A trained architect, Jean-François Dareths discovered multimedia while preparing for his post-graduate diploma in cultural and new technologies management. His interest aroused, he went on to develop various CDIs and interactive terminals. The project awarded the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Special prize centred on the design of a virtual museum devoted to the architect Le Corbusier. “As well as the subject itself – architecture – it was also fascinating because I had to give a framework to the CD-ROM. For a builder like Le Corbusier, I had to play with space, interaction and more.” After failing to get copyright clearance from the Fondation Le Corbusier, Jean-François was unable to complete his CD-ROM. However, that didn’t prevent him from creating his own graphic and multimedia design agency, JFD Design.

Achievements since winning the grant
Since 1996, Jean-François Dareths has managed JFD Design, a visual and interactive communications agency (design, internal sites, ergonomics and so on). Customers include Cofinoga, Mouton Rotschild, World Bank, Château Chasse Spleen, Francofolies, Festival du Film Policier Cognac and many more.
Since 1998, he has been an associate professor at the University of Bordeaux III, where he teaches ergonomics and interactive writing.
In 2000, he was awarded a DEA (diploma of advanced studies) in art and today’s society.