Genius Loci - Spirit of the place – 2025

Genius Loci - Spirit of the place – 2025

 

Genius Loci, or the spirit of the place, refers to the unique identity or essence of a location. In architecture, this principle suggests that the specific characteristics of a place should be reflected and extended in a design.

In the case of the second-year graphic design students, they have applied this principle to communication projects focused on promoting or extending the identity of a particular place through design. Their work likely explores how to visually capture and communicate the essence of a space, using graphic design elements that resonate with the architectural features or history of the place.

 

Studio project (2025) with Nicole Udry

Assistants
Louis Roh
Students
Clara Besson, Joe Bionda, Alexandre Carruzzo, Maeva Chanson, Simon Cossy, Carolina Crivelli, Da Silva Romão Caroline, Siméon Dubuis, Clea Dunand, Alice Gillioz, Clara Hoya, Vladislav Tschumi
Know-how
Imagemaking, Editorial

Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson
Clara Besson

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porteous

Édition

 

Par Clara Besson

 


De la Petite arvine au dom pérignon

Calendriers imprimés à la presse manuelle

 

Par Maeva Chanson

 

Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson
Maeva Chanson

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Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline
Da Silva Romão Caroline

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ateliers de l'espérence

Édition

 

Par Da Silva Romão Caroline

 


Porteous

Identité visuelle

 

Par Alice Gillioz

 

Alice Gillioz
Alice Gillioz
Alice Gillioz
Alice Gillioz
Alice Gillioz

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Clara Hoya - F4 Poster plotter + lithographie

Grand Hôtel du cervin

Poster

 

Par Clara Hoya

 


25

Édition

 

Par Vladislav Tschumi

 

Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi
Vladislav Tschumi

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