Skala Design GmbH
Hohlstrasse 201
CH-8004 Zürich
Switzerland
Skala is a Zurich based graphic design and branding studio that creates distinctive work for institutions, brands and people within culture, education and business. Clear visual gestures and systematic typography, applied into multilayered means of expression, form the foundation of our practice. Working in collaborative processes, we establish timeless design solutions whose concepts derive from their contents’ essences. Embracing a multidisciplinary working method, we push the envelope on all medial fronts, utilizing an experimental approach to materialization as well as to motion and interaction.
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Team
As a collaborative practice, Skala flexibly forms teams from a broad network of creatives and specialists to fit the specific requirements of every project. At the core of Skala are:
Arjun Gilgen
Founder / Creative Director
arjun@skaladesign.ch
Stefan Hürlemann
Founder / Creative Director
stefan@skaladesign.ch
Elisea Russo
Designer
elisea@skaladesign.ch
Grace Hannah Park
Design Intern
hannah@skaladesign.ch
Glorian Shtini
Design Intern
glorian@skaladesign.ch
Jobs
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Clients
Adidas
Akris
Architecture and Human Augmentation
Art Directors Club Switzerland
Asylorganisation Zürich
Bruther
D-ARCH ETH Zurich
Farfetch
gta Verlag
Helmhaus Zürich
Kunstraum Baden
Marti Group
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Nike
On
Sony
Sorell Hotels
Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber
ETH Zurich / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Swiss Leaders
Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich
Titolo
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland
W.I.R.E. Web for Interdisciplinary Research & Expertise
Wired
Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK
Teaching
Lectures
Munich University of Applied Sciences; DE, 2026
Tongji University; CN, 2026
Lucern University of Applied Sciences and Arts: GD Canapé; CH, 2026
F+F School for Art and Design; CH, 2025
Basel School of Design: Fokus; CH, 2024
Zurich University of the Arts: Kein Kino; CH, 2024
Zurich University of the Arts: Design Economies; CH, 2022
Kyoorius Designyatra; IN, 2019
Typotable; DE, 2019
Digital Experience Meetup; CH, 2018
Jury
Awards
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2026: Certificate of Typographic Excellence
Bienal de Diseño y Cartel Bolivia BICeBé 2025, Winner Cultural Posters
German Design Award 2025
INTL International Poster Competition 2025
Swiss Out of Home Award 2025, Shortlist
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2025: Certificate of Typographic Excellence
100 Best Posters 2024, 2×
INTL International Poster Competition 2024
INTL International Poster Competition 2023, Jury Commendations
100 Best Posters 2022, 2×
INTL International Poster Competition 2022
100 Best Posters 2019
100 Best Posters 2018, 3×
100 Best Posters 2017, 2×
ADC Awards Switzerland 2017, Shortlist
100 Best Posters 2016
Exhibitions
Swiss National Bank Forum: 10th Banknote Series; CH, 2026
Terras Gauda International Poster Design Biennial 2026; ES, 2026
Tokyo TDC Exhibition 2026; various, 2026
100 Best Posters 2024; various, 2025
Bienal de Diseño y Cartel Bolivia BICeBé 2025; BO, 2025
International Poster Biennale Warsaw; PL, 2025
INTL International Poster Exhibition; GB-SCT & online, 2025
Shanghai Graphic Design Biennale; CN, 2025
Tokyo TDC Exhibition 2025; various, 2025
Young Graphic Design Switzerland!; CH, 2025
INTL International Poster Exhibition; GB-SCT & online, 2024
Us by Night: Nightmarket Poster Exhibition; BE, 2024
100 Best Posters 2022; various, 2023
International Poster Biennale Warsaw; PL, 2023
INTL International Poster Exhibition; GB-SCT & online, 2023
The Sound of Paper: Material Reflections in the Poster; DE, 2022
DEMO Design in Motion Festival; NL, 2022
Swiss MAX; TW, 2021
We, Ourselves and Us; CH, 2021
Zurich University of the Arts Diplomas: Visual Communication; CH, 2021
100 Best Posters 2019; various, 2020
A Brief Enquiry Into Empty Space; CH, 2020
Form #1: FormSWISS; JP, 2020
100 Best Posters 2018; various, 2019
Antwerp Poster Festival; BE, 2019
Porto Design Biennale; PT, 2019
Zurich University of the Arts Diplomas: Visual Communication; CH, 2019
Punkt; CH, 2019
100 Best Posters 2017; various, 2018
Zurich University of the Arts: Showcase VC; CH, 2018
Graphic Design Festival Scotland; GB-SCT, 2018
100 Best Posters 2016; various, 2017
Rundumschlag; DE, 2017
A Letter from Home; GB, 2017
36 Days of Type; ES, 2017
Published
Swiss National Bank: 10th Banknote Series; 2026
International Poster Book 2025; 2025
Museum of Design Zurich: Young Graphic Design Switzerland!; 2025
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2024; 2025
CodeCrafted: Generative Design in Branding; 2024
International Poster Book 2024; 2024
Klikkenthéke; 2024
SearchSystem; 2024
Type01; 2024
International Poster Book 2023; 2023
Navigating the Design Industry as a Newcomer: Finding Your Space to Grow in a Competitive World; 2023
.NotDef Glyph, I Love You; 2023
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2022; 2023
Another Graphic; 2022
Museum of Design Zurich: eMuseum; 2022–2026
International Poster Book 2022; 2022
Instant Doodles; 2021
Slanted Magazine #38; 2021
Der Standard; 2020
Museum of Applied Arts Vienna; 2020
Page Magazine; 2020
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Stiftung; 2020
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2019; 2020
It’s Nice That; 2019
Museum of Design Zurich; 2019
Museum of Design Zurich: eMuseum; 2019–2022
Page Magazine; 2019
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2018; 2019
Zurich University of the Arts; 2019
Icographica; 2018
Internal Affairs; 2018
International Poster Book 2018; 2018
Klikkenthéke; 2018
Page Magazine; 2018
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2017; 2018
ADC Yearbook 2017; 2017
Art Directors Club Switzerland; 2017
Yearbook 100 Best Posters 2016; 2017
Museum of Design Zurich: eMuseum; 2015–2025
Toniblog; 2014
Credits
Typeface: Solid; Skala Design
Code: Carlos Mayo
Copyright
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