Anna Haas, Switzerland

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Anna Haas is a swiss graphic designer and illustrator. After Germany and The Netherlands, her studio is now based in Switzerland. The work of Anna Haas ranges from editorial design to visual identities, digital applications, illustrations and poster design in the fields of art, culture and research. She studied Illustration at HSLU (Lucerne, CH) and Graphic Design at Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem, NL). In 2014 Haas co-founded the association Illustratoren Schweiz. She teaches at Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU) at the department of visual communication. Recently she initiated and runs the smartphone app Book Cities, a non-profit index of independent bookstores. Her work was awarded with the Swiss Design Award and the Grand Prix of the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno. Her publications where selected by Photo-Eye—Best Photobook and the Most Beautiful Swiss Books.

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    Anna Haas, Switzerland (2019)

    Anna Haas is a swiss graphic designer and illustrator. After Germany and The Netherlands, her studio is now based in Switzerland. The work of Anna Haas ranges from editorial design...

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    Anna Haas, Switzerland (2019)

    Anna Haas is a swiss graphic designer and illustrator. After Germany and The Netherlands, her studio is now based in Switzerland. The work of Anna Haas ranges from editorial design to visual identities, digital applications, illustrations and poster design in the fields of art, culture and research. She studied Illustration at HSLU (Lucerne, CH) and Graphic Design at Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem, NL). In 2014 Haas co-founded the association Illustratoren Schweiz. She teaches at Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU) at the department of visual communication. Recently she initiated and runs the smartphone app Book Cities, a non-profit index of independent bookstores. Her work was awarded with the Swiss Design Award and the Grand Prix of the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno. Her publications where selected by Photo-Eye—Best Photobook and the Most Beautiful Swiss Books.

    Education

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    Guest teacher

    • Undergraduate

    2014 – today

    • HSLU—Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (Switzerland)

    Poster Design Residence, Workshop

    • Undergraduate

    2018 – 2018

    • Centre of Contemporary Culture SMENA, Kazan (Russia)

    Workshop

    • Undergraduate

    2017 – 2017

    • ISBA, Besançon (France)

    Teaching position

    • Undergraduate

    2014 – 2014

    • EAA CIFOM, La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)

    Guest professor

    • Undergraduate

    2013 – 2013

    • HfG Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Lectures

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    A Go For The No Go

    (2018)

    • Typoclub, HKB, Bern, Switzerland

    REDO, International Graphic Design Conference, Edition 7

    (2017)

    • REDO, International Graphic Design Conference, Edition 7, Pristina, XK

    Welformat Korea Symposium

    (2017)

    • Welformat Korea Symposium, Seoul, South Korea

    Parsons, The New School of Design, New York City

    (2016)

    • Parsons, The New School of Design, New York City, USA

    MIT ACT, Cambridge/Boston

    (2016)

    • MIT ACT, Cambridge/Boston, USA

    Is this Swiss?

    (2016)

    • Symposium at Cooper Union, NYC, ‹Swiss Style Now›, USA

    Awards

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    • 2016

    Grand Prix of the 27th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno
    • 2015

    Swiss Design Award
    • 2011

    Most beautiful Swiss Books 2010
    • 2010

    Photo-eye: Selection of the Best Photobook 2010

    Other Professional Activities

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    • 100 beste Plakate 2018 (jury member)

      2019 – 2019

    • President of the association Illustratoren und Illustratorinnen Schweiz

      2014 – 2018

    • ADG Laus Awards (jury member)

      2018 – 2018

    • Parsons, The New School of Design, New York City, USA (external critic)

      2016 – 2016

    • MIT ACT, Cambridge/Boston, USA (external critic)

      2016 – 2016

    • HkB, Bern, CH (external critic)

      2013 – 2013

    • Jury member of ‹Junges Weltformat›

      2012 – 2012

    • Royal College of Art, London, UK (talk)

      2010 – 2010