Annik Troxler, Switzerland (2013)
Annik Troxler was born 1979 in Willisau. She studied graphic design at the Cantonal School of Art of Lausanne (ECAL). With her thesis she won the Swiss Federal Competition for...
Read full biographyAnnik Troxler was born 1979 in Willisau.
She studied graphic design at the Cantonal School of Art of Lausanne (ECAL).
With her thesis she won the Swiss Federal Competition for Design 2005 which gave her the opportunity to collaborate for six months with Mevis & Van Deursen in Amsterdam. In 2006 she started working as an independent graphic designer in Basel and since 2011 she is also teaching at the Basel School of Design.
Annik Troxler has won several prizes such as in 2018 the Grand Prix at the Biennale of Graphic Design in Moscow and the Silver Medal at the Ecuador Poster Bienal. In 2008 she won first prize at the International Festival de l'Affiche in Chaumont and in 2006 the Grand Prix at the International Poster Triennial in Toyama.
Annik Troxler lives with her husband and two children Irma (2007) and Anton (2009) in Riehen.
Exhibitions
Accrochage Vaud
2005
Musée de Beaux Arts, Lausanne
Kunstmai
2008
Stadtmühle, Willisau
4xTroxler
2008
Phoenix Creative Park, Hangzhou
Playful
2015
Fotokino, Marseille
Weltformat
2016
Bourbaki Panorama, Lucerne
Education
Teaching
- Undergraduate
2011 – today
- Basel School of Design (Switzerland)
BA 1st year: Graphic Form BA 2nd year: Image & Identity BA 3rd year: Image & Thesis Mentor
Workshop
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2011 – 2011
- Curso internacional de ilustración y diseño, Albarracin (Spain)
Workshop
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2017 – 2017
- Phoenix Creative Park, Hangzhou (China)
Lectures
Interne
(2008)
- Basel School of Design, Switzerland
Wie komme ich auf Lösungen in einer bestimmten Aufgabenstellung?
(2009)
- Akademie der Künste, ABK Stuttgart, Germany
Conferencia en Albarracin
(2011)
- Curso internacional de ilustración y diseño, Albarracin, Spain
Gestaltungsmethoden
(2015)
- FH Konstanz, Germany
Developing typography & image for poster design
(2017)
- Cooper Union New York, USA
Agencies
visual communication
www.anniktroxler.ch