Bruno Margreth, Visuelle Gestaltung
is an graphic design studio based in Zurich. His work focuses on consulting and design development in the field of corporate design, catalogue and book design. 2017 he founded About Books. About Books is an independent publishing company of contemporary art, cultural and architectural books. In close collaboration with artists, curators and architects, About Books develops and distribute book projects of high design quality and materialization in small editions. www.aboutbooks.ch
Awards
2019
DAM Architectural Book Award for BAKU, Oil And Urbanism
Richard Schlagmann Art Book Awards for Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980
2018
DAM Architectural Book Award for Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980
2015
DAM Architectural Book Award, Shortlist for Reciprocal Frameworks
2013
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Atelier Bow-Wow, A Primer
2012
DAM Architectural Book Award, Shortlist for The Images of Architects
DAM Architectural Book Award, Shortlist for Atelier Bow-Wow, A Primer
2010
Swiss Federal Design Award
2009
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Crossmappings, Elisabeth Bronfen
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Dado — Gebaut und bewohnt von Rudolf und Valerio Olgiati
2008
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Wädenswil 001–555
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Valerio Olgiati, Monografie
2006
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Carla Haas, Die Nacht
2005
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Louis Kahn Dhaka (Book of the Jury)
2004
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Geburtstag, Walter Boje
2003
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books for Doppelgänger, Alexis Saile
Exhibitions
2018
28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2018
2012
100 Jahre Schweizer Grafik, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich
2010
Swiss Design Award, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich
2014, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
Teaching activities / Lectures
2006–2019
Lecturer in the CAS and MAS Type Design and Typography at Zurich University of the Arts
2018
Lecture at Lucerne School of Art and Design
2012
Lecture at ZHdK, Zurich University of the Arts
2011
Lecture at UDK Berlin
Lecture at ZHdK, Zurich University of the Arts
2007–2010
Lecturer in Typography at the School of Fine Arts in St.Gallen, Department of Communication Design
2004–2006
Guest lecturer at the ZHdK in the Specialization in Visual Communication and Style & Design
Employees at KTI research project Swiss Type Designer In The 20th Century
2002–2006
Artistic-scientific assistant at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Specialization in Visual Communication