Anna Haas is the multi-awarded graphic designer to remember

Having awarded the Grand Prix of the 27th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno in 2016 is not the only highlight in the career of Anna Haas, a graphic designer who settled down in the country where graphic design rules, Switzerland to explore more adventures made of type.

Anna Haas has been dealing with letterforms and graphic design having already spent some time in Germany and The Netherlands. The Zürich based creative has an impressive portfolio which ranges from editorial design to visual identities, digital applications, illustrations and poster design in the fields of art, culture and commerce.

Between 2011 and 2014 she was occasionally collaborating with Krispin Heé under the name of Heé Haas and in 2014 Haas co-founded and since presides the association Illustratoren Schweiz.

Since 2014 she teaches at Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts (HSLU), department of visual communication. 

Her work was awarded with the Swiss Design Award and the Grand Prix of the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno and her publications where selected by Photo-Eye—Best Photobook and the Most Beautiful Swiss Books.

A lover of paper -“I mostly do everything on paper, so if I do a layout I print out everything to get a sense of the materials. I really have to be able to put it on the table or the wall, and if I do illustrations I cut everything out of colored paper. Working with my hands is super important for me—I’m very tactile. That’s why I work a lot with book design, as it’s creating something you can hold in your hands” she says to AIGA- Anna Haas is a name to remember and a master of type to admire.

Check her work here