life. Ps. The book is released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license, at the link above you can find the PDF.
• Update Sept 2026: On hold, as I'd love to actually research on it and not only skim through it. Time will come.
Ongoing readings:
📚 I often read children books and comic books, especially to my kids, but also as research and exercice for the one I'm drawing myself, and simply because I enjoy doing so. Recent reads: "Boule à zéro", "Les carnets de Cerise", and "Little Nemo, retour à Slumberland" (a gem!). I am a firm believer of (and have written about) the importance of children stories.
📚 La Revue, Italian magazine addressing timeless social topics in the form of illustrated investigations. Each issue, out every three months, features different writing and drawing styles. Initially born from an adaptation of La Revue Dessinée [French], they are now completely independent.
📚 Chut! Magazine, the French media listening to, and addressing, the contemporary digital transformation society is experiencing. With satisfying graphic choices.
📚 LowTech Journal, another independent French magazine recent discovery. They had launched a crowdfunding campaign to sustain themselves, but they're around since four years already. The yearly subscription to the paper issues is extremely affordable (around €20 for a bi-monthly publication) and the content span from eco-living, to ethics, to –well– low technology. Highly recommended!

Researching alternatives to the surveillance capitalism, fighting for my right to privacy, cheering the open web. I want to show my kids that another way is possible, that they have the power to choose who to trust, and that they should be mindful about what personal data they share and with whom.

Participating in my local village community life. For three years in a row, I've been involved at my children's school as parents' representative, and this year I've volunteered as municipal council member. Activism starts locally.

Breathing. Remembering myself that there are only two things one is forced to do in his life: to breath, and to die. And perhaps to love–nature, oneself, someone else. We should open our hearts to life.

Did I say I'm raising two incredible children?

This page is inspired by Derek Sivers' now page, and the concept found on Elena Rossini's blog. Nownownow is a webring I found out about on Tommi's space and which I'm now proudly part of.

Last updated, September 2026.