Bureau Bernklau is a graphic and type design studio based in St.Gallen, Switzerland. The founder, Nicolas Bernklau, designs typefaces and visual identities for clients in the cultural and corporate fields.

  • His typefaces have been used by The New York Times, the BBC and Herzog & de Meuron, among others. Resial was selected as one of the works deemed “excellent” by the Tokyo Type Directors Club.
  • With a focus on bespoke type solutions and a balance between established and unconventional shapes, the continuous aim is to maintain a clear visual language and to develop sustainable design solutions that last longer than a scroll in your feed.

    In addition to the studio’s work, Nicolas works as a Typography Consultant for Perron-Roettinger, Los Angeles, and regularly collaborates with Office for Typography, Lausanne. Previously, he gained experience as a designer and art director at Deutsche & Japaner and Jung von Matt.

    Following his role as a Teaching Assistant in the Master’s program in Type Design at ECAL Lausanne (2021–2024), Nicolas is currently lecturing in typography at GBS St.Gallen, DHBW Ravensburg and the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg.

  • Clients
    Achtung Mode
    After Party Studios
    Amber Notes
    Anthony Guex
    Arte Antwerp
    Askeaton Contemporary Arts
    BBC
    Boiler Room
    Boris Brejcha
    BWGTBLD
    Casimirianum Coburg
    Dickies
    ECAL
    ephemera
    Forum d’architecture Lausanne
    Federal Office for the Environment
    Goethe-Institut
    Herzog & de Meuron
    Import Export
    KulturRegion Stuttgart
    Kvadrat
    Manil
    Mother Berlin
    Nieuwe Instituut
    On Running
    Party Chat
    Paul Herrmann
    Paul Kalkbrenner
    Plattform Grundwasserschutz
    Pochen Biennale
    Principal Studio
    R-GO
    Restaurant vhy!
    Royal Academy of Arts
    Sample Soaps
    Samsung
    Spector Books
    Studio Berkheim
    Studio Maxwell Ashford
    Symplektik
    The Monthly
    The New York Times Magazine
    Tim Bengel
    University of Neuchâtel
    VfB Stuttgart
    W15
    Yale Architecture

  • Approach
    The core competence of the studio lies in logotype drawing and designing fully functional custom typefaces. On that basis visual identities are developed.
  • To reach a high-end product, Bureau Bernklau fuses its own expertise in typography with other specialists in its network of design studios and collaborators such as web developers, illustrators, photographers or animators.

  • Services
    Type Design
    Custom Typeface
    Custom Lettering
    Logotype
    Title Design
    Typography
    Graphic Design
    Visual Identity
    Art Direction
    Brand Strategy
    Packaging
    Editorial Design
    Website

  • Awards
    Werkbeitrag St.Gallen 2024
    Art Directors Club DE 2024
    100 Beste Plakate 2023
    IBK Förderpreis Typografie 2022
    Tokyo Type Directors Club 2022
    Macau Design Award 2021
    Scholarship Fd. Baccarini 2020
    European Design Award 2018
    Type Directors Club NY 2018
    Art Directors Club NY 2018
    Art Directors Club DE 2018
    D&AD London 2017

  • Typefaces
    Resial
    Phrase
    Offkey
    Trekking
  • Custom Type
    BB BWGT
    Mother Mono
    IE Gallo

    If you’re interested in using one of my typefaces, don’t hesitate to contact me.
  • I’m also happy to discuss custom versions for your own project.

  • Contact
    Feel free to get in touch to find a suitable solution for your idea. I am happy to help in distributing space, drawing, colouring and shaping your project together from (A) to (Z).

    bureau@nicolasbernklau.de

    Open for business, type talk and espresso macchiato. Closed for sexism, racism and fascism.

  • Studio address
    Burgstrasse 45, CH–9000 St.Gallen

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Credits

Web Development:  Elodie Anglade  / Reel:  Florian Hilt

bureau@nicolasbernklau.de

Credits

Web Development:  Elodie Anglade  / Reel:  Florian Hilt

bureau@nicolasbernklau.de

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