How Addiction To Technology Is Taking Over Our Lives In Illustrations By Jean Jullien

French illustrator Jean Jullien draws witty illustrations that point out our absurd addictions to technology, social media and our smartphones. The artist is famous for mocking our obsession, which cuts us off from the real life, leaving us alienated and lonely.

Besides his satire, Jullien also uses social networks as a political platform. He is widely known for creating the "Peace for Paris" symbol which has become a worldwide sign of solidarity with France after the Paris attacks.

More info: jeanjullien.com (h/t: designyoutrust)

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Weirdo On The Subway

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ManuNanu 8 years ago

Ich ... morgens in der S Bahn....

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Apple Watch

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PaolaAbril 8 years ago

Slavery in one image.... (yeah I include myself with my ipod hahaha... I want to change that definetely!

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Freedom

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MarkTea 8 years ago

I never take my phone or any communication devices to the beach.

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Taking Pictures

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MarkTea 8 years ago

I own a camera for that

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Evolution?

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climbcat 8 years ago

bigger doesn't mean more advanced

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New Tan

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AnaVukašinović 8 years ago

I think it would be on stomach, people are texting and scrolling all the time

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Live Screening

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KatHoth 8 years ago

SO true. I'm like why are you watching on your phone when it's RIGHT in front of you........

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Fine Dining

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LiekeMuller 8 years ago

Gah I hate tech at the lunch/dinner table! This is THE moment to talk to each other!

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Never Alone

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AmrAtef 8 years ago

hhhhh it make us more alone

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Before Instagram

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RihardsMikas 8 years ago

Hello Julija, greetings from Latvia braliukai! :) :)

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It Turns Me On

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gaz 8 years ago

A lot of people don't know how.

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Apple Announces Revolution

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PaolaAbril 8 years ago

I like apple..specially mac! but I agree.. those watches just creat more dependance... I think we need to free our minds at least outdoors...

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Everyone Has An Apple These Days

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Tarun 8 years ago

I have a blackberry cause I don't get apples here at my place often

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Royal Baby: It's A Boy

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DerekRitchie 8 years ago

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Modern Living

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MichelleGoldchain 8 years ago

That just looks like a boring date to be.

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Prayer Before Dinner

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HeatherD'Gallegos 8 years ago

This is the worst

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Life With Mobile Phone

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CyndiFoore 8 years ago

What have we come to?

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Summer

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captaingrumpy 8 years ago

I think he has done it right.

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The Future Of Photography

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DanielYerkes 8 years ago

Ironically, most of the views of this artist's work were done on someone's phone.

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Valentine's Day

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HeatherD'Gallegos 8 years ago

Why is she sleeping? I don't get that part

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How People Feel When They Put Together A Good Playlist

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DariaB 8 years ago

Why not?

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Hipster Generations

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climbcat 8 years ago

I don't think its possible to ride that while looking at your phone...

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Irony

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DerekRitchie 8 years ago

its cheaper to pat £600 for a phone, and £20 a month on a contract than to use a phone box these days

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Christmas

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climbcat 8 years ago

If only...

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Fun People

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PandaBear 8 years ago

Obviously not here!

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New Statue Of Liberty

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andreatrueba 8 years ago

statue of slavery

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Followers

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Valentine's Day #2

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Bluecat 8 years ago

O.o

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Sightseeing

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DariaB 8 years ago

This one actually looks helpful!

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Have You Seen It Yet?

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DesireeLoewens 8 years ago

Explain

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The Photographer

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Electronic Cigaret, Available Now!

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andreatrueba 8 years ago

less contamination

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Do You Do It?

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HeatherD'Gallegos 8 years ago

I'm pretty sure everyone with a cell phone had done this at one point in their life.

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Rise And Shine

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Man Vs Machine

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Cobraul2 8 years ago

It's not like she doesn't like some free time.

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Qr Phone

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DerekRitchie 8 years ago

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Online Museum

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Family Time

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DariaB 8 years ago

This is diet addiction, rather than technology.

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Avatar

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Bathing In Spam

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DariaB 8 years ago

Better spam messages on e-mail than spam visits on your doorstep.

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Iphone 6

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London

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LiekeMuller 8 years ago

What has (addiction to) technology got to do with this??

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#43

There's A New Captain America In Town

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Quwerty

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BakedPotato 8 years ago

Quwerty? That's what the title says, but not the illustration:)

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Tablets

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DerekRitchie 8 years ago

he has a chocoalte bar for a stomach

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Sexting

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Love

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HeatherD'Gallegos 8 years ago

I don't get it

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Online

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LittleHedgehog 8 years ago

I don't entirely get this one but I find it strangely funny. I'm not sure why.

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EmilWoźniak 8 years ago

Week by week artists have only one point of view "machines are enslaving the people". Always the same smartphones grow, people shuting something (food, other objects, event or other), people live on Social media while being with other people. True Witch-hunt of XXI century. That starts to be annoying, please (begging) some new point -.-

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I completely agree with you. I'm so annoyed that I will eventually come up with something in defense. Currently I'm (how ironic) too busy being productive with graduating university abroad, actively looking for a job and taking side projects.

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HannaMedyńska 8 years ago

Since I got my first Kindle (which by the way I was strongly against in the beginning), I can't imagine myself taking a 1000-page "traditional" book on the subway any more. There is no shame in having something that lets you carry your favourite books around in your purse... especially if it can fit several hundred books at the same time.

Bun Bunny! 8 years ago

Same me. I'm not against book buying, but, men! They are incredible expensive, even the used ones, where I live. I read a lot for school and lots of novels by download on the internet. And Save for paper books too, but thanks to having everything on my cellphone I'm reading everything I wanted to read.

DavidAbraham 8 years ago

These have been done to death already. How many articles about "soul-sucking phones" and photographs of people using iPads do we need? The images lost their effect after the first few, after that it was just overkill. This artist is creating digital art on their computer and submitting it to a website that heavily uses social media and caters to mobile devices. It sounds like they are probably profiting quite a bit from using these "alienating" and terrible electronic devices! People using phones and tablets at dinner, at the beach and in social situations need to work on their social skills and learn to be more respectful of people around them...but that is more about the individual than the devices they use. Also, there are a lot of people that aren't taking pictures of their food and tweeting every dumb thing they do, but actually use their phone for things relevant to their work and to learn and discover new things. How about something positive and less hypocritical next time?

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How Addiction To Technology Is Taking Over Our Lives In Illustrations By Jean Jullien

Weirdo On The Subway

Apple Watch

Freedom

Taking Pictures

Evolution?

New Tan

Live Screening

Fine Dining

Never Alone

Before Instagram

It Turns Me On

Apple Announces Revolution

Everyone Has An Apple These Days

Royal Baby: It's A Boy

Modern Living

Prayer Before Dinner

Life With Mobile Phone

Summer

The Future Of Photography

Valentine's Day

How People Feel When They Put Together A Good Playlist

Hipster Generations

Irony

Christmas

Fun People

New Statue Of Liberty

Followers

Valentine's Day #2

Sightseeing

Have You Seen It Yet?

The Photographer

Electronic Cigaret, Available Now!

Do You Do It?

Rise And Shine

Man Vs Machine

Qr Phone

Online Museum

Family Time

Avatar

Bathing In Spam

Iphone 6

London

There's A New Captain America In Town

Quwerty

Tablets

Sexting

Love

Online

Games

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