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Hierax Antiqua Project
Hierax Antiqua

Antonio D Elisiis – Hierax Antiqua Hierax Antiqua is a contemporary typeface family composed of 24 styles with text and display cut, suitable for editorial publication and identity projects. The typeface is inspired by an ancient book printed in Venice around 1750, with various punches cut in different periods (1550 – 1780). Hence the aim of the project is to capture the spirit of Renaissance and Baroque types by analysing the works of Nicolas Jenson, Francesco Griffo, Claude Garamont, Pierre Haultin, Robert Granjon, Hendrik van den Keere, Christoffel van Dijck, Nicholas Kis, Simon de Colines, Guillaume Le Bé, Pierre-Simon Fournier le Jeune and Giambattista Bodoni. Hierax Antiqua aims to crystallise this era with an added contemporary feel through rigorous digital design.

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Awards & Grants 2021 Article
Awards & Grants 2021

Awards & Grants 2021 Awards and Grants – 2021 Graduates PROMOTIONS BACHELOR - Prix 2021 Prix de l Année Propédeutique - CHF 500.- x3 Un prix décerné à trois étudiant·e·s de l Année Propédeutique de l ECAL qui se sont distingué·e·s par l excellence de leur travail et qui ont obtenu les meilleurs résultats de leur volée. Remis par M. David Monnet, responsable de l Année Propédeutique Christophe Ascençao PPdi CHF 500.- Basile Avvanzino PPdi CHF 500.- Alexandra Cupsa PPdg CHF 500.- Prix EXECAL - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de son mémoire de Bachelor. Remis par Mme Catherine Othenin-Girard, Présidente EXECAL Rayane Jemaa MID CHF 1 000.- Prix de l ECAL - CHF 1 000.- x3 Un prix décerné à des étudiant·e·s diplômé·e·s qui se sont distingué·e·s par l excellence de leur travail tout au long de leur cursus à l ECAL. Remis par Pauline Saglio, Responsable du Bachelor Media & Interaction Design Adeline Vermot PH CHF 1 000.- Margaux Mandrou DI CHF 1 000.- Juri Römmel DI CHF 1 000.- Prix Visarte Vaud - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Arts Visuels qui s est distingué·e par l excellence de son travail. Remis par Mme Patricia Glave, présidente de Visarte Vaud Virginie Sistek AV CHF 1 000.- Prix BCV - CHF 1 000.- Un prix decerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Design Graphique qui s est distingué·e par la qualité d ensemble de son travail. Remis par M. Angelo Benedetto, responsable du Bachelor Design Graphique Hugo Hectus DG CHF 1 000.- Prix du Risque - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e particulièrement talentueux·euse dans le domaine des Arts Visuels. Remis par M. Stéphane Kropf, responsable du Bachelor Arts Visuels Mara Meier AV CHF 1 000.- Prix Elinchrom (Kit D Lite 4) Un prix destiné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Bachelor Photographie qui a réalisé un excellent travail de diplôme. Remis par Milo Keller au nom d Elinchrom Emeline Courcier PH Kit D Lite 4 Prix Profot (Kit D Lite RX One) Un prix destiné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Bachelor Photographie qui a réalisé un excellent travail de diplôme. Remis par Milo Keller au nom de Profot Axel Bruniau PH Kit D Lite RX One Prix METAA - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e en Media & Interaction Design qui s est distingué·e par une approche prospective et expérimentale lors de son travail de diplôme.. Remis par M. David Colombini, vice-président de l association METAA : Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association Paul FritzMID CHF 1 000.- Prix BG Ingénieurs Conseils - CHF 1 500.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e diplômé·e, auteur·e d un projet qui prend en compte le développement durable, en particulier ses aspects économiques, environnementaux et sociaux. Remis par Mme Anne-Claire Pliska, Directrice de la Planification Stratégique et de l Innovation de la société BG Ingénieurs Conseils SA Julie Neuhaus DGCHF 1 500.- Prix de la Ville de Renens - CHF 2 000.- Un prix d encouragement décerné à un·e étudiant·e en 2e année Bachelor Communication Visuelle qui s est distingué·e par la qualité de son travail. La possibilité est offerte à le·la lauréat·e· d exposer son travail à la Ferme des Tilleuls à Renens. Remis par Mme Karine Clerc, Municipale à la Ville de Renens 2CVmid CHF 2 000.- Prix Ernest Manganel – CHF 2 000.-x3 Un prix décerné par le jury de la Fondation Ernest Manganel à des étudiant·e·s diplômé·e·s en Arts Visuels, pour récompenser la pertinence de leurs recherches et la qualité très professionnelle de leur travail de diplôme. Remis par Mme Catherine Othenin-Girard, membre du Conseil de la Fondation Manganel Lara Marino AV 2 000.- Eliot Möwes AV 2 000.- Virginie Sistek AV 2 000.- Prix d excellence du domaine Design et Arts Visuels de la HES-SO - CHF 2 500.- Un prix décerné à un·e étudiant·e de l ECAL qui s est distingué·e par l excellence de son travail de diplôme. Remis par Mme Christine Pirinoli, Vice-rectrice Recherche et Innovation de la HES-SO Keerthigan Sivakumar CI CHF 2 500.- Prix La Foncière – CHF 3 000.- Un prix décerné par la Foncière, un fonds de placement immobilier, à un·e étudiant·e méritant·e pour le travail accompli durant l année en Photographie. Remis par M. Arnaud de Jamblinne, directeur général à la Foncière Antoine Martin PH CHF 3 000.- Bourses Fondation Walter + Eve Kent - CHF 5 000.- Deux bourses décernées à des étudiant-e-s particulièrement talentueux-euses dans le domaine de la peinture et de la sculpture. Remises par M. Alexis Georgacopoulos, membre du Conseil de la Fondation Walter + Eve Kent Diogo Esteves 2AV CHF 5 000.- Léna Gelsomino 2AV CHF 5 000.- Résidence swissnex San Francisco MID Award En collaboration avec swissnex San Francisco et soutenue par la DGES, résidence attribuée à un·e lauréat·e diplômé·e en Bachelor MID, qui soutient le développement du travail de diplôme, notamment à travers un programme de mentorat et un séjour professionnel à San Francisco (USA). Remis par M. Michael Fiaux, Directeur opérationnel en charge des Hautes Ecoles, DGES Michael Pica MID Prix Pierre Keller – CHF 5 000.- En mémoire de Pierre Keller, directeur de l ECAL de 1995 à 2011. Un prix décerné pour un travail de diplôme particulièrement engagé. Remis par M. Alexis Georgacopoulos, directeur de l ECAL Rayane Jemaa MID CHF 5 000.- Prix BNP Double Clap – CHF 10 000.- Un prix qui met en avant les jeunes talents du cinéma issus de l ECAL et contribue à la réalisation d un film de diplôme Bachelor.. Remises par M. Jean Guillaume Sonnier, responsable production et diffusion Cinéma à l ECAL au nom de BNP Paribas Avril LehmannCI CHF 10 000.- MASTER GRADUATION - Awards 2021 EXECAL Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate student who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her Master s thesis. Presented by Mrs Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary Silvio Rebholz DP CHF 1 000.- ECAL Award - CHF 1 000.- x2 A prize awarded to graduate students who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work throughout their studies at ECAL. Presented by M. Milo Keller, Head of Master Photography Manqin Zhang PH CHF 1 000.- Simone Nicola Filippo AV CHF 1 000.- BCV Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a Master s degree student in Product Design who has distinguished himself/herself by the overall quality of his or her diploma work. Presented by Mr Camille Blin, Head of Master Product Design Maxwell Ashford DP CHF 1 000.- Eyes on Talents Award (Professional support) Three prizes awarded by the Paris-based agency Eyes On Talents to graduate projects with high potential in terms of sustainability, social impact or technological integration. The winners will benefit from a professional support and a media follow-up as well as an increased visibility among the agency s network of partners. Presented by Mrs. Cécile Cécile Vulliemin, Strategic Partnerships - R&D on behalf of Eyes on Talents Chiachi Chao TD Maxwell Ashford DP Sara Bastai PH Profot Award (Tripod 3-Legged Think) A prize awarded to a graduate student in the Master s degree in Photography who has carried out excellent diploma project. Presented by Mr M. Milo Keller on behalf of Profot Olivia Wünsche PH Tripod 3-Legged Think Jacqueline Veuve Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a student in Cinema who has distinguished herself during the year by the quality of her achievements or technical work. Presented by Mrs Rachel Noël, Bachelor Cinema Coordinator Rokhaya Balde CI CHF 1 000.- David Rust Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded by In Rust We Trust to a graduate student who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her typographic work. The winner is offered the opportunity to publish a visual that will be used to collect donations for the Design against Cancer action (led by the association). Presented by Mr Angelo Benedetto, founding member of the association in rust we trust* Chiachi Chao TD CHF 1 000.- BG Ingénieurs Conseils Award - CHF 1 500.- A prize awarded to a graduate student, author of a project that takes into account sustainable development, in particular its economic, environmental and social aspects. Presented by Mrs Anne-Claire Pliska, Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation at BG Consulting Engineers Nadav Goldenberg DP CHF 1 500.- Encouragement Award - City of Renens - CHF 2 000.- An encouragement prize awarded to a student in the 1st year of the Master Fine Arts who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her work. The winner is offered the opportunity to exhibit his/her work at the Ferme des Tilleuls in Renens. Presented by Mr. Olivier Golaz, Municipal of the City of Renens Mayara Yamada 1AV CHF 2 000.- HES-SO Design & Fine Arts Excellence Award- CHF 2 500.- A prize awarded to an ECAL student who has distinguished himself/herself by the excellence of his/her diploma work. Presented by Mrs Christine Pirinoli, Vice-Rector Research and Innovation of the HES-SO Lucile Billot TD CHF 2 500.- Scholarship Walter + Eve Kent Foundation - CHF 5 000.- x2 Two scholarships awarded to particularly talented students in the fields of painting and sculpture, to support the continuation of his or her studies at ECAL. Presented by Mr Alexis Georgacopoulos, board member of Walter + Eve Kent Foundation Djellza Azemi 1AV CHF 5 000.- Leonardo Pellicanò 1AV CHF 5 000.- De Bethune Award – CHF 6 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship for the quality of his/her work. Presented by Mr Denis Flageollet, master watchmaker & creator of De Bethune Sarah Yao MAS DLC CHF 6 000.- FLOKK Internship (6-month internship program at Flokk HQ in Oslo) Six-month internship programme at Flokk HQ in Oslo, Norway, to a Master Product Design graduate. Flokk is the market leader in the design, development and production of workplace furniture in Europe. Presented by Mr Camille Blin, Head of Master Product Oscar Kwong DP 6-month internship program at Flokk HQ in Oslo Images Vevey x ECAL Award (Monographic exhibition presented by Images Vevey in collaboration with the ECAL, in Vevey) A prize offering the opportunity of a first public visibility through an exhibition to a graduate of the ECAL s Bachelor s or Master s degree in photography, while reinforcing the existing links between ECAL and Images Vevey. Presented by M. Stefano Stoll, founder and director of Images Vevey Sara Bastai PH Monographic exhibition presented by Images Vevey in collaboration with the ECAL, in Vevey Casino Barrière of Montreux Foundation Grant – CHF 8 000.- x2 Two scholarships awarded to students about to complete their graduation year. The choice was made on the basis of their talent and creativity. Presented by Mrs Stéphanie Moisdon on behalf of the Casino Barrière de Montreux Foundation Benjamin Fanni 1MAAV CHF 8 000.- Laura Csocsán 1MATD CHF 8 000.- Abréviations: AV: Arts Visuels CI: Cinéma DI: Design Industriel DG: Design Graphique DP: Design de Produit MAS DLC: Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship MID: Media & Interaction Design PH: Photographie TD: Type Design

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Bachelor Photography students at the Fondation de l'Hermitage Event
Bachelor Photography students at the Fondation de l'Hermitage

Bachelor Photography students at the Fondation de l Hermitage,25.06–31.10.2021,Fondation de l Hermitage, Lausanne From 25 june to 31 October, the Fondation de l Hermitage in Lausanne will host a major retrospective of the Lucerne painter Hans Emmenegger (1866-1940), the first of its kind in French-speaking Switzerland. Bachelor Photography students from ECAL were invited to create their own responses to Emmenegger s art. From 25 june to 31 October, the Fondation de l Hermitage in Lausanne will host a major retrospective of the Lucerne painter Hans Emmenegger (1866-1940), the first of its kind in French-speaking Switzerland. An artist of great originality in both his choice of subjects and the boldness of his compositions, Emmenegger is now regarded as one of the most important Swiss painters of his day. Bachelor Photography students from ECAL were invited to create their own responses to Emmenegger s art, and their photographs will be on display in various areas of the museum and the park. Students Dominique Bartels, Julie Corday, Jessica Dreier, Diego Fellmann, Florian Hilt, Ludivine Keller, Samara Krähenbühl, Angèle Marignac-Serra, Lisa Mazenauer, Marvin Merkel, Basil Pérot, Yolane Rais, Camille Spiller. Fondation de l Hermitage Route du Signal 2 CH - 1018 Lausanne https://www.fondation-hermitage.ch

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"ECAL Digital Market" in the V&A collection Event
"ECAL Digital Market" in the V&A collection

"ECAL Digital Market" in the V&A collection,21.06.2021,Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) – the world s leading museum of art, design and performance based in London – presents  Design 1900 – Now, a new permanent gallery exploring how design shapes and is shaped by how we live, work, travel, communicate and consume. As part of the gallery, new acquisitions will go on display, including the ECAL Digital Market  project by ECAL. Opening 19 June 2021, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) – the world s leading museum of art, design and performance based in London – presents Design 1900 – Now, a new permanent gallery exploring how design shapes and is shaped by how we live, work, travel, communicate and consume. Housed within the museum s former 20th Century Gallery, this newly curated space brings together leading design objects alongside the first redisplay of V&A s celebrated "Rapid Response Collecting" programme since its founding in 2014. As part of the gallery, new acquisitions will go on display, including the ECAL Digital Market project by ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. “We are delighted to bring the ECAL Digital Market project into the V&As collection of digital and product design,” says Corinna Gardner, Senior Curator of Design and Digital at the V&A. “We have an established history of acquiring 3D printed designs and this project has the ability to speak to the future of this exciting discipline.” In partnership with the 3D printing company Formlabs, the idea of this project is to present digital manufacturing as an industrial production tool thanks to a print farm composed of numerous machines printing the same pieces simultaneously. Imagined by Camille Blin, Head of the Master Product Design, and Christophe Guberan, ECAL tutor, ECAL Digital Market offers functional and well-designed everyday objects, created by Master Product Design students as well as by a selection of ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). Digital files of the objects can also be purchased online: www.ecal-digital-market.ch As part of the “Automation & Labour” thematic within the exhibition at the V&A, ECAL Digital Market was initially created for the Milan Design Week 2018. After its success in Italy, the project was presented at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, at CIBONE Tokyo and already at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. “We first brought this project to the V&A as part part of a London Design Festival display,” says Johanna Agerman Ross, Curator of Furniture and Product Design at the V&A. “It s great to see the work of both early career and established designers now joining the collection and fitting that it s now featured in the new Design 1900-Now gallery.” For ECAL Director Alexis Georgacopoulos: “It is very rewarding for both teachers and students to see their work become part of such a prestigious museum collection. It confirms us in our choices and motivates us to push the boundaries even further.“ Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London, SW7 2RL www.vam.ac.uk

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visioncreationnewsound.ch and research project "Phantom Power" Event
visioncreationnewsound.ch and research project "Phantom Power"

visioncreationnewsound.ch and research project "Phantom Power",04.06.2021 visioncreationnewsound.ch is a new website that documents research on sound and listening carried out within the Bachelor Fine Arts programme at ECAL. It gives access to materials produced during various events/experiments and will be gradually completed by textual material. The site is also designed as an archive in which materials from workshops dating from 2012 and contemporary research are inextricably linked. As part of this platform, the "Phantom Power" research project, which was launched in 2021, is especially highlighted. This project questions the social configurations of aural practices in the context of performances and sound installations. Through the collective study of three public events (the first of which had to be held behind closed doors), the project seeks to account for the ways in which artists and audiences make each other think and agree or disagree on meanings. The website will also present for the first time the original performances by Leif Elggren and Marja-Leena Sillanpää, as well as the discussions that followed between students and philosopher Vinciane Despret on 29 April. It will also feature these same performances performed by students on 30 April in front of Elggren and Sillanpää themselves. "Phantom Power" is supported by the Network of Expertise in Design and Visual Arts (RCDAV) of HES-SO. Visual: Notter + Vigne

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ECAL Masterclass: Luce Lebart Event

ECAL Masterclass: Luce Lebart,27.05.2021,Online, YouTube ECAL Conference: Luce Lebart – Photography historian, curator, researcher, Noisy–sur-Ecole As part of the ECAL Photography Department, Luce Lebart presents her recent book "Une Histoire Mondiale des Femmes Photographes" (Textuel, 2020) edited in collaboration with Marie Robert. Luce Lebart, photography historian, curator, researcher Thursday 27 May at 6pm Online, Youtube https://youtu.be/NqxqFOolGM4 Luce Lebart is a photography historian, curator and researcher for the Archive of Modern Conflict collection. Her research focuses on images and practices that have remained in the shadow of history. She is particularly interested in photographs produced without artistic intent, archives, the history of techniques and collections, and scientific and documentary photography. Her latest books include "Une Histoire Mondiale des Femmes Photographes" which she edited with Marie Robert (Textuel, 2020), "Inventions 1915-1938" (RVB Books – CNRS, 2019), "Gold and Silver" (RVB Books, 2018), "Les Grands Photographes du XXe siècle" (Larousse, 2017), "Lady Liberty" (Le Seuil, 2016) and "Les Silences d Atget" (Textuel, 2015). She is also the author of photo books such as "Mold is Beautiful" (Poursuite, 2015) and "Tâches et Traces" (Diaphane, 2015). She is currently preparing an exhibition on home economics at the National Archives and a book on Albert Kahn that will be published by Gallimard in November 2021, for the opening of the new museum. www.lucelebart.org

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"Lake ECAL": Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon Event
"Lake ECAL": Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon

"Lake ECAL": Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon,21.05.2021,Instagram Live: @ecal_ch Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon "Lake ECAL" Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon Friday 21 May 2021 3pm (CEST) on Instagram Live @ecal_ch (https://www.instagram.com/ecal_ch) Hans Ulrich Obrist is the artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London. Prior to this, he was curator and head of the Migrateurs programme at the Musée d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since his first show World Soup (The Kitchen Show) in 1991, he has curated more than 350 exhibitions: his recent shows include It s Urgent at Luma Arles (2019-2021) and Enzo Mari at Triennale Milano (2020). Obrist also writes columns for Das Magazin and Weltkunst. In 2011, he received the CCS Bard Award for Curatorial Excellence and in 2015 was awarded the International Folkwang Prize, and most recently he was honoured by the Appraisers Association of America with the 2018 Award for Excellence in the Arts. Obrist s recent publications include Ways of Curating (2015), The Age of Earthquakes (2015), Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects (2015), Mondialité (2017), Somewhere Totally Else (2018), The Athens Dialogues (2018), Maria Lassnig: Letters (2020), Entrevistas Brasileiras: Volume 2 (2020) and the forthcoming Remember Nature (2021). Stéphanie Moisdon is an art critic, curator, head of the Master in Fine Arts at ECAL and co-director of the Consortium Museum in Dijon. Together with Eric Troncy, she is also the co-founder of Frog magazine and regularly contributes to various publications such as Artforum, artpress, Beaux Arts Magazine, Purple or Self Service. She has organised numerous exhibitions and curated, among others, the European Biennial Manifesta 4 in Frankfurt (2001) and the 9th Lyon Biennial (2007), whose artistic direction she shared with Hans Ulrich Obrist. Since 2006, she has also directed an alternative and itinerant academic institution, L Ecole de Stéphanie. She is author of several monographs such as Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (2002), Marnie Weber (2011) or Jean-Luc Verna, Les roches noires (2017). Photo : Nicolas Trembley – Graphic Design : ECAL/Arthur Seguin – Font: Larish Neue, Radim Peško

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ECAL at Mapping Festival Event
ECAL at Mapping Festival

ECAL at Mapping Festival,13–23.05.2021 On the occasion of the Mapping Festival which will take place in Geneva at the API - Association pour le Patrimoine Industriel in the framework of the exhibition "Mots Futurs", ECAL is pleased to present two projects created by students of the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design. ECAL is pleased to present two projects created by students of the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design. XY by ECAL Presentation of five analogue oscilloscopes diverted from their initial function as measuring devices, in order to exploit their graphic and interactive potential. Created during a workshop given by the American artist and designer Ted Davis (assisted by Sébastien Matos) to students in the Bachelor s programme Media & Interaction Design, the projects created propose animated sequences developed with the help of the free software "Processing", ranging from a labyrinth game to an intergalactic journey, via typographic research. Hide/Reveal by ECAL Collection of Instagram filters to be experimented in various places of the Festival (selection also available on smartphone via @ecal_ch). Students in the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design programme worked on the "Hide/Reveal" theme during a workshop given by artists Ines Alpha and Aaron Jablonski (assisted by Pierry Jaquillard and Kylan Luginbühl), enabling them to develop a visual universe using Spark AR software and to discover how tracking and facial analysis can sequence and animate graphic content. Students Elodie Anglade, Loris Briguet, Soraya Camina, Julien Caulet, Antoine Contreras Salazar, Basil Dénéréaz, Salomé Dotter, Samuel Dumez, Nora Fatehi, Mélanie Fontaine, Martial Grin, Jamy Herrmann, Lily Rose Hold, Lisa Kishtoo, Achille Masson, Iris Moine, Bogdan Nastase, Michael Pica, Jorge Reis, Nathanaël Vianin The project "Hide/Reveal" is also presented at Le Commun (Rue des Bains 34, 1205 Geneva). The exhibitions at API will also be accessible on the occasion of the International Museum Day on Sunday 16 May from 11 am to 6 pm and open until 6 June. API - Association pour le Patrimoine Industriel Rue du Vuache 25 1201 Geneva More information on the Mapping Festival http://2051.mappingfestival.com/

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From Screen to Paper Abecedarium Project
From Screen to Paper Abecedarium

From Screen to Paper Abecedarium A one week workshop with Jessica In where 1st year Media & Interaction Design and Graphic Design students worked together on the link between screen and print content. During this week, the students did formal research in Processing in order to create an alphabet book, which was then printed using an Axidraw plotter.

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The Sources of Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography Project
The Sources of Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography

The Sources of Jan Tschichold s The New Typography Jan Tschichold s essay Die neue Typographie (The New Typography, 1928) is a game-changing book, acclaimed as the curtain raiser of modern graphic design. While it takes the form of a critical essay and an operative manual, its sources have been understudied because of their difficult identification. This project aims to reconstruct the body of sources that Tschichold drew on to understand the broader cultural context of the book, through an international conference on its impact and a travelling exhibition. The year 2018 marked the 90th anniversary of the publication of Jan Tschichold s Die neue Typographie (The New Typography). After almost a century, Tschichold s game-changing book, together with the typographic movement that stemmed from it, still attracts the interest and curiosity of graphic design historians and practitioners. The book has entered the historiographical canon and its appeal has not faded. Yet, The New Typography is a victim of its own success: it enjoys the benefits of canonisation, while suffering some side effects. Having reached an almost mythical status, The New Typography is often taken for granted and rarely questioned or closely scrutinised. This paradox is the starting point of the present research project. Jan Tschichold (Leipzig 1902 – Locarno 1974) was a German-born, Swiss-naturalised typographer, type and book designer, teacher, typography theorist and critic. In the 1920s he became one of the leaders of the New Typography movement. His conversion to the Modernist cause was mediated by the Bauhaus lesson. This was learnt first through a visit to the Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar in the summer of 1923, and encouraged in the following years through acquaintance and friendship with key exponents of the Modernist movement such as László Moholy-Nagy and El Lissitzky. With the Nazis rise to power in 1933, Tschichold escaped Germany and took refuge in Switzerland, where he spent the rest of his life with the exception of two stays in England, in 1937 and between 1947 and 1949. Published in Berlin in 1928, Tschichold s The New Typography is a manifesto. It follows an earlier statement published in October 1925 in a special issue of the trade magazine Typographische Mitteilungen, entitled “Elementare Typographie.” It was intended as a textbook for graphic designers, printers, typesetters and typographers. The term “New Typography” was first used by László Moholy-Nagy in the Bauhaus exhibition catalogue of 1923. The New Typography, also known as “elementary” or “functional” typography, is the manifestation of Modernism in graphic design and printed communication. Its rules included the privilege for sans-serif typefaces, non-centred page layouts, photography and photomontage, standardised paper sizes, and the active use of white space. After the war, Tschichold gradually distanced himself from the New Typography. He condemned the rigidity of the movement from both a political-moral and a strictly typo- graphical perspective. The research project relies on the hypothesis that, despite being broadly considered a pivotal and game-changing book that paved the way to modern graphic design, The New Typography deserves further and closer scrutiny. Building on the hypothesis that bibliographic sources are among the so-far overlooked and neglected aspects of The New Typography which are waiting to be identified, discussed and contextualised, the research project employs them as a means to open the black box in which Tschichold s book has been kept until now. Once the bibliographical references (books, magazines, grey literature) have been identified, the project investigates what they can tell us about the lineage in which The New Typography was rooted and the kind of discourses and networks it stemmed from. The focus on the sources aims to provide a more complex alternative to the worn-out rhetoric of the “pioneers” of graphic design.Main applicantECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Matthieu Cortat Davide FornariResearch teamChiara Barbieri Martin SøbergPeriodMay 2019 – June 2021Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne HES–SO, Fonds stratégique RCDAVDisseminationWebsite die-neue-bibliographie.ch Conference Jan Tschichold s The New Typography: Its Roots and Impact on National Scenes, 26 April 2023, ECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne

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"ECAL Art et Design" exhibition in Aigle Event
"ECAL Art et Design" exhibition in Aigle

"ECAL Art et Design" exhibition in Aigle,01.04–05.09.2021,Espace Graffenried, Aigle From April 1st to September 5th 2021, this ECAL exhibition at the Espace Graffenried in Aigle offers a selection of recent Bachelor and Master degree projects from all departments. Authentic passports to professional integration for graduates and rich in a wide variety of skills and media (painting, photography, object design, interactive installation, publishing or film), the works presented at the Espace Graffenried are mainly based on contemporary themes such as new technologies, outdoor activities and sustainable development. Artists and designers Charlotta Åman – Elodie Anglade – Anaïs T. A. Berthod Borcard – Martin Bonnaz – Julien Chaintreau – Paul Christ – Arnaud Claret – Margo Clavier – Laura Csocsán – Romane de Watteville – Basil Dénéréaz – Céline Dondénaz – Nora Fatehi – Mélanie Fontaine – Georg Foster – Alina Frieske – Amélie Gallay – Martial Grin – Eliott Grunewald – Clio Hadjigeorgiou – Raphaela Häfliger – Karla Hiraldo Voleau – Weichi He – Jamy Herrmann – Luisa Kahlfeldt – Lisa Kishtoo – Julietta Korbel – Oscar Kwong – Gaïa Lamarre – David Loy – Kylan Luginbühl – Genêt Mayor – Nikita Merlini – Fanélie Muselier – Agathe Naito – Niki Paltenghi – Michael Pica – Luca Pellegrini – Lou Rambert Preiss – Sarah Rathgeb – Jorge Reis – Till Ronacher – Romain Roucoules – Alexander Schul – Martin Stricker – Alexis Tourron – Lei Tuo – Tara Ulmann Lectures by teachers and graduates of ECAL Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 pm Fragmentin – Media & Interaction Designers Jean-Guillaume Sonnier – Fiimmaker Thursday, June 17 at 6:30 pm Giliane Cachin – Designer graphique Simon Paccaud – Artiste Thursday, September 2 at 6:30 pm Calypso Mahieu – Photographe Adrien Rovero – Designer industriel Exhibition April 1st to September 5, 2021 Me-Fri 10am-12pm/13:30pm-5pm Sa-Sun 10am-12pm-1:30pm-4pm Free entrance Special events (Guided tours, Children s workshops, brunch...) Espace Graffenried Ancienne Maison de Ville Place du Marché 2 1860 Aigle www.espacegraffenried.ch

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Masterclasses ECAL: Milio Rau Event

Masterclasses ECAL: Milio Rau,03–20.03.2021 ECAL Masterclasses : Milo Rau – Playwright, theater director, Theatre NT Gent director En partenariat avec le Festival du film et forum international sur les droits humains de Genève (FIFDH) pour le 3 mars à 18h. En partenariat avec le Festival international de cinéma documentaire «Cinéma du réel» à Paris pour le 20 mars à 14h Né en 1977, le metteur en scène, cinéaste et essayiste suisse Milo Rau est l une des figures artistiques les plus sollicitées et controversées de sa génération. Pour Milo Rau, l art est avant tout un «sport de combat» et une confrontation à la violence politique qui traverse l histoire récente. Avec les membres du NTGent qu il dirige et de l International Institute of Political Murder qu il a fondé en 2007, il se livre à des recherches historiques minutieuses avant de s emparer de son sujet. En mêlant Histoire, Art et Politique, Milo Rau met en oeuvre un processus de création unique, qui entremêle les niveaux de lecture pour provoquer l intime, la compassion, la solidarité et l éveil politique. C est ainsi qu il évoque «Les Derniers Jours des Ceausescu» (2009), donne à entendre la «Déclaration de Breivik» (2012), convoque les génocidaires rwandais avec «Hate Radio» (2012) ou provoque le réel dans «Le Tribunal sur le Congo» (2015, adapté au cinéma en 2018). Milo Rau vient de mettre en scène «La Clémence de Titus» de Mozart à l Opéra de Genève. Son tout dernier film «Le Nouvel Evangile» est présenté en sélection officielle au FIFDH et sera distribué en Suisse dès mars 2021. Ces Masterclasses exceptionnelles sont données à l ECAL dans le cadre d un Atelier documentaire pour les étudiant·e·s de 2e année en Bachelor Cinéma. Modérations: Lionel Baier, cinéaste et responsable du Département Cinéma de l ECAL Lien pour le 3 mars: FIFDH YouTube Lien pour le 20 mars: Lien Zoom

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Words form language – Typography forms meaning Project
Words form language – Typography forms meaning

Words form language – Typography forms meaning This research focusses on ways explored in typography to use letters as means of expression in order to emphasize the semantic, phonetic or visual qualities of language. Even though the typographer s work conventionally is to layout a given text in the most readable or accessible way, to guarantee the least interference possible between the text and the reader, there is a task beyond that: Typographers may put forward the distinct qualities and ideas of a text by translating it into a coherent visual form, a form that communicates a specific idea. As such typography is concerned with the meaning of words and their arrangement within a given surface. This research focusses on ways explored in typography to use letters as means of expression in order to emphasize the semantic, phonetic or visual qualities of language. From the liberated language of the Futurists to the experiments of the Dadaists, and the “New Typography” in the 1920s and into the heyday of Swiss modernist typography, we have seen a constant investigation into experimental uses of typography. But when speaking of typographic design and its influence on language, the voice of the concrete poets is often overlooked. As a poetic movement that emerged in the beginning of the 1950s in several European countries and South America, concrete poetry established itself internationally before fading into oblivion by the end of the1970s. This research tries to contextualize concrete poetry within the field of typography with a particular focus on the work of Swiss-Bolivian poet Eugen Gomringer, one of the key figures of the movement.Main applicantECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader)Research team (researcher) (researcher) (supervisor)PeriodNovember 2017 – March 2021Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion (Graphic Culture Research Grant) Swiss Design Network (Workshop Grant)DisseminationConferences January 29, 2020: Launch of the series Visual archives, with Giliane Cachin, Davide Fornari, Sarah Klein, Robert Lzicar, Simon Mager, Andrea Wiegelmann, Zurich, Never Stop Reading. November 14, 2018: Josef-Müller Brockmann Prize Ceremony, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich. November 6, 2019: JRC Pre-Conference, HEAD Geneva Publication Simon Mager, Words Form Language, Zurich: Triest Verlag, 2021. Press The Bulletin of Graphic Culture Research Grant 2020, DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, 2020.

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Phantom Power Project
Phantom Power

Phantom Power Phantom Power questions the social configurations of the non-audible narratives of aural practices in performances and public sound installations. How does a performance or an installation acquire substance? How does it come to matter to the people who experience it? And do we account for it? The research project Phantom Power attempts to answer these broad questions by means of a descriptive study of three public performances and sound installations organised at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. Each case has been chosen for the specificity of what the invited artists (Leif Elggren, Arto Lindsay, Marja-leena Sillanpää, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela) call upon: electronic voice phenomena (EVP), the interiority of sound, and transport through sound. All three are the object of an ethnographic approach using original methodology: for each event, one day is devoted to the experience of performances and installations, followed by a discussion between the public and the artists, monitored by guest researchers (Vinciane Despret, Salomé Voegelin and Juliette Volcler). The next day 1st-year BA students in Fine Arts re-enact the performances in front of the artists themselves. In other words, the chosen methodology offers a collective conceptual analysis on the first day and a collective analysis through practice on the second day. This is meant to help produce a field survey account of sound and of the narratives and the relational modes of existence of the works. Phantom Power is a research project initiated by the BA in Visual Arts department at ECAL. It questions the social configurations of the non-audible narratives of aural practices in performances and public sound installations.Main applicantsECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader) (project leader)Research teamVisiting lecturers Vinciane Despret, Leif Elggren, Arto Lindsay, Marja-leena Sillanpää, Salomé Voegelin, Juliette, Volcler, La Monte Young, Marian ZazeelaPartnersInstitut Supérieur des Beaux-Arts Besançon / Franche-ComtéPeriodfebruary 2021 – january 2023Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Strategic fund of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO RCDAV)DisseminationPerformance 29 April 2021: Leif Elggren and Marja-leena Sillanpää Exhibitions From 25 November 2021 to 31 January 2022: Dream House by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela (sound and light environment) May 2022: Parade by Arto Lindsay Talks 29 April 2021: Vinciane Despret, Leif Elggren, Marja-leena Sillanpää and the 1 BA AV students 1 December 2021: La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Yung Hee Choi, Salomé Voegelin and the 1 BA AV students (online) 2 December 2021: Branden W. Joseph May 2022: Arto Lindsay, Juliette Volcler and the 1 BA AV students Website visioncreationnewsound.chStudentsECAL 1st-year BA students in Fine Arts (class of 2020-21 and class of 2021-22)

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Furniture under pressure Project
Furniture under pressure

Furniture under pressure The potential of shape memory materials in furniture design. In response to the climatic, technical and aesthetic challenges posed in the field of industrial design by the transportation of goods, the Furniture under pressure project exhaustively investigates the possibilities of flat-packing offered by materials capable of occupying a fraction of their volume and then reconfiguring themselves in one piece, without mechanical assembly. This research-creation focuses on a specific case study, the chair. Over the last decade, the rapid development of new communication technologies has brought consumers and sellers much closer together. Physical sales outlets are constantly decreasing while online sales are increasing. Although still relatively unaffected by this change, furniture sales are no exception. In view of this development, thinking in terms of objects occupying as little space as possible for a time – known as flat-packing or flat-shipping – is of interest in terms of logistics and transport. By favouring an empirical approach to design research, focused on the use of the intrinsic properties of innovative materials rather than on the elaboration of complex mechanisms or assemblies, Furniture under pressure aims to bring to light a type of solution that is radically different from the DIY model of furniture, exemplified by IKEA. Indeed, the aim is to experimentally evaluate the opportunities offered by "smart" materials capable of reconfiguring themselves, under certain conditions, into a state occupying a fraction of their initial volume, and then recovering it, whether due to their natural compressibility (sponges, synthetic foams, rubber), their shape memory properties (metal alloys, polymers) or their ability to fold, whether naturally (fabric, paper) or through engineering work (folding, CNC cutting and milling, 3D printing). Inspired by Gaetano Pesce s famous Up5 armchair, the aim of the Furniture under pressure project is to identify and select a large number of materials with potential for producing a seat that can be transported in a small volume and return to its original shape once unpacked. More advanced and concrete exploration of the characteristics and possibilities of these materials will lead to the identification of at least five concrete candidates for real implementable production, from which prototype seats will be developed and their compression, packaging and expansion tested and documented. The prototypes will have to meet a specific objective: they will have to be able to be delivered in a standard Post Office box and installed in one piece without manual assembly of different parts. At the same time, the knowledge gathered will be shared through an online catalogue presenting the materials studied and their properties, as well as the results of the tests carried out. The inventory will constitute a virtual material library for use by designers.Main applicantsECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader)Research Team (researcher) (researcher) (designer-researcher) (designer-researcher) (designer-researcher) Florian Fischbacher (head of communication) (graphic designer) (photographer/videographer) (research assistant)Periodfebruary 2021 – november 2022 Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Strategic Funds HES-SO (RCDAV)Lecturers and researchersJamie Paik Mariana Popescu Skylar TibbitsStudents1st-year MA students in Product Design, ECAL, class of 2020-2021

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The Emergence of Video Art in Europe (1960–1980): history, theory, sources and archives. Project
The Emergence of Video Art in Europe (1960–1980): history, theory, sources and archives.

The Emergence of Video Art in Europe (1960–1980): history, theory, sources and archives. To date, there is no European-wide history of video art. It is this gap that the present research programme proposes to fill. Firstly by gathering data on the artists, the works and the events that enabled the emergence of this new artistic practice in the 1960s, or that were important in its development in the following years in Europe, and by bringing to light specific national conditions of production and distribution. This programme is based on an initial mapping of video art on a European scale undertaken between 2016 and 2020 thanks to the organisation of research seminars at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), the Institut d histoire de l art in Paris (INHA) and ECAL in partnership with the Université Paris 8. This first research programme was jointly funded by the Arts H2-H laboratory of excellence and then ESTHC, with ECAL and the BnF as partners. This indexing should be continued in many other regions with the aim of transnational rewriting. The objective of the research project is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to re-evaluate continental production, to take the measure of its richness and variety, and to identify a European identity – mixed, plural, open, but nevertheless forming a cultural whole – in the practice of video art. On the other hand, the aim is to rewrite the history of this medium on an international scale, counterbalancing the America-centric character of the specialised literature on the subject in order to draw other topographies, which also include Japan or South America, with Europe constituting a node within a wider network. In order to carry out this project to renew the approach to video art, both historiographically and theoretically, we are relying on the network of some fifty national and international specialists, researchers, archive holders, artists, and witnesses that the previous programme enabled us to establish. By questioning the medium of video, the aim is also to contribute to the creation of an archaeology of new media in Europe through a series of publications and an exhibition. Main applicantsECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader) Grégoire QuenaultResearch teamSégolène Liautaud Stéphanie SerraPeriodfebruary 2021 – february 2025Supported bySwiss National Science Foundation Agence Nationale de la RechercheDisseminationExhibition ZKM (under discussion) Publication A series of books in English (ECAL/Les presses du réel)PartnersUniversité Paris 8, Saint-Denis Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe

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Automated Photography Project
Automated Photography

Automated Photography The Automated Photography research project (2019–2021) is conducted by Milo Keller in the framework of the MA in Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. It is a continuation of the research project Augmented Photography, equally conducted at ECAL (2016–2017), which aimed to question the mutability of the digital image, transformed both in its physical materiality and in its virtual expression. For the past twenty years, many photographers have been integrating images produced autonomously by machines into their work. We are now witnessing a paradigm shift in the process of creating photography. From photographic capture in the strict sense we move towards practices involving appropriation, automated and computational processes: a phenomenon which reflects a conception of space that is increasingly less built on the equivalence between the human eye and the machine. The Automated Photography research project (2019–2021) is conducted by Milo Keller in the framework of the MA in Photography at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne. It is a continuation of the research project Augmented Photography, equally conducted at ECAL (2016–2017), which aimed to question the mutability of the digital image, transformed both in its physical materiality and in its virtual expression. Automated Photography focuses on a specific aspect of these changes, which are omnipresent in contemporary visual culture: the automation of capture systems (smartphones, lidar, UAVs, satellites, space probes), the automation of image processing (machine vision analysis, facial recognition), and the increasing automation of image production and post-production (CGI, photogrammetry, artificial intelligence). Automated Photography has a dual objective. On the one hand, it plans to develop a critical theory of the automated image, in order to confront the students of the MA in Photography with its multiple implications (social, political, technical and aesthetic). On the other hand, it proposes to respond to the profound changes in the photographic profession, which must constantly adapt to technological developments. By combining an analytical and a theoretical perspective with considerations resulting from the practical experiences with these technical devices, the project aims to take advantage of the crossroads of these different fields. The synthesis is based on a practical process by applying these technologies, on an aesthetic outlook by analysing the visual qualities of these devices and their creative potential, and on a theoretical approach by assessing the practical results in their cultural, social and political context.Main applicantECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader)Research team (researcher) (researcher) (research assistant) (research assistant) (graphic designer)Visiting lecturersMarco de Mutiis Simone C. Niquille François Zajega Kurt Caviezel Lauren MoffattStudents, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Periodseptember 2019 – february 2021Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Strategic fund of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO RCDAV)Dissemination Publication Milo Keller, Claus Gunti, Florian Amoser (eds.), Automated Photography, Lausanne: ECAL / London: Mörel Books, 2021 (with contributions by Morehshin Allahyari, Nora Al-Badri, Ariel Caine, Alan Butler, Paolo Cirio, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Lauren Huret, Lisa Messeri, Fabien Siouffi, Jules Spinatsch, Jon Uriarte, Alan Warburton), Website automated-photography.ch/

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ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021: Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards Article
ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021: Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards

ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021: Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards On the occasion of the Solothurn Film Festival (online) from January 20 to 27, 2021, the ECAL Film Department presents several films by students or graduates UPDATE Congratulations to Lucas del Fresno, who won the "Upcoming Talents" Award (CHF 15 000.-) on the occasion of the Solothurn Film Festival with his diploma film made as part of the ECAL/HEAD Master s Degree in Cinema (Directing option). This Suissimage/SSA Société Suisse des Auteurs award, which honors emerging talent, presented 27 short films of all genres. It should be noted that the film was partly produced by Ketsia Stocker and the sound was the work of Vuk Vukmanovic, both of them in the framework of their specialization in Master Cinema as well. With the participation also of Theodora Menthonnex from the option Sound of Bachelor Cinema. UPDATE On the occasion of the Solothurn Film Festival, the nominations for the Swiss Film Awards 2021 were revealed. As a result, the ECAL and its graduates were honoured six times. Best Diploma Film, 5,000 CHF per nomination - ALMA NEL BRANCO by Agnese Làposi, BA Cinema 2020, (ECAL, IDIP Films Sàrl) Best Documentary, CHF 25,000 per nomination - 5 NEWS FROM THE BRAIN by Jean-Stéphane Bron, BA CInema 1994, (Bande à part Films Sàrl, Lionel Baier) - IL MIO CORPO by Michele Pennetta, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2010, (Close Up Films Sàrl, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon) Best Short Film, CHF 10,000 per nomination - TROU NOIR by Tristan Aymon, Bachelor Cinema 2010, (Association Terrainvague, Isabelle Zampiero) - TUFFO by Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Bachelor Cinema 2011, (Association Casa Azul Films, Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Fabrice Aragno) Best Editing, 5000 CHF per nomination - SCHWESTERLEIN - Myriam Rachmuth, BA Cinema 2013 https://filmakademie.ch/fr/prix-du-cinema-suisse On the occasion of the Solothurn Days (online) from 20 to 27 January 2021, ECAL Cinema Department presents several films by students or graduates. Films produced by ECAL: "Clémente" by Nina Defontaine, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Ecce homo" by Santiago Chacón, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Europa" by Lucas Rubio Martinez (Lucas del Fresno), MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Tous les chemins" by Paul Choquet, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "The Way Home" by Lucas Giordano & Rodrigo Muñoz, BA Cinema – Upcoming Talents Films by ECAL alumni: "14" by Léo Maillard, BA Cinema 2000 "Bâtards (Episodes 1–6)" by Malou Briand & Raphael Meyer, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2020 "Heidi en Chine" by François Yang, BA Cinema 2002 "Il mio corpo" by Michele Pennetta, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2010 "Les traces" by Pablo Briones, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2014 "Oasis" by Lila Ribi, BA Cinema 2009 "Plus chauds que le climat" by Bastien Bösiger & Adrien Bordone, BA Cinema 2009 & 2010 "Poussières" by Fabrice Aragno, BA Cinema 1998 "Sous la peau" by Robin Harsch, BA Cinema 2002 "The Brain" by Jean-Stéphane Bron, BA Cinema 1994 "Trou noir" by Tristan Aymon, BA Cinema 2010 "Tuffo" by Jean Guillaume Sonnier, BA Cinema 2011 "Two Old Stones" by Julien Chavaillaz, BA Photography 2010 "Vincent rend visite" by Benjamin Bucher, BA Cinema 2018 "Zu dritt" by Benjamin Bucher & Agnese Làposi, BA Cinema 2018 & 2019 Programme and screenings on www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch/fr/

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Carhartt WIP × ECAL Project
Carhartt WIP × ECAL

Carhartt WIP × ECAL Earlier this year, Carhartt WIP (for Work in Progress) teamed up with ECAL, inviting Bachelor Photography students to interpret in their own way some of the emblematic pieces of the American clothing brand, which develops its own collections from the original Carhartt work clothes. The students, led by art director Nicolas Poillot, produced an editorial report, which was included in the latest issue of "WIP Magazine" published by Carhartt WIP and some of whose images will be exhibited at the ECAL on the occasion of the launch of this book.

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Collaboration with La Prairie 2020 Project
Collaboration with La Prairie 2020

Collaboration with La Prairie 2020 As part of the partnership with ECAL, Swiss Luxury House  La Prairie  has collaborated with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme, under the creative leadership of  Sabine Marcelis , designer and winner of Wallpaper* Magazine s 2020 Designer of the Year award. As part of the partnership with ECAL, Swiss Luxury House La Prairie has collaborated with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme, under the creative leadership of Sabine Marcelis, designer and winner of Wallpaper* Magazine s 2020 Designer of the Year award.Gal Bulka from Israel, Paula Chacartegui from Spain, Chia-Ling Chang from Taiwan, Apolline Morel-Lab from France, Fernando Rivero from Mexico, and Charlotte Therre from Switzerland distinguished themselves as part of this collaboration with La Prairie. They were invited to design an object of design that expresses the brand s vision of Swissness – the purity, precision and timelessness inherent to the land of the house s origins. Using materials native to Switzerland, each student expressed a unique interpretation that captures the imagination. Collectively, their works embody an unmistakable Swiss aesthetic and, as citizens of the world, they bring a singular perspective to the notion of Swissness.The result is a combination of sculptural, kinetic, interactive and time-infused works that express diverse and creative interpretations of Swiss aesthetics. The works tell an emotional, immersive story through these installations.The six students and their works will be featured in an Instagram exhibition hosted on La Prairie s page from Thursday 21 January 2021.The winning student will receive a grant from La Prairie to use towards launching their design career. The winning piece will be selected by two parties: by a jury composed of design experts from ECAL and La Prairie and a call for votes from the public over Instagram. The final result will be announced on Monday 25 January 2021.

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La Prairie x ECAL collaboration Event
La Prairie x ECAL collaboration

La Prairie x ECAL collaboration,22–25.01.2021,ECAL & La Prairie Instagram As part of the partnership with ECAL, Swiss Luxury House La Prairie  has collaborated with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme, under the creative leadership of Sabine Marcelis. Gal Bulka from Israel, Paula Chacartegui from Spain, Chia-Ling Chang from Taiwan, Apolline Morel-Lab from France, Fernando Rivero from Mexico, and Charlotte Therre from Switzerland distinguished themselves as part of this collaboration with La Prairie. They were invited to design an object of design that expresses the brand s vision of Swissness – the purity, precision and timelessness inherent to the land of the house s origins. Using materials native to Switzerland, each student expressed a unique interpretation that captures the imagination. Collectively, their works embody an unmistakable Swiss aesthetic and, as citizens of the world, they bring a singular perspective to the notion of Swissness. The result is a combination of sculptural, kinetic, interactive and time-infused works that express diverse and creative interpretations of Swiss aesthetics. The works tell an emotional, immersive story through these installations. The six students and their works will be featured in an Instagram exhibition hosted on La Prairie s page from Thursday 21 January 2021. The winning student will receive a grant from La Prairie to use towards launching their design career. The winning piece will be selected by two parties: by a jury composed of design experts from ECAL and La Prairie and a call for votes from the public over Instagram. The final result will be announced on Monday 25 January 2021.

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Reinterpret Recompose Refer Project
Reinterpret Recompose Refer

Reinterpret Recompose Refer Choose a paperback book on political engagement from a library or bookstore and from this existing book, propose 2 expanded versions of it (adding other texts, images, graphics, etc.). One version must be recomposed without the help of a computer. Choose a paperback book on political engagement from a library or bookstore and from this existing book, propose 2 expanded versions of it (adding other texts, images, graphics, etc.). One version must be recomposed without the help of a computer.

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ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021; Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards Event
ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021; Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards

ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021; Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards,20–27.01.2021,Solothurn ECAL at Solothurn Days 2021; Upcoming Talent Award + Nominations for the Swiss Film Awards UPDATE: Congratulations to Lucas del Fresno, who won the "Upcoming Talents" Award (CHF 15 000.-) on the occasion of the Solothurn Film Festival with his diploma film made as part of the ECAL/HEAD Master s Degree in Cinema (Directing option). This Suissimage/SSA Société Suisse des Auteurs award, which honors emerging talent, presented 27 short films of all genres. It should be noted that the film was partly produced by Ketsia Stocker and the sound was the work of Vuk Vukmanovic, both of them in the framework of their specialization in Master Cinema as well. With the participation also of Theodora Menthonnex from the option Sound of Bachelor Cinema. UPDATE: On the occasion of the Solothurn Film Festival, the nominations for the Swiss Film Awards 2021 were revealed. As a result, the ECAL and its graduates were honoured six times. Best Diploma Film, 5,000 CHF per nomination - ALMA NEL BRANCO by Agnese Làposi, BA Cinema 2020, (ECAL, IDIP Films Sàrl) Best Documentary, CHF 25,000 per nomination - 5 NEWS FROM THE BRAIN by Jean-Stéphane Bron, BA CInema 1994, (Bande à part Films Sàrl, Lionel Baier) - IL MIO CORPO by Michele Pennetta, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2010, (Close Up Films Sàrl, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon) Best Short Film, CHF 10,000 per nomination - TROU NOIR by Tristan Aymon, Bachelor Cinema 2010, (Association Terrainvague, Isabelle Zampiero) - TUFFO by Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Bachelor Cinema 2011, (Association Casa Azul Films, Jean-Guillaume Sonnier, Fabrice Aragno) Best Editing, 5000 CHF per nomination - SCHWESTERLEIN - Myriam Rachmuth, BA Cinema 2013 https://filmakademie.ch/fr/prix-du-cinema-suisse On the occasion of the Solothurn Days (online) from 20 to 27 January 2021, ECAL Cinema Department presents several films by students or graduates: Films produced by ECAL: "Clémente" by Nina Defontaine, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Ecce homo" by Santiago Chacón, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Europa" by Lucas Rubio Martinez (Lucas del Fresno), MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "Tous les chemins" by Paul Choquet, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD – Upcoming Talents "The Way Home" by Lucas Giordano & Rodrigo Muñoz, BA Cinema – Upcoming Talents Films by ECAL alumni: "14" by Léo Maillard, BA Cinema 2000 "Bâtards (Episodes 1–6)" by Malou Briand & Raphael Meyer, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2020 "Heidi en Chine" by François Yang, BA Cinema 2002 "Il mio corpo" by Michele Pennetta, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2010 "Les traces" by Pablo Briones, MA Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2014 "Oasis" by Lila Ribi, BA Cinema 2009 "Plus chauds que le climat" by Bastien Bösiger & Adrien Bordone, BA Cinema 2009 & 2010 "Poussières" by Fabrice Aragno, BA Cinema 1998 "Sous la peau" by Robin Harsch, BA Cinema 2002 "The Brain" by Jean-Stéphane Bron, BA Cinema 1994 "Trou noir" by Tristan Aymon, BA Cinema 2010 "Tuffo" by Jean Guillaume Sonnier, BA Cinema 2011 "Two Old Stones" by Julien Chavaillaz, BA Photography 2010 "Vincent rend visite" by Benjamin Bucher, BA Cinema 2018 "Zu dritt" by Benjamin Bucher & Agnese Làposi, BA Cinema 2018 & 2019 Programme and screenings on www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch/fr/

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¡Paella! Project
¡Paella!

¡Paella! A website developed during a semestre using a recipe as content chosen by the students during the course screen design lead by Harry Bloch, second year Bachelor Visual Communication. Here, Paella: Paella is a Spanish rice dish originally from Valencia according to Wikipedia. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 pound whole chicken, cut into 6 pieces 1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled 1 tomato, finely chopped 15 ounce can butter beans 10 ounce package frozen green peas salt to taste 10 teaspoon mild paprika, or to taste 1 pinch saffron threads 1 pinch dried thyme to taste 1 pinch dried rosemary to taste 1 cups uncooked white rice, or as needed Visit the website for instructions and more recipe!

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VR Sequences 2021 Project
VR Sequences 2021

VR Sequences 2021 VR Music Video projects created by second-year students in the Bachelor of Media & Interaction Design program. Sonate Mécanique In the realm of broken hourglass melodies, a dreamy desert world emerges with enigmatic faceless figures. They materialize and fade, shrouded in mystery about their origins and intentions. Within a cryptic ritual, both soothing and disconcerting, the encounter mirrors the ephemeral nature of a dream. By Elodie Anglade and Soraya CaminaCAPTIVUS Between contemplation and suffocation, silhouette and strobe light, CAPTIVUS imposes an experience as dreamy as it is oppressive. In this short virtual reality video, you will witness the crescendo and choreography of a battered body trapped between two walls. By Marine Dang and Jamy HerrmannUntitled This project takes the viewer on a perpetual, future-nostalgic collage journey. It is notably inspired by Stanley Kubrick s "Space Odyssey" and the science-fiction series "Out of the Unknown." By Bogdan Nastase and Leoni LimbachMind Box Mind Box guides the viewer through a vibrant, architecturally intriguing environment. They traverse rooms with captivating geometric shapes inhabited by spheres in rhythmic motion. This immersive experience fosters playful exploration within the wondrous structure. By Mélanie Fontaine and Jorge Reis

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Humans Have Bodies Project
Humans Have Bodies

Humans Have Bodies Humans Have Bodies, workshop with the Swiss artist Maya Rochat. Projects realised by the first year students of the Photography unit during a one week workshop. The workshop was based on the novel "Sapiens" by historian and author Yuval Noah Harari. "100.000 years ago, the earth was inhabited by at least six different species of hominids. Only one survived. We, the Homo Sapiens" Each student had to interpret a chapter of the book relatively to her/his personal work. Humans Have Bodies, workshop with the Swiss artist Maya Rochat. Projects realised by the first year students of the Photography unit during a one week workshop.The workshop was based on the novel "Sapiens" by historian and author Yuval Noah Harari. "100.000 years ago, the earth was inhabited by at least six different species of hominids. Only one survived. We, the Homo Sapiens"Each student had to interpret a chapter of the book relatively to her/his personal work.

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ECAL e-Xmas Market 2020 Event
ECAL e-Xmas Market 2020

ECAL e-Xmas Market 2020,08–18.12.2020,www.ecal-shop.ch ECAL e-XMAS Market 2020 ECAL e-XMAS Market 2020 will be online until 17 January 2021. We will process orders until 22 December and then start again deliveries from 4 January 2021. Happy Holidays! ---- Treat yourself with original creations and support the work of our students and alumni through our online Christmas market. Until 18 December, ECAL s online shop will be regularly updated with new projects. Visit www.ecal-shop.ch Books Editions Jewellery Leather goods Photographs Posters Publications Scarves Skateboards T-Shirts Vinyl discs and more... In order to benefit from your purchases as quickly as possible, we strongly encourage you to collect items directly at ECAL (select "Pickup at ECAL" in the shop). ECAL e-Xmas Concert 2020 Live Christmas concert by the Bachelor Fine Arts students Online on Thursday 17 December from 7pm to 10pm www.ecal.ch Visual: ECAL/Arthur Seguin  Font: Radim Pesko

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Tofu To-Go Project
Tofu To-Go

Evelyn Yu-Ying Wu – Tofu To-Go The project consists of using quality Swiss soybeans and to make tofu appealing to Europeans. Tofu is a great source of protein. However, tofu products are often presented as large blocks swimming in liquid, which confuses people about how to consume them. Also, most people do not know that they can eat tofu cold. The “Tofu To-Go” project features a new type of tofu inspired by traditional cheese that is made entirely from soybeans. The snack portion of tofu is wrapped with soy string and covered with soy wax, which makes it easier and more hygienic to eat. “Tofu To-Go” is a snack for both adults and children. uyingwu@gmail.com https://evelynyuyingwu.com

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Karak Project
Karak

Benoît Brun – Karak “A first cut into the sheet… There s no turning back now. It s like choreography. I draw a curve, turn the sheet and continue in the opposite direction. Wow! An interplay of characters and counters appears as if I was creating the yin and yang sign! Well, let me continue back to my first cut. Hmm on reflection, this ‘a looks like a large fellow leaning forward and looking at his belly…” "Karak" is a typeface composed of five styles, which are the result of original material experimentation. It is a journey that recalls the innocence and creative impulse of our youthful days. hello@benoitbrun.com www.benoitbrun.com

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Until I Stop Trying to Get Out of My Skin Project
Until I Stop Trying to Get Out of My Skin

Robin Bervini – Until I Stop Trying to Get Out of My Skin Mention Excellent Prix Elinchrom “Until I Stop Trying to Get Out of My Skin” is a spatial and virtual reality installation that depicts the artist s personal struggle in seeking his identity as a mixed-race man in Southern Switzerland. Surrounded by white family and friends and knowing only local culture, the artist identified as white, but the continuous questioning of his origins and prejudices made him doubt his belonging. The installation puts the viewer in the artist s shoes: by embodying his avatars, the viewer meets the artist s alter-egos which are the embodiment of his ideal selves at various stages of his life. Mention ExcellentPrix Elinchrom“Until I Stop Trying to Get Out of My Skin” is a spatial and virtual reality installation that depicts the artist s personal struggle in seeking his identity as a mixed-race man in Southern Switzerland. Surrounded by white family and friends and knowing only local culture, the artist identified as white, but the continuous questioning of his origins and prejudices made him doubt his belonging. The installation puts the viewer in the artist s shoes: by embodying his avatars, the viewer meets the artist s alter-egos which are the embodiment of his ideal selves at various stages of his life.

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Co-Based Objects Project
Co-Based Objects

Byron Gago – Co-Based Objects The work is designed as a composition of four different pieces, which emulate a type of box reminiscent of various devices for transport and conservation. I am interested in cyber-punk and brutalist aesthetics in connection with an imagination characterised by a dystopian moment. Problem solving devices overlap and create a sense of distance with the original source of the hypothetical content or subject. There is a concept of dislocation behind potential content that works as a fiction narrative component in the pattern between high tech/low life. byronandradegago@gmail.com

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Bleuboard Project
Bleuboard

Ralph Ethan Valladares – Bleuboard Across time and cultures, games have always been a great way for all kinds of people to gather and spend time together. “Bleuboard” is a compact, modular board game system. You can setup up to 50 different boards easily thanks to its individual bits of board. Featuring games of alignment, battle, hunting, capture, you name it, “Bleuboard” is jam-packed with a large selection of diverse games featuring many different game mechanisms, which allows its users to choose a game depending on their mood.

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Flip-Flap Project
Flip-Flap

Theo Luvisotto – Flip-Flap It is essential to have the opportunity to elevate oneself during childhood, to be able to educate oneself through the discovery of life but also to physically gain height to participate in the activities of grown-ups. “Flip-Flap” is a children s chair with a backrest that can be flipped down to form a stepladder. It enables children to focus on a personal activity but also to gain autonomy, discover new places and rise up to adult height to take part in everyday tasks such as preparing a meal or developing a project at the table.

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Tarmac (direction) Project
Tarmac (direction)

Rodrigo Muñoz – Tarmac (direction) Wednesdays after school Inès meets Julien on the train. The other passengers watch them. Fiction / 21 min Synopsis Every Wednesday after school, Inès meets up with Julien. As always, they invent games and perpetuate their rituals, made of implacable provocation and complicity. But that day something changed...

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Tofu To-Go Project
Tofu To-Go

Evelyn Yu-Ying Wu – Tofu To-Go The project consists of using quality Swiss soybeans and to make tofu appealing to Europeans. Tofu is a great source of protein. However, tofu products are often presented as large blocks swimming in liquid, which confuses people about how to consume them. Also, most people do not know that they can eat tofu cold. The “Tofu To-Go” project features a new type of tofu inspired by traditional cheese that is made entirely from soybeans. The snack portion of tofu is wrapped with soy string and covered with soy wax, which makes it easier and more hygienic to eat. “Tofu To-Go” is a snack for both adults and children. uyingwu@gmail.com https://evelynyuyingwu.com

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"USM Design Grant x ECAL" exhibition Event
"USM Design Grant x ECAL" exhibition

"USM Design Grant x ECAL" exhibition,05–14.11.2020,Design Days, Flon, Lausanne For the 4th edition of the USM Design Grant awarded by the USM Foundation, ECAL s Bachelor Industrial Design students, under the direction of Swiss designer Adrien Rovero, were asked to design listening stations that materialise the sound they emit, generating a distinctive multi-sensory experience in the context of a public exhibition. On the occasion of the Design Days, the winners of the grant, Martin Stricker and Theo Luvisotto, present "Infinity", a visual and sound installation that invites the user to enter an infinite space. Visitors can look through an opening and feel the echo of their own voice, while seeing themselves in an infinite reflection. The openings are positioned at different heights, allowing children and adults to interact freely within the structure. The "Bambino" project by Bérengère Bussioz and Clémence Buytaert will also be on display. Thanks to two loudspeakers integrated in the backrest, this chatty bench, installed in outdoor or indoor cultural spaces, whispers sounds or information to visitors. www.designdays.ch www.fondationusm.org

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Hyper Eden Project
Hyper Eden

Gaël Corboz – Hyper Eden Hyper Eden evokes the creation of our world through the theory of simulation. Our world relies on beliefs, but also fundamental questions, e.g. « who are we? where do we come from?». Using aesthetics borrowed from video games, Hyper Eden suggests that the mechanisms of our reality are similar to those created digitally by humans.

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ECAL at FormSWISS, Tokyo Event
ECAL at FormSWISS, Tokyo

ECAL at FormSWISS, Tokyo,23.10–03.11.2020,Book and Sons, Tokyo From 23 October to 3 November, ECAL participates in the FormSWISS Exhibition in Tokyo, thus presenting a series of its books related to graphic design. From 23 October to 3 November, ECAL participates in the FormSWISS Exhibition in Tokyo, thus presenting a series of its books related to graphic design. Book and Sons 23 October—3 November 2020 / 12:00-19:00 (Closed: Wednesday) / Free admission 2-13-3 Takaban, Meguro, Tokyo From 30 October to 6 November, ECAL will also participate in the pop-up exhibition at Spiral in Omotesando which is the heart town in Tokyo. Official Press Release: FormSWISS Exhibition An exhibition introducing the current scope of design and its thinking, envisioned by Swiss design of today. We are delighted to announce that our global design platform “Form” has launched. Form interactively communicates diverse cultural values from a design perspective, both inside and outside of Japan. The first focus of the Form series is Switzerland, a nation that has made great contributions to the development of modern design. “FormSWISS” visited Switzerland, and interviewed about 30 designers, schools and museums in the field of design. We will hold a design exhibition in Japan co-organized with Embassy of Switzerland in Japan and Doors to Switzerland called FormSWISS which focuses on Swiss visual communication design, its design thinking, and the Swiss designer s way of life. FormSWISS will exhibit works by designers representing Swiss graphic design, typography and motion graphics. It will also include valuable interviews conducted on-location in Switzerland. FormSWISS will feature panel discussions between Japanese and Swiss designers, and offer several design collaborations featuring the work of Swiss designers, which will be available at the exhibition. FormSWISS participants include: Alfio Mazzei, Balmer Hählen, ECAL, CCRZ, Futur Neue, Gavillet & Cie, Hubertus Design, Jannuzzi Smith, Kasper-Florio, Notter+Vigne, Simone Cavadini, Studio Feixen, Supero, Swiss Typefaces and ZHdK. We hope that FormSWISS will inspire visitors to consider how the topics presented and design itself can enrich your creative life. More information: https://doorstoswitzerland.com/en/events/formswiss https://formtokyo.com/swiss/685/?lang=jp Organiser: &Form LLC Co-organiser: Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, Doors to Switzerland Sponsored: Doors to Switzerland THINK OF THINGS BOOK AND SONS Spiral Support: KIITO Takeo Soei Taiyo Printing Cooperation: Tokyo Type Directors Club IDEA Magazine Designship

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Norm – It's Not Complicated Event
Norm – It's Not Complicated

Norm – It s Not Complicated,13.10–18.12.2020,Gallery l elac, Renens After the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, ECAL is hosting the exhibition "It s Not Complicated" by the renowned Zurich graphic design agency Norm. Based on their latest book "Dimension of Two", Dimitri Bruni, Manuel Krebs and Ludovic Varone present for their first museum exhibition an examination of the most fundamental elements and principles of graphic design and assure that "It s Not Complicated". It s up to you to judge on the spot! The exhibition is only open on demand (also during the Design Days) from 5 to 14 November) to: antoine.vauthey@ecal.ch Visit for a maximum of 5 people at the same time. No visit during weekends. Thank you for your understanding! Opening Tuesday 13 October 2020, from 6 to 8 p.m. Dates From 14 October to 18 December 2020, The vernissage and exhibition will take place according to the sanitary standards in force. Gallery l elac Avenue du Temple 5 CH-1020 Renens www.norm.to

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Leenaards scholarships: three graduates rewarded Article
Leenaards scholarships: three graduates rewarded

Leenaards scholarships: three graduates rewarded The Leenaards Foundation has awarded its 2020 cultural grants The ECAL was doubly honoured with two of the eight scholarships awarded to two of its alumni: Shirin Yousefi, a graduate of the Bachelor and Master Fine Arts, and Giliane Cachin, a graduate of the Bachelor Graphic Design, each received a scholarship of CHF 50,000 Presentation film of Shirin Yousefi Presentation film of Giliane Cachin In addition, Jean-Stéphane Bron, a graduate of the Bachelor Cinema, was awarded the Cultural Prize 2020, endowed with CHF 30,000. Self-portrait of Jean-Stéphane Bron Finally, the work of Pierre Keller, director of the ECAL from 1995 to 2011, was honoured with a posthumous Cultural Prize of CHF 30,000. This sum will be used to finance the Pierre Keller Prize, which has been awarded since September 2020 to an ECAL graduate whose work is distinguished by a particularly committed character (first laureate: Tara Ulmann, Bachelor Photography). Presentation film on Pierre Keller, directed by Stéphanie Serra and Bruno Deville. https://www.leenaards.ch/culture/bourses-culturelles/

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Shuǐhuò Project
Shuǐhuò

Jung-Ting Hu – Shuǐhuò “Shuǐhuò” is a Mandarin term that refers to the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are not authorised by the original manufacturer or trademark proprietor. 水 (“Shuǐ”) in Mandarin means “water”, while 貨 (“huò”) means “goods”. However, since the commodity is not authorised, the quality is usually poor. Therefore, when we see poor quality products, we use the word “Shuǐ” to describe them.

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ECAL at Festival Images Vevey 2020 Event
ECAL at Festival Images Vevey 2020

ECAL at Festival Images Vevey 2020,05–27.09.2020,Vevey ECAL and several of its graduates will participate in the Festival Images Vevey from 5 to 27 September 2020. ECAL and several of its graduates will participate in the Festival Images Vevey from 5 to 27 September 2020 : - As part of the exhibition "La lueur du désastre" by Stephanie Montes, Camille Donias and Jeanne Mercier, students in Bachelor Industrial Design at the ECAL, created an original scenography following a workshop with the designer Michel Charlot. Produced by Images Vevey and the Foundation s SMArt programme for the sustainable development of mountainous regions. With the support of Foundation Casino Barrière Montreux. Place Scanavin - Aladin Borioli, graduate in Bachelor Photography, presents the exhibition "Ruches". This exhibition is the fruit of collaboration between Images Vevey and La Becque, an artists residence in La Tour-de-Peilz (Vaud) that encourages artistic projects exploring the relationship between technology, environment and nature. Aladin Borioli is one of the recipients of the Résidences EXECAL in La Becque in the summer of 2019, during which time he worked on the An Intimacy Machine project. La Forge, Résidence La Becque - Alina Frieske, Master Photography graduate, presents "Abglanz", her diploma work made at the ECAL.. La Galerie - Benoît Jeannet, Bachelor Photography graduate, presents "Escape from Paradise" Thanks to this project, Benoît Jeannet received the Mention Lumières Broncolor from Grand Prix Images Vevey 2019/2020. Gare CFF, appartement ouest - Yann Gross, Bachelor and Master Photography graduate, presents in collaboration with Arguiñe Escandón the project "Aya". This exhibition is the fruit of collaboration between Images Vevey and La Becque. Résidence La Becque More information about programme and artists: https://www.images.ch/en/festival-en/program/artists/

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Photonic Project
Photonic

Weichi He – Photonic "Photonic" is a serif typeface, resulting from the study and interpretation of the iconic “Cooper Black” originally released in 1922. The project re-imagines the blurry/rounded and heavy classic as a rational and constructed typeface. It further expands on how it would look as an extremely thin and delicate font (“Photonic White”), and how the interpolation in between can deliver a subtle and nuanced cut suitable for continuous reading (“Photonic Grey”). These explorations reveal unexpected structures in its letterforms, with quirks and traits unique to each cut, yet preserving overall consistency. Weichi.he@gmail.com https://www.weichi.works

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How to Hide, Being Present, Project
How to Hide, Being Present,

Janis Gildein – How to Hide, Being Present, Published between 1943 and 1967, “Der Kreis” was one of the first gay magazines in Switzerland, whose network grew internationally. As an editorial platform it developed a position and a visual language for the gay community. A contemporary look at the magazine raises questions about the origins of queer culture and its relationship with notions of visibility, i.e. being recognisable while remaining hidden. hello@janisgildein.de http://janisgildein.de The research is presented in a book, where two matching typefaces have been drawn: the reinterpretation of a “Scotch” and the translation of its characteristics into a “Grotesk.”

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Rhetorik Project
Rhetorik

Sascha Bente – Rhetorik “Rhetorik” is a typeface family consisting of 16 weights. Its subliminal structure is based on a calligraphic model by Giovanni Francesco Cresci (16th century), the origins of which can be found in Walter Tiemann s “Orpheus” font (1926) and in Otl Aicher s “Rotis” (1988). While Tiemann serves as a form-giving source, Aicher s theory of “Rotis” is the decisive reference for “Rhetorik s” family structure. hello@saschabente.com http://www.saschabente.com It includes a serif and sans serif version with corresponding italics in light, regular, medium and bold cuts. Thanks to their common structure, all cuts are easily interchangeable.

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Awards & Grants 2020 Article
Awards & Grants 2020

Awards & Grants 2020 Awards and Grants – 2020 Graduates PROMOTIONS BACHELOR - Prix 2020 Bourses Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux – CHF 10 000.- Deux bourses décernées à des étudiant-e-s sur le point d accomplir leur année de diplôme. Le choix a été effectué en fonction de leur talent et de leur sens de la créativité. Remises par Mme Diane Redard, secrétaire Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux Valentine Leimgruber (CH) 2MID – CHF 10 000.- Peilian Li (CN) AV – CHF 10 000.- Prix Pierre Keller – CHF 5 000.- En mémoire de Pierre Keller, directeur de l ECAL de 1995 à 2011. Un prix décerné pour un travail de diplôme particulièrement engagé. Remis par M. Alexis Georgacopoulos,directeur de l ECAL Tara Ulmann (CH) PH – CHF 5 000.- Prix Fondation USM – CHF 5 000.-et CHF 20 000.- Un prix d encouragement à l innovation qui récompense des projets d étudiant-e-s diplômé-e-s en Design Industriel Remis par Mme Susanne Friedli, en représentation de la Fondation USM et M. Manojlo Jelic, USM Sales Manager de la Suisse Romande Projet Bambino CHF 5 000.-: Bérengère Bussioz (FR) DI Clémence Buytaert (FR) DI Projet Infinity CHF 20 000.-: Martin Stricker (CH) DI Theo Luvisotto (CH) DI Résidence swissnex San Francisco MID Award En collaboration avec swissnex San Francisco et soutenue par la DGES, résidence attribuée à un-e lauréat-e diplômé-e en Bachelor MID, qui soutient le développement du travail de diplôme, notamment à travers un programme de mentorat et un séjour professionnel à San Francisco(USA). Remis par Mme Chantal Ostorero, directrice générale de l enseignement supérieur Maya Bellier (FR) MID Bourses Fondation Walter + Eve Kent - CHF 5 000.- Deux bourses décernées à des étudiant-e-s particulièrement talentueux-euses dans le domaine de la peinture et de la sculpture. Remises par M. Alexis Georgacopoulos, membre du Conseil de la Fondation Walter + Eve Kent Laetitia Khiara (CH) 2AV – CHF 5 000.- Iacopo Spini (IT) 2AV – CHF 5 000.- Prix La Foncière – CHF 3 000.- Un prix décerné par la Foncière, un fonds de placement immobilier, à un-eétudiant-e méritant-e pour le travail accompli durant l année en Photo. Remis par M. Arnaud de Jamblinne, directeur général à la Foncière Margot Sparkes (CH) PH – CHF 3 000.- Prix d excellence du domaine Design et Arts Visuels de la HES-SO - CHF 2 500.- Un prix décerné à un-e étudiant-e de l ECAL qui s est distingué-e par l excellence de son travail de diplôme. Remis par M. René Graf, Vice-recteur Enseignement de la HES-SO Kylan Luginbühl (CH) MID – CHF 2 500.- Prix Ernest Manganel – CHF 2 000.-x3 Un prix décerné par le jury de la Fondation Ernest Manganel à des étudiant-e-s diplômé-e-s en Arts Visuels, pour récompenser la pertinence de leurs recherches et la qualité très professionnelle de leur travail de diplôme. Remis par Mme Catherine Othenin-Girard, membre du Conseil de la Fondation Manganel Djellza Azemi (CH) AV – 2 000.- Romane de Watteville (CH) AV - 2 000.- Christian Schulz (CH) AV – 2 000.- Prix de la Ville de Renens - CHF 2 000.- x2 Deux prix d encouragement décernés à des étudiant-e-s en 2e année Bachelor Communication Visuelle qui se sont distingué-e-s par la qualité de leur travail. La possibilité est offerte aux lauréat-e-s d exposer leur travail dans un lieu de Renens. Remis par M. Jean-François Clément, Syndic de la Ville de Renens Caroline Perrenoud (CH) 2CVph – CHF 2 000.- Amanda Puna CVdg (CH) – CHF 2 000.- Prix Eyes On Talents - CHF 2 000.- Un prix décerné par l agence Eyes On Talents basée à Paris à un-e étudiant-e en Design Industriel. Ce prix récompense un projet de design au fort potentiel de production et commercialisation. Le-la lauréat-e bénéficiera également d un accompagnement et suivi médiatique dédié. M. Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Responsable Bachelor Design Industriel au nom de l agence Eyes on Talents Martin Stricker (CH) DI – CHF 2 000.- Prix BG Ingénieurs Conseils - CHF 1 500.- Un prix décerné à un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e auteur-e d un projet s inscrivant dans la prise en compte du développement durable, notamment par ses aspects économiques, environnementaux et sociaux. Remis par Mme Denise Gomes chargée de la communication de la société BG Ingénieurs Conseils Aurore Péry (CH) DG – CHF 1 500.- Prix Group Roca/Laufen - CHF 1 000.-x2 Pour l originalité et le caractère des projets développés dans le cadre de leur diplôme, le groupe ROCA/Laufen décerne deux bourses de CHF 1 000.- Remis par M. Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, responsable du Bachelor Design Industriel François Lafortune (FR) DI – CHF 1 000.- Emilie Stoll (FR) DI – CHF1 000.- Prix METAA - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e en Media & Interaction Design qui s est distingué-e par l excellence de son travail. Remis par Mme Joelle Aeschlimann, présidente de METAA : Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association Aurélien Pellegrini (CH) MID – CHF 1 000.- Prix Profot (Trépieds photo) Un prix destiné à un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e en Bachelor Photographie qui a réalisé un excellent travail de diplôme. Remis par Milo Keller au nom de Pro Studio et Digital Imaging Profot en Suisse romande Anouk Maupu (FR) PH - Trépieds Photo Prix du Risque - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un-e étudiant-e particulièrement talentueux-euse dans le domaine des Arts Visuels. Remis par M. Stéphane Kropf, responsable du Bachelor Arts Visuels Dac Hanh Nguyen (CH) AV – CHF 1 000.- Prix BCV - CHF 1 000.- Un prix decerné à un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e en Design Graphique qui s est distingué-e par la qualité d ensemble de son travail. Remis par M. Angelo Benedetto, responsable du Bachelor Design Graphique Lou Rais (CH) DG – CHF 1 000.- Prix Visarte Vaud - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décernéà un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e en Arts Visuels qui s est distingué-e par l excellence de son travail. Remis par Mme Patricia Glave, vice-présidente de Visarte Vaud Christian Schulz (CH) AV – CHF 1 000.- Prix de l ECAL - CHF 1 000.- x3 Un prix décerné à des étudiant-e-s diplômé-e-s qui se sont distingué-e-s par l excellence de leur travail tout au long de leur cursus à l ECAL. Remis par Pauline Saglio, Responsable du Bachelor Media & Interaction Design Thibault Villard( CH) CI – CHF 1 000.- Evan Kelly (CH) MID – CHF 1 000.- Niki Paltenghi (CH) DG – CHF 1 000.- Prix EXECAL - CHF 1 000.- Un prix décerné à un-e étudiant-e diplômé-e qui s est distingué-e par la qualité de son mémoire de Bachelor. Remis par Mme Catherine Othenin-Girard, Présidente EXECAL Bérengère Bussioz (FR) DI – CHF 1 000.- Prix de l Année Propédeutique - CHF 1 000.- x2 Un prix décerné à deux étudiant-e-s de l Année Propédeutique de l ECAL qui se sont distingué-e-s par l excellence de leur travail et qui ont obtenu les meilleurs résultats de leur volée. Remis par M. David Monnet, responsable de l Année Propédeutique Lea Sblandano (CH) PPph – CHF 1 000.- Antony Gallay (CH) PPdi – CHF 1 000.- PROMOTIONS MASTER - Prix 2020 Scholarship Baccarini Foundation,in memory of Pierre Keller – CHF 10 000.- A scholarship awarded to a deserving student to support the continuation of his/her studies at the ECAL, in memory of Pierre Keller, member of the Baccarini Foundation and Director of the ECAL from 1995 to 2011. Presented by Mrs Rita Rielle, Mr Yann Hess and Mr Blaise Hofmann, members of Baccarini Foundation Nicolas Bernklau (DE) TD – CHF 10 000 De Bethune Award – CHF 6 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship for the quality of his/her work. Presented by Mr Pierre Jacques, CEO at De Bethune Charlotte Therre (CH) MAS DLC – CHF 6 000.- Scholarship Walter + Eve Kent Foundation -CHF 5 000.- x2 Two scholarships awarded to particularly talented students in the fields of painting and sculpture, to support the continuation of his or her studies at ECAL Presented by Mr Alexis Georgacopoulos, board member of Walter + Eve Kent Foundation Cesar Axel Aguilar Rodriguez (MX) 1AV– CHF 5 000.- Jodie Rudaz (CH) 1AV– CHF 5 000.- Award for excellence in the field of Design and Visual Arts of HES-SO - CHF 2 500.- A prize awarded to an ECAL student who has distinguished himself/herself by the excellence of his/her diploma work. Presented by Mr René Graf, Vice-rector of Education at HES-SO Raphaël Meyer (CH) CI – CHF1 250.- Malou Briand (FR) CI – CHF 1 250.- BG Ingénieurs Conseils Award - CHF 1 500.- A prize awarded to a graduate student, author of a project that takes into account sustainable development, in particular its economic, environmental and social aspects. Presented by Mrs Denise Gomes in charge of communication at BG Ingénieurs Conseils company Yu-Ying Wu (TW) DP – CHF1 500.- David Rust Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded by In Rust We Trust to a graduate student who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her typographic work. The winner is offered the opportunity to publish a visual that will be used to collect donations for the Design against Canceraction (led by the association). Presented by Mr Angelo Benedetto, founding member of the association in Rust We Trust Benoît Brun (FR) TD – CHF 1 000.- Prix Jacqueline Veuve - CHF1 000.- A prize awarded to a student in Cinema who has distinguished herself during the year by the quality of her achievements or technical work. Presented by Mrs Rachel Noël, Bachelor Cinema Coordinator Ketsia Stocker (Master, production) by Europa CI – CHF 1 000.- Prix Elinchrom (voucher CHF500.- voucher CHF 1 000.-) A prize awarded to a graduate student in the Master s degree in Photography who has carried out an excellent diploma project. Presented by Mr Thomas Beinke, Team Leader Sales & Marketing of Elinchrom Alessia Gunawan (IT) PH – voucher CHF 500.- Robin Bervini (CH) PH – voucher CHF 1 000.- BCV Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a Master s degree student in Product Design who has distinguished himself/herself by the overall quality of his or her diploma work. Presented by Mr Camille Blin, Head of Master Product Design Fabien Roy (CH) DP – CHF 1 000.- ECAL Award - CHF 1 000.- x2 A prize awarded to graduate students who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work throughout their studies at ECAL. Presented by Mrs Jasmin Basic, Master Cinema Coordinator Vuk Vukmanovic (RS) CI – CHF 1 000.- Johanna Hullàr (HU) PH – CHF 1 000.- EXECAL Award - CHF 1 000.- A prize awarded to a graduate student who has distinguished himself/herself by the quality of his/her Master s thesis. Presented by Mrs Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary Sophie Wietlisbach (CH) TD – CHF 1 000.- Abréviations: AV: Arts Visuels CI: Cinéma DI: Design Industriel DG: Design Graphique DP: Design de Produit MAS DLC: Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship MID: Media & Interaction Design PH: Photographie TD: Type Design

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Searching for Kummo Project
Searching for Kummo

Elise Connor – Searching for Kummo A family. The starting point is the colonisation of India. The only records we have are of the English men who settled there. The Indian women, their culture and identity were lost, erased. The only one we have left is called Kummo. When my grandfather Lionel arrived in London, he moved to Southall. This suburb is now known as “Little India”. The streets and signs are a testament to its cultural mix. This book aims to tell the suspended stories of my family and the visual forms they have taken, and sheds light on the women that have been erased by history.

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DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR START-UPS Project
DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR START-UPS

DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR START-UPS The research project Design management for start-ups focused on the integration of design in innovation processes. Its objective was to promote the use of design within mainly technological start-ups and to create tools and methodologies to foster collaboration between designers and entrepreneurs. The research project Design management for start-ups focused on the integration of design in innovation processes. Its objective was to promote the use of design within mainly technological start-ups and to create tools and methodologies to foster collaboration between designers and entrepreneurs. The approach took into account all design practices (industrial design, visual communication, media & interaction design, strategic design) and relied on the ecosystem of technological start-ups in the region. The study allowed for reflection at four levels: understanding the contribution of the different design disciplines in the innovation process; the analysis of the opportunities and constraints faced by entrepreneurs; the development of a set of tools for awareness raising and management of design-oriented innovation projects; supporting the strategic development of a start-up. The project enabled the development of a set of specific design management tools adapted to collaborations between technology start-ups and designers and to gather them on the website designstarterkit.chMain applicantsECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (project leader)Research team (researcher) Noemie Délèze (Ra&D collaborator), HEIG-VD (interaction designer) (web developer) (photographer)PartnersNéode The Ark Innovaud Fri UpPeriodseptember 2018 – september 2020Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Strategic fund of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO RCDAV)DisseminationPublication Daphna Glaubert, Luc Bergeron, Le design comme accélérateur de projets technologiques en phase d incubation précoce, Sciences du Design, 2020 Website designstarterkit.ch Associated project innovationbydesignchallenge.ch

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A Continent to Be Shaped Project
A Continent to Be Shaped

Lou Rais – A Continent to Be Shaped “A Continent to Be Shaped” is a journey through alternative teaching in architecture. The book is an atlas from the archives of EASA, an alternative school created by students in Liverpool in 1981. Forty years of workshop data from authors across the continent have been systematically edited in a non-chronological journey, revealing the students local ideologies and issues. No architecture is shown in order to stimulate the reader s imagination, the archive is revived and extended with laser-cut silhouettes then modulated into an umpteenth construction. Prix BCV

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New York Urban Atlas Project
New York Urban Atlas

Bruno Jolliet – New York Urban Atlas “New York Urban Atlas” is a project on the different ways in which urban density is physically transcribed in New York City. The book follows the principle of administrative residential areas by exploring the various neighbourhoods in the form of illustrations. Throughout the chapters the reader is led to explore urban materiality from an analytical angle with environmental factors relating to the illustrations. Map information provides insight into the various neighbourhoods explored in the book.

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