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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