Ariane.

Ariane Nicollier

Graphic Design / Design Research / Illustration
{ Modernist } { Color lover }

Based in Switzerland

Shaping concepts in digital & print

Graphic Design

Print & Digital Communication

Design Research

UX / Ui Design

Brand Strategy

Illustration

Editorial Design

( Ariane Nicollier )

Shaping concepts since 2005. My approach combines methodology and visual rhetoric. I draw inspiration from design history and my rich cultural background. With an acute eye for detail, typography, and color composition, I am a passionate designer who enjoys collaborating with clients and bringing tailored solutions that connect with audiences.

Fabrica Design

( Design Studio )

Co-founder of Fabrica Design Studio, an independent studio located in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 3 minutes from the train station.


Fabrica Design

Rue du Casino 8

1400 Yverdon-les-Bains

Switzerland


(FR) Studio de designer graphique & illustration basé en Suisse Romande.


Research

Besides my practice, I am a design educator with over 15 years of teaching experience, holding a pedagogy diploma in professional education (HEFP, Lausanne, 2012). I am also a design researcher with a Master’s degree in Design Research from Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB, 2023).


My research, "Allegories Gone Wild: Zoomorphism in Propaganda from 1870 to 1945," explores animal rhetoric in political propaganda during the rise of printed media.


By analyzing hundreds of caricatures from wartime history, I examine how these images were used to dehumanize others.


Key research questions include:

  • What recurring patterns emerge when comparing caricatures from different countries?

  • How were animals used in propaganda to defame political opponents?

  • What rhetorical devices made zoomorphism such an effective tool for dehumanization?

  • How did the discourse evolve in contemporary media?


Online Database: https://omeka.fabrica-collective.ch/

user: fabrica / password: Ariane2021



Besides my practice, I am a design educator with over 15 years of teaching experience, holding a pedagogy diploma in professional education (HEFP, Lausanne, 2012). I am also a design researcher with a Master’s degree in Design Research from Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB, 2023).


My research, "Allegories Gone Wild: Zoomorphism in Propaganda from 1870 to 1945," explores animal rhetoric in political propaganda during the rise of printed media.


By analyzing hundreds of caricatures from wartime history, I examine how these images were used to dehumanize others.


Key research questions include:

  • What recurring patterns emerge when comparing caricatures from different countries?

  • How were animals used in propaganda to defame political opponents?

  • What rhetorical devices made zoomorphism such an effective tool for dehumanization?

  • How did the discourse evolve in contemporary media?


Online Database: https://omeka.fabrica-collective.ch/

user: fabrica / password: Ariane2021



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