neue grafik

Rosmarie Tissi was still a student, when her poster was published in the very first issue of the Neue Grafik, in the future one of the most important graphic design magazines. The poster, made for the autumn fair in her home village in the northern part of Switzerland, was featured in the publication about the new generation of Swiss designers.

 

 

An invitation card for Kieler Woche guests. Colored triangles on a white background pointing right

Invitation card for Kieler Woche guests, 1989. © Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.


 

Poster for Kieler Woche 1990. Colored triangles on a blue background

Poster for "Kieler Woche 1990“, 1980. © Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.

Poster for typesetting firm Englersatz AG. A black and white letter E on a red background
Poster for Serenaden 95

Poster for „Serenaden 95“.
© Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.


 

Poster for typesetting firm „Englersatz AG“.
© Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.

Cover for Japanese design journal IDEA

Cover for Japanese design journal „IDEA“, 1992. © Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.

 

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i was surprised to find out that tissi was a woman. i always assumed that everything was designed by men. —paula scher




Typeface glyphs on a white background

Alphabet „Mindanao“. 1975. © Rosmarie Tissi, Zurich.

odermatt & tissi

After finishing the School of Applied Art in Zurich, Tissi joined a design consultancy, but this job didn’t offer much of a creative challenge. She started looking around for a new place and that is how she met Sigi Odermatt, who was known for his bold style and rebellious attitude towards industry rules. He had his own studio and hired Tissi as an apprentice. After a decade, she became a partner and the studio was renamed to O&T.

A poster. Red, white and black rectangles on a green background

i never turned down any jobs but i have also made a point of looking for work that promised to be interesting.—rosmarie tissi

A word Graphis on a blue and purple background
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