Graphic Design.zip

The Postage Stamp: Graphic Design in a Small Format

Location

Heilig Geist Kapelle, Hirschengraben 17a (in the yard)

Opening hours

noon - 6pm

Admission

Festival ticket or single entry (CHF 5.–)

​Introduction

Sat October 5th, 10 AM with the curators Mia Gujer and Svenja Kolly

For over 100 years, graphic designers have been tasked with conveying major events and extensive content on a small piece of paper: the postage stamp – security paper, everyday item, collectible, valuable cultural asset, and a graphic product.

How did designers tackle this creative challenge, and what solutions did they find? Two graphic designers set out to find answers in the Swiss Post’s stamp archive and present a selection of stamps from 1935 to 2024 in the exhibition GraphicDesign.zip.

Curation and Scenography

Mia Gujer (Baden) and Svenja Kolly (Baden)

Partner

Die Schweizerische Post AG