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A collage of black and white newspaper clippings set against a black background. One clipping shows a portrait of a person under the text “Ruiz de”, while another features a column titled “The Marathon man—I” by “bob hansell”.

Paris-based Lisa Guedel-Dolle’s precise and simple designs

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5 January 2017

French graphic designer Lisa Guedel-Dolle is interested in printed matter and many of her projects aim to “assert the identity and uniqueness” of her clients through “simple and precise design choices”. This clean and pared-back aesthetic was developed while studying at ECAL in Lausanne, and she’s carried it forward in her freelance work. Lisa’s simple but confident design decisions have seen her create work for many culture-based clients in fields like architecture, art, photography and music.

Much of Lisa’s work comes in the form of posters and publications where composition and layouts are made logically and informed by the content she’s been given. Communication is a key part of the designer’s work and through typography and imagery she creates rational yet expressive responses.

Rosie Ruiz Shortcuts to Fame, and The Blind Corner: Fame and Drama are just two books Lisa’s designed that show her ability to merge text and visuals together. In other projects she lets the visuals sing loudly on the page, uninterrupted.

A high-contrast yellow and black portrait of a person smiling, wearing a laurel wreath on their head. The text “Rosie Ruiz” is written in a simple sans-serif font in the top left corner.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

An open book showing a table of contents with dates from April 1980 printed in a large, bold sans-serif typeface. The dates are arranged in two columns, each paired with page numbers and the phrase “Newspaper clippings”.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

A layout of a publication featuring a cover and an open spread. The cover shows a group of people sitting and standing under a porch, with the title “The people of Duckling Hill”. The open spread contains a photograph of a white plastic chair on a concrete step, accompanied by text about the development of Hong Kong.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

A two-page spread from a book featuring two colour photographs of a person walking through a wooded area. Below the main images are two rows of smaller, black and white landscape photographs.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

A book cover featuring a teal plastic chair and a white plastic chair side by side outdoors. Large red Chinese characters are laid over the centre, with English text around the edges reading “The People of Duckling Hill”, “Hong Kong” and “A research on an edge public space”.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

Two pages of a book featuring a minimalist layout. The first page displays the title “Quatre degrés, la seconde vie des éphémères” in a bold, black serif typeface. The second page contains a detailed, multi-column index of scientific names and numbers.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

A pile of white business cards with red and black text. The cards read “Chez Patricia et Frédéric Avignon” and “Chambres d’hôtes et studio Avignon Intra-muros”.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

A layout of three photographs. One shows a person with glasses looking through a reflective, folded surface. Below, a double-page spread features a white, organic building and a person lying on a blue towel with cucumber slices over their eyes.
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Lisa Guedel-Dolle

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About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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