Workshop Jiri Oplatek

Workshop Jiri Oplatek

An Ode to the Poster 


80 Attributes 
80 Fonts
80 Posters  

During this week, the second year students had to create 80 posters, i.e. 4 posters per person. Based on a list of defined attributes, they had to create typography and concepts around them.

 

Workshop (2024) by Candice Aepli, Amélie Bertholet, Coraline Beyeler, Delphine Brantschen, Léa Corin, Matteo Cortesi, Mathilde Driebold, Eliot Dubi, Marc Facchinetti, Emilie Müller, Dorian Pangallo, Paul Paturel, Hugo Scholl, Diego Steiner, Cyprien Valenza, Alfredo Venti, Arnaud Wenger, Constance Mauler, Flora Hayoz, Lidia Molina González

Assistants
Morgane Cachin
Know-how
Imagemaking
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Alfredeo Venti – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Constance Mauler – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Emilie Müller – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Flora Hayoz – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Hugo Scholl – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Paul Paturel – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Corlaine Beyeler – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Mathilde Driebold – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel
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Candice Aepli – Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel

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Image by ECAL/Marvin Merkel

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