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A book with a white cover and a pattern of red and black dots rests on a perforated metal stand. A blue paper band wraps around the centre, repeating the text “ECAL Graphic Design”.

ECAL Graphic Design celebrated in gorgeous new book

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Date
15 March 2016

It would be more newsworthy if work from ECAL wasn’t brilliant, but here we go anyway, celebrating yet more superb work to emerge from the institution, also known as University of Art & Design Lausanne.

The university is currently showing its ECAL Graphic Design exhibition, and to mark the show it has published a book of the same name with JRP|Ringier. The publication celebrates the work of students from the last five years in its Graphic Design Bachelor and Art Direction Master courses.

It all looks as gorgeous as you’d expect, marrying carefully constructed graphic design with playful and innovative art direction.

ECAL says: “Edited by the Gavillet & Cie studio, the book revolves around a long succession of tracking shots in which projects are not classified in categories, but organised by colour. The exhibition design orchestrated by Adrien Rovero is based on the same concept, allowing a total flexibility.”

Two white typographic posters stand against a black background. The first reads “HOW TO consider a species beyond polarities” and “WE HAVE CHARITY FOR WHAT THE DEAD MIGHT SAY.” The second reads “it raises in a manner a new creation. Light withers as the verse is wrought.” and “The light at the tiny end of the Tunnel.”
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

A collection of graphic design prints and collages are displayed on thin metal stands against a black background. The works feature a mix of bold colours, abstract shapes, and portraits.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

A collection of red and white graphic posters and prints displayed on thin white stands against a black background. A long roll of white paper with red text curls across the foreground, featuring phrases such as “happy babies” and “are you there?”.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

A collection of graphic design posters and prints displayed on metal stands against a black background. The works feature a mix of blue and white abstract shapes, data visualisations and the words “City of God”.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

Three graphic posters are displayed on thin white stands against a black background. They feature abstract geometric patterns in primary colours, with a red cloth draped over the rightmost frame. Red geometric blocks sit on the perforated grey floor below.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

Three digital screens display typographic studies against a perforated grey wall. The first shows a mix of bold headlines and a character set, while the second lists the alphabet in red. The third screen features a large, stylised letter “E”.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

A person reclines on a patterned mat under a bright blue umbrella, reading a blue book. Behind them, a white pegboard displays a piece of fabric and a colourful abstract painting.
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Philippe Fragniere: ECAL Graphic Design

A person stands in a vast, white gallery space, looking at a long row of colourful posters and artworks. The pieces are displayed on a low platform against a white wall under bright, industrial ceiling lights.
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ECAL Graphic Design exhibition
A grey book cover features a grid of small red and black dots. A bright blue band across the middle repeats the text “Ecal Graphic Design” in a sans-serif font.
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ECAL Graphic Design

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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