Swiss Style

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Use a strict grid, big type, and precise alignment so it feels clean like a poster.

Build clarity through grid, typography, and objective visual orderSwiss Style uses a strong grid, sans-serif type, asymmetric composition, and disciplined spacing to make information easy to scan. Its clean appearance comes from exact relationships, not from centering everything or removing all personality.

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FORM / SPACEEXHIBITION GUIDESHANGHAI · 2026
17JUL

31
AUG

New
forms
of seeing

POWER STATION OF ARTOPEN 10:00–18:00
Design Principles
  • Use a visible grid to align text and images
  • Create hierarchy through type size, weight, and placement
  • Prefer clear information over decorative symbolism
  • Balance asymmetric groups across the composition
  • Keep spacing and column relationships consistent

When to use it

  • Poster-like campaign page
    We design systems.01 Brand 02 Book 03 Exhibition
  • Editorial index
    A Century of Bauhaus■ 2026.05 Shenzhen
  • Architecture or design portfolio
    2026Annual report
  • Information-rich page that needs strict order
    When images are unavailable, type can become the primary visual.

When NOT to use it

  • Place every element in the center
    Promotional campaign (black, white, and red)A promotional page needs a rhythm that fits the product and the desired action.
  • Use a grid without meaningful hierarchy
    Baby-products site (large Helvetica headlines)Categories that need warmth also need visual cues that support it.
  • Make type so rigid that long content becomes difficult to read
    Social app (grid + black and white)Social products also need expression that fits the community’s tone and interaction tasks.
  • Add decoration that fights the information structure
    A grid cannot replace content editing when priorities are unclear.
Anatomy
strict grid AaSans-serif display type Accent color examples Large/Small Generous whitespace
Use a grid to organize alignment and spacing into a clear page structure.
Build hierarchy with deliberate type size and weight; align content according to language and layout relationships.
Use accent color for key information or actions, with its scope set by the brand and content hierarchy.
Create distinct reading levels with clear size and weight contrast while keeping supporting text legible.
Whitespace is an active part of the composition: it gives content room to breathe.
AI Prompt

Swiss International Style, strict grid, huge left-aligned sans-serif headline, black and white with one red accent, extreme type-scale contrast, no decorative shadows, generous structured whitespace

Typical use cases
Design portfolio

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Design Museum · Special Exhibition2026.05 — 08
Bauhaus
One Hundred Years.
Form follows function.
A century-old dialogue about order, grid
and rationality.
Shenzhen · Sea World
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00
Free appointment
Exhibition page

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STUDIO—01Project About Contact
We design
the system itself.
01Urban guidance system2025
02Art Museum Brand Identity2025
03Independent publishing of "Grid"In progress
Editorial index

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ANNUAL REPORTPublic version
2026
Revenue growth and cash flow
R&D investment proportion
Global team distribution
01 Letter to shareholders
02 Business review
03 Future outlook
128 pages in total
Print/digital double edition
Annual report

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Xiaoli — Graphic Design Portfolio
01Brand Identity
02Book binding
03Poster Experiment
04Web design
© 2026 · Shenzhen