Patrick Baud
Patrick Baud | |
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 Patrick Baud in 2014. | |
| Born | June 29, 1979 Avignon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, videographer, graphic designer |
Patrick Baud, born June 30, 1979, in Avignon, France, is a French graphic designer, writer, presenter, folklorist and videographer.
Biography[edit]
After hosting a radio program dedicated to the strange (Exocet) at the end of the 2000s, Patrick Baud created a blog called Axolot in 2009, in which he writes about astonishing facts and various historical and scientific curiosities.[1][2][3] His first book, L’homme qui sauva le monde et autres sources d’étonnement, was published in 2012. This book contains articles from his blog and some new stories. A second book, 20 inconnus au destin hors du commun dont vous n’avez jamais entendu parler avant, was published by AAARG! in June 2014.
François Theurel, known online as "Le Fossoyeur de Films" urged Patrick Baud, with whom he was sharing an apartment,[4] to start making videos. Thus, starting June 2013, Axolot also became a web documentary channel on YouTube, where his videos have been viewed more than ten million times.[5] Patrick Baud explains his success by man's fascination for the strange: "I think what people like, is to realize how wonderful, astonishing this world is. Plus, I do work a lot on the popularization and pedagogy, in particular on all scientific subjects so it can be understood by all."[6] Axolot, a comic adapting a few of these stories and illustrated by twelve different artists, was published in October 2014 by Delcourt.[7][2][1][8] The second volume was released in November 2015,[9] illustrated by a new team of artists, but still in the form of a Cabinet of Curiosities.[10]
Patrick Baud also presented a conference during the "Vulgarizators" event in the École normale supérieure de Lyon,[11] and a TEDx conference at the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon.[12]
In November 2015, he created "la veillée" with Damien Maric. This was an event inspired by the American concept of "The Moth", where participants come to tell extraordinary stories.[13] In September 2016, he was co-organizer of the "Frames Festival" in Avignon, a convention dedicated to YouTubers.[14]
In November 2016, Patrick Baud published the third volume of the Axolot comic,[15] and a new book called Terre Secrète, published by Dunod, co-written with the geologist Charles Frankel and dedicated to the unknown and astounding wonders of nature.[16][17]
On March 31, 2017, Patrick Baud launched a crowdfunding campaign through Ulule to finance his documentary travel series Etranges Escales. The main objective was reached in three hours.[18]
Books[edit]
- L'Homme qui sauva le monde et autres sources d'étonnement, éd. lulu.com, 2012 ISBN 9781470999391
- 20 inconnus au destin hors du commun dont vous n'avez jamais entendu parler avant (drawn by Gwen Tomahawk), éd. AAARG!, 2014 ISBN 9782370310125
- Terre Secrète (in collaboration with Charles Frankel), éd. Dunod, 2016 ISBN 9782100742257
- Lieux secrets – Merveilles insolites de l'humanité , éd. Dunod, November 2, 2017 ISBN 2100763814
Comic books[edit]
- Axolot
- Tome 1 (scénario), éd. Delcourt, 2014 ISBN 978-2-7560-5075-1
- Tome 2 (scénario), éd. Delcourt, 2015 ISBN 978-2-7560-7193-0
- Tome 3 (scénario), éd. Delcourt, 2016 ISBN 978-2-7560-8004-8
- Tome 4 (scénario), éd. Delcourt, 2017 ISBN 978-2-4130-0278-9
Web shows[edit]
- 2005–2007 : Exocet (presenter with Thomas Bry and Mickaël Icard)
- 2013 : Axolot (YouTube channel about the strange and mysterious) :
- 2013 : Axolot (writer, presenter, director) : various episodes about fascinating subjects
- 2014 : Étranges escales (writer, presenter, director) : astonishing and unknown places in famous cities around the world
- 2014 : Histoires de nuit (presenter, director)
- 2016 : Les Axoportraits (writer, presenter, director) : episodes dedicated to unknown people with wonderful destinies
References[edit]
- ^ a b City Local News (May 8, 2014). "Avec Axolot, il étonne son monde". citylocalnews.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Laurent Proudhon (October 30, 2014). "Axolot – Patrick Baud – Collectif". benzinemag.net. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Camille Raul (2014). "Science et humour bien dosés". legrandpublic.fr.
- ^ Axolot (June 20, 2014). "Axolot : La FAQ d'anniversaire". YouTube.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Axolot – à propos". YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ Christophe Levent (November 9, 2014). "C'est le nouveau Bellemare". leparisien.fr. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ Madmoizelle (April 20, 2014). "Patrick Baud, auteur d'Axolot, en interview vidéo". Madmoizelle.
- ^ "Axolot, la critique". 9emeart.fr. October 2014.
- ^ Axolot T2. November 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Laetitia Gayet Axolot : volume 2, de Patrick Baud, Bulles de BD, France Inter, December 11, 2015
- ^ Thenaisie, Yohann. "Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon – Vulgarizators". www.ens-lyon.eu (in French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Comment votre idée folle peut changer le monde | Patrick Baud | TEDxINSA. YouTube.
- ^ Madmoizelle (June 29, 2015). "La Veillée, l'émouvante soirée de Damien Maric et Patrick Baud". Madmoizelle.
- ^ Le Dauphiné (July 31, 2016). "Avignon : capitale du web, le temps d'un week-end". Le Dauphiné.
- ^ Axolot T3. 2016.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Les Inrockuptibles (November 20, 2016). "Rencontre avec Patrick Baud, le plus insolite des youtubeurs français". lesinrocks.com.
- ^ France Inter – La Tête au Carré (December 27, 2016). "Terre secrète, merveilles géologiques de la planète". franceinter.fr.
- ^ Marina (May 31, 2017). "Patrick Baud (Axolot) à atteint l'objectif de financement participatif de sa série Étranges escales en trois heures". Madmoizelle. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
