Stephan Bundi is a graduate of the Bern School of Design (University of the Arts). He later studied book design and illustration at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart before going into business for himself.

As a designer and art director for film producers, concert promoters, museums, theatres and publishers, he combines unconventional ideas with practical Swiss tradition. His clients include international corporations such as Swissair, Nikon and IBM as well as smaller firms, publishing houses and institutions.
The content being conveyed and the visualization of the message are paramount to his work. To achieve this, he chooses the technique that can be used best to interpret the content, be it typography, drawing, painting or photography.
As the owner of a studio with employees and trainees, it is important to him that all authorship is clearly identified. When other individuals are involved in the design of one of his projects, they are listed by name in the credits. All of the works illustrated here were created solely by Stephan Bundi.

He has taught at several universities, held lectures and workshops around the world and was a professor at Bern University of the Arts (1999–2013).
Bundi has had many one-man shows and exhibitions all over the world. Since the 1980s he has regularly taken part in the most important international poster exhibitions and has been member of many international juries.

Other professional activities

1983
Co-founder and member of the board of the Union of Swiss Graphic Designers (SGV)

2008
Appointed guest professor at the Arts University in Nanjing, China

2006–2009
Member of the AGI International Executive Committee

2010–2013
President »100 Beste Plakate« (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

2010–2016
President AGI Switzerland

2015
In charge of organizing, sponsoring and designing the Coexistence poster exhibition.
140 AGI designers from all over the world designed posters that were exhibited in the public space of the bilingual city of Biel, Switzerland.

Platinum / 8 Awards from Graphis Poster (NY)

Gold / 11th International Poster Biennial of Mexico

Gold / 2nd Chicago International Poster Biennial

Gold / 4th International Poster Triennial Mons

Gold / Joseph Binder Award, Design Austria Vienna 2010

Gold / (Grand Prize) 7th International Triennial of Stage Poster, Sophia

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2008

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2013

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2016

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2017

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2018

Gold / Swiss Poster Award 2020

Gold / 42 Awards from Graphis Poster (NY)

Silver / Joseph Binder Award, Design Austria Vienna 2012

Silver / 2nd Korea International Poster Biennial

Silver / 13th International Biennial of Theatre Posters Rzeszów, Poland

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2008

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2010

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2011

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2013

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2015

Silver / Swiss Poster Award 2017

Silver / 24 Awards from Graphis Poster (NY)

Bronze / Swiss Poster Award 2011

Bronze / Swiss Poster Award 2015

Bronze / International Hiii Typography Awards 2013

Bronze / International Hiiibrand Awards 2015 / Logo

Winner / German Design Award 2015

Red Dot / 22 Awards

Other awards:

Main Prize / Swiss Federal Design Competition, 1985

Several Certificates of Typographic Excellence / Type Directors Club New York

Icograda Excellence Award / 20th Warsaw International Poster Biennial

Laureate 2010 / Internationaler PKHR-Preis (Plakatmuseum Essen)

14 Merit and Distinctive Merit Awards / Art Directors Club New York

Best of Nation Award / EULDA European Logo Design Award ’06

Honorary Mention / 22nd Warsaw International Poster Biennial

Honorary Mention / 10th International Poster Biennial of Mexico

Honorary Mention / 18th Biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition

16 Awards / 100 Best Posters Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Swiss Posters of the Year, several times

The Most Beautiful Swiss Books, several times