Contact

Christine Gertsch 
– All About Type –
Kochstr. 18 
CH-8004 Zurich 

+41 77 458 5095 
cg@christinegertsch.net

Short Biography

born near Basel, Switzerland

MA in Type and Media at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Hague, Netherlands

BA in Communication Design
education in Basel, Québec, Kolding, Berlin

9 years of experience in branding, editorial design
and packaging design 
gained in Berlin, Hamburg and Zurich

Independent designer with focus on typographic solutions

I worked for/with:

Process Brand Evolution, Zurich
Wirz Corporate, Zurich
Realgestalt GmbH, Berlin
FontShop International AG, Berlin
Jan Middendorp, Berlin
Kaluza+Schmid GmbH, Berlin
Ehlers//Kohfeld GbR, Berlin
Thomas Lehner, Berlin
Factor Design AG, Hamburg
FTWild GmbH, Berlin
BDI e.V., Berlin

Clients among others

BKW AG, Credit Suisse, COR, Edelweiss Air, Gesellschaft Schweiz-China, Gestalten Verlag, Halsfeger, interlübke, Manufactum, Marché Mövenpick, Migros, Stadt Zürich, Samsung, Novartis, Lehrmittelverlag Zürich

Awards

German Design Award 2017 (Editorial Design, Annual Reports)
Best of Corporate Publishing Award 2016 (Editorial Design)
IF Award 2016 (Editorial Design)
ADC  Award 2016 (Editorial Design)
German Design Award 2014 (Editorial Design)
Best of Corporate Publishing Award 2013 (Editorial Design)
TDC Certificate of Excellence 2010 (Packaging Design)

Publications and Talks

62a Branding and Design Magazine #01 2015
Page Magazine #03 2014
page online 30.01.2014
Typodarium 2014
Creativebloq 27.12.2012
Slanted Magazine #15 2011
Computer Arts Collection 2011
Typostammtisch 03 2016
Einsichten HTW Berlin December 2012
Pecha Kucha Typostammtisch Berlin July 2011