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Berthod Jonas Théo Orient

Main skills

Graphic Design

Main contract

ECAL/Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Av. du Temple 5, 1020 Renens VD, CH

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Completed

A Third Hand ' Creative Applications for Robotics

AGP

Role: Collaborator

Financement: HES-SO Rectorat; Communication Visuelle - New Media & Interaction Design; AATB GmbH; Communication Visuelle - New Media & Interaction Design

Description du projet : For a long time, robotic arms have been a common sight in many industries. Now, they are rapidly entering the studios and practices of designers and artists. Nevertheless, the workflows and working methods required by these machines are still relatively inaccessible as reference resources are lacking. Through applied case studies, this research project aims to explore and define a set of exemplary working methods, both educational and inspirational.

Research team within HES-SO: Udvari Tibor , Camporota Gianni , Fornari Davide , Meschi Valerio , Bellet Alain , Berthod Jonas Théo Orient

Durée du projet: 01.02.2022 - 31.10.2023

Montant global du projet: 251'250 CHF

Statut: Completed

2024

The prize of success :

Book ArODES

the Swiss Design Awards and the closed networks of promotion

Jonas Berthod

2024, Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, 255 p.

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2023

No more heroes? Sarah Owens in conversation with Jonas Berthod

Book chapter ArODES

Jonas Berthod, Sarah Owens

Dans Fornari, Davide, Mnemosyne : history and research in arts and design = histoire et recherche dans les arts et le design (pp. 167-193). 2023, Renens : ECAL

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2021

Swiss graphic design histories :

Book ArODES

multiples voices

Chiara Barbieri, Jonas Berthod, Davide Fornari

2021, Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess, 180 p.

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Summary:

In three volumes it features visual artefacts and archival documents, the majority published here for the first time, alongside likewise previously unpublished conversations with designers who have forged developments of the past decades, as well as new essays discussing key terms that refer to various design practices. The complexity of the undertaking is embraced through a system of keywords, thus enabling readers to connect contents within the individual volumes. A fourth volume comprising a glossary, bibliography, and an index of the keywords rounds out this long-awaited new survey of graphic design in multi-lingual Switzerland that sheds new light on networks, practices and media largely ignored so far.

Figures of speech

Book chapter ArODES

Chiara Barbieri, Jonas Berthod, Davide Fornari

Dans Barbieri, Chiara, Swiss graphic design histories – Multiple voices (pp. 7-11). 2021, Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess,

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2019

Geometries of collaboration

Professional paper ArODES

Jonas Berthod

Swiss Design Awards [website], 2019, pp. 10-11

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Summary:

The dynamics of cooperation are ever evolving, and they might be the only way forward if we want our work to be sustaining and sustainable.

Framed reality

Scientific paper ArODES

Jonas Berthod

Poster tribune, 2019, no. 11, p. 12

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Symposium

Professional paper ArODES

Jonas Berthod, Miriam Koban

Poster Tribune, 2019, no. 11, pp. 2-3

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Mapping design territories

Professional paper ArODES

Jonas Berthod

Swiss Design Awards [website], 2019, pp. 8-9

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Summary:

In the age of the global village, nominees move across geographies. Whether these are physical or metaphorical, they locate and expand design practices.

Command Lineto :

Scientific paper ArODES

fonctions et trajectoire d'une fonderie digitale émergente = functions and paths of an emerging digital foundry

Jonas Berthod

Raddar : revue annuelle de design : fonctions = design annual review : functions, 2019, no. 1, pp. 169-184

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Summary:

Launched in 1999, Lineto was among the first digital foundries of Switzerland. Merging the possibilities offered by digital type design and the promises of the web, it evolved from informal collaboration to powerhouse of Swiss type design selling its edge to clients such as Airbnb, Dell or Spotify. However, Lineto was not just a type reseller: it was always intended to be a platform serving several purposes. Retracing its evolution unveils the many unusual functions taken by the foundry, including its role as network, trading place for ideas and attitudes as well as publishing platform, distribution structure and catalyst. In doing so, Lineto supported the development of type design but also of more experimental projects, thus impacting on the wider discourse of Swiss design. Finally, circling around Lineto reveals its centre of gravity: many paths lead to Cornel Windlin, and his role as central node is analysed.

2018

Casting the net :

Book chapter ArODES

early career projects and network creation

Jonas Berthod

Dans Moret, Oriol, Back to the future, the future in the past : ICDHS 10th+1 Barcelona 29-31 October 2018 : conference proceedings book (pp. 773–777). 2018, Barcelona : Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona

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Summary:

The small size of the contemporary Swiss graphic design scene makes it a hyper-connected environment that impacts the production of design. This paper uses a qualitative approach to understand the networks of Swiss designers and the influence exerted by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture. In particular, it examines the actors and networks of three winners of the 2002 Swiss Design Awards: Gilles Gavillet, Norm and Megi Zumstein. Indeed, 2002 is a particularly relevant year as it marks the moment the Awards were modified to reflect changes in design practices, envisioning the Swiss Federal Office of Culture as an actor within the Swiss design network. The paper uses a selection of artefacts as starting points to retrace the networks. The objects are chosen from interviews with designers, literature reviews and awards, and their analysis leads to connections with actors that are usually less visible within design networks, such as photographers, editors or informal collaborators. A preliminary examination highlights the designers’ networking strategies in the cross-section of scenes they represent and shows the role played by the Swiss Design Awards in launching careers. Preliminary results show that these networks are mostly informal and mainly located within the cultural sector because it offers more creative opportunities. They highlight the role played by key institutions either as clients, promotional platforms, awarders or networking spaces.

The 2002 relaunch of the Swiss Design Awards :

Book chapter ArODES

key changes and their influence on designers’ careers and networks

Jonas Berthod

Dans Graduate School of the Arts, Beiträge der Graduate School of the Arts (pp. 9–20). 2018, Bern : Graduate School of the Arts

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Summary:

In 2002, the Swiss Design Awards were relaunched in a new format, in a bid to reinvigorate the competition and to adapt the promotion of design to the evolving needs of the profession. One of the key themes of the new format was the vision of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture that it could be a node in the network of Swiss design. After tracing the evolution of the Office’s approach to sponsorship in the years leading up to the relaunch, this article analyses the impact of the awards on the networks and on the practice of three winners of the 2002 edition.

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Berthod Jonas Théo Orient

Main skills

Histoire du design

Recherche qualitative

Graphic Design

PEOPLE@HES-SO Directory and Skills inventory

Berthod Jonas Théo Orient

Main skills

Histoire du design

Recherche qualitative

Graphic Design

PEOPLE@HES-SO
Directory and Skills inventory