W o r l d w i d e

kilometers traveled116 334
days traveling356
creatives met16

About Esperanto

Robin Noguier, French designer met, interviewed and took portraits of one creative in each country he traveled to. He wanted to show that everyone has an interesting story to tell wherever they come from by shining a light on talents and design industries that are sometimes under-represented.

A few words
Some thoughts
About Esperanto

Esperanto has been the hardest and the most rewarding project I’ve created.

I knew I wanted to do something to help people while traveling the world and I realized that I could use my design skills to do so. I decided to meet, photograph and interview one creative in each country I visited. I asked them about their story, their process and the industry they are working in. I later spent hours transcripting those interviews in order to create articles which I hope will give visibility to the creatives I interviewed and their industry. by showing several creative processes and ways to work, I also hope it will inspire designers from all over the globe.

With Esperanto, I want to show that we all speak the same language when it comes to design. I want to prove that everyone has an interesting story to tell wherever they come from. I want to show that we have more similarities that bring us together than differences that pull us apart. I want to shine a light on talents and design industries that are sometimes under-represented.

To build a side project, it’s essential to underestimate the amount of work required. It took me almost two years to do this project and I don’t regret any second I put into it. There is a lot of countries out there I haven’t been to yet so Esperanto will forever be a work in progress.

The world is not as scary as people tend to think.

Work hard, travel harder.

Robin Noguier

Two creatives and a microphone

More a discussion
than an interview

Sri Lanka
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Japan
Indonesia
Australia
New Zealand
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Japan
Indonesia
Australia
New Zealand
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 May 2018 July 2018 August 2018 August 2018 September 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 November 2018 December 2018
Lahesh Kavinda and Robin Noguier in Colombo, Sri Lanka Tintin Supawich and Robin Noguier in Bangkok, Thailand Sophal Neak and Robin Noguier in Pnom Penh,Cambodia Tuan Le and Robin Noguier in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Yuan Feng and Robin Noguier in Beijing, China Mikiko Kikuoka and Robin Noguier in Tokyo, Japan Alfrey Davilla and Robin Noguier in Surabaya, Indonesia Marco Palmieri and Robin Noguier in Melbourne, Australia David Kirschberg and Robin Noguier in Auckland, New Zealand Alejandra Molano and Robin Noguier in Bogota, Colombia Paola Bautista and Robin Noguier in Lima, Peru Zero Morales and Robin Noguier in Mexico City, Mexico Mathew Prada and Robin Noguier in La Paz, Bolivia Julia Alburquerque and Robin Noguier in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Maria Vargas and Robin Noguier in Buenos Aires, Argentina Valentina Corral and Robin Noguier in Santiago, Chile

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This or that
Stats collected
around the world

I've asked every creative I met to choose between two propositions and here is the result of that fun investigation.

Clean DeskMessy Desk
56%44%
Early BirdNight Owl
31%69%
MouseTablet
44%56%
GifJif
81%19%
CallText
25%75%
BurgerPizza
44%56%
CoffeeTea
69%31%
PhotoshopSketch
56%44%
NetflixYoutube
44%56%
InstagramSnapchat
100%0%
MacPC
94%6%
CodeDon't code
69%31%

Snapshots from the esperanto world trip

A picture is worth a
thousand kilometers

Trinquemalay, Sri Lanka
Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Halong bay, Vietnam
Zhangjiajie, China
Tokyo, Japan
Whitehaven beach, Australia
Lake tekapo, New Zealand
Mount Bromo, Indonesia
La guajira, Colombia
Chichen itza, Mexique
Machu Picchu, Peru
Uyuni, Bolivia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Perito Moreno, Argentina
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