Swiss Identity

‘The world is changing – and so is graphic design’

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 What does it mean to be a Swiss font today? Matthieu Cortat explains how he designed Basetica as part of the Open Switzerland project.

Culture

Switzerland: still a font of creativity

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 Sixty years ago Switzerland was the centre of the typographic universe. How are contemporary designers leaving their imprints?

Culture

Contemporary Swiss typography in action

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 Swiss typefaces come in all shapes and sizes and are being used by graphic designers for a wide range of applications.

Demographics

Alarm raised over drinking alcohol in pregnancy

This content was published on Sep 9, 2015 It launched its information campaign on Wednesday, as September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness DayExternal link. FASD is a range of harm to unborn babies which includes damage to the brain, heart, eyes and other organs. The child can, for example, experience delayed growth or behavioural problems. Up to 19% of…

Culture

New internet domain ‘.swiss’ officially launched

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 Swiss companies, as well as public and private organisations, can now apply for a domain name ending in “.swiss”.

Demographics

Court turns down Bahrain ex-minister’s appeal

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 The case, still under investigation by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, involved money originating from bribes made by the US aluminium giant Alcoa to Bahraini authorities in charge of the country’s firm Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). In January last year, Alcoa pleaded guilty in the United States to having paid millions of dollars to officials in the…

Education

Swiss teens and the body image problem

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 “I’m too small, I’m just 1.50m,” 15-year-old Yvorna, a student at the Kirchenfeld Gymnasium school in Bern tells swissinfo.ch. Like many young people her age she’s happy with the way she looks in some ways, and not in others. With long dark hair and wearing silver-sparkly shoes, Yvorna explains her idea of what makes up…

Demographics

‘I want a six-pack like Ronaldo’

This content was published on Sep 8, 2015 Around 400 teenagers aged 13-17 participated in the survey, conducted by Health Promotion Switzerland (HPS), which is funded by the health insurance system. The study is part of a long-term project addressing the problem of unrealistic body image, which the authors blame on teenagers’ over exposure to unrealistic images and unhealthy body ideals, particularly through…

Culture

Busking business blossoms in Bern and beyond

This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 Regardless of whether the street performers strike it rich, buskers festivals are striking a chord in many parts of the world.

Demographics

Bern steps up the fight against people smuggling

This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 At the frontier post in Buchs, on the Swiss border with Liechtenstein, 709 illegal immigrants were reportedly stopped in August compared with 209 in July and 110 in June. The numbers could rise as thousands of migrants continue to stream northwards through Hungary. About 20,000 migrants arrived in Germany over the weekend after an agreement…

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