Michael Martínez

ChildhoodCollection

Childhood Collection is a personal project that explores representations of childhood through illustration, printmaking and graphic design. Inspired by Petite Maman (Céline Sciamma), Where Is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami) and Estiu 1993 (Carla Simón), the collection draws inspiration from their portrayals of childhood, memory and family.

The project began as an exploration of lithographic illustration, developing original prints inspired by scenes and visual motifs from each film. These illustrations were later adapted into a series of posters, printed editions and a garment featuring the titles of the three films, extending the collection across different graphic formats.

Bogota, Colombia.

Client
Studio de Nostalgia
Illustration & Design
Michael Martinez
Key art — the three film titles drawn as one continuous line
Sketchbook spread — the CHILDHOOD lettering worked out by hand
Sketchbook spread — early pencil studies for the collection
The Childhood Collection monogram over the embossed script
Estiu 1993 — lithographic poster
Where Is the Friend's House? — lithographic poster
Petite Maman — lithographic poster
Where Is the Friend's House? — title lockup
Estiu 1993 — title lockup
Petite Maman — title lockup
The three posters side by side on black
The Petite Maman poster in a bus shelter among the trees
Estiu 1993 leaning against a wall beside a framed Where Is the Friend's House?
The key art as a postage stamp, and printed on a tee hung against concrete
The monogram on grey, and the key art printed in blue on an envelope