About us

Zwölf: Björn Wiede, Marcus Lisse and Stefan Guzy (photo: Norman Konrad)

Since our founding in the year 2000 our primary work has been in poster design, as well as in developing packaging, books and exhibitions, scenographic work in film and television and corporate consulting on design questions.

We make use of a palette of simple materials: good, detail-rich typography, the right choice of materials and a constant experimental exhaustion of the possibilities offered, even today, by a piece of paper. Our own screen printing workshop in A0 format allows us to produce small batches in large sizes ourselves.

Staff details

Stefan Guzy: born 1980, diploma degree from the University of the Arts in Berlin, studied with poster designer Holger Matthies (Hamburg), Daniela Haufe/Detlef Fiedler=cyan (Berlin), Stefan Sagmeister (New York) and Melk Imboden (Buochs, Switzerland), holds talks and workshops on visual communication, print production and history. Member of the Association Typographique Internationale.

Marcus Lisse: born 1975, production manager, stage and exhibition constructor, workshop manager.

Björn Wiede: born 1981, degree from the University of the Arts in Berlin and the University for Applied Art in Vienna, diploma degree in poster design at the University of the Arts in Berlin under Melk Imboden and Fons Hickmann (Berlin).

Former staff members: Jörg Walter, Sebastian Seeger. Trainees: Sascha Wutzler, Stephanie Neumann, Robert Lakomczyk, Elisabeth Moch, Andrea Riebe, Valeria Gordeew, Phillip Baier, Sonja Meyer.

Awards and exhibitions

2011

Best Cultural Posters Prize, 7th International Typography Exhibition, Teheran (Iran)
100 Best Posters 2010, Germany/Austria/Switzerland
“Prize Nominee Work”, Tokyo Type Directors Club (Japan)
5^th China International Poster Biennial 2011
Schrift und Typografie in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany [nominated],
Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt

2010

“Silver Cube Winner” (“Best Package Design”), Art Directors Club New York
“Silver” (“Typography”), Art Directors Club Germany
“European Design Award” Gold (“Best CD cover”), ED-Awards Greece
100 Best Posters 2009, Germany/Austria/Switzerland
24^th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2010
6^th International Triennial of Stage Posters Sofia (Bulgaria)
Golden Bee Award, Golden Bee 9, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design
1st Graphic Design Biennale Germany China 2010, Offenbach/Main
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany [nominated],
Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt

2009

“Certificate of Typographic Excellence”, Type Directors Club New York
“European Design Award” Silber (“Single Poster”), ED-Awards Greece
10^th Tehran International Poster Biennial 2009 (Iran)
“AIGA Annual Design Award”, American Institute of Graphic Arts New York
17^th Lahti Poster Biennial 2009 (Finland)
“ADI Design Award 2008”, Hanghzou (China), Art Design Institute of China
Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2009
7^th Trnava Poster Triennial 2009 (Slovakia)
3^rd International Biennial of Poster Bolivia 2009
9^th International Poster Triennial Toyama 2009 (Japan)
4^th China International Poster Biennial 2009 (China)
“Echo” (Best Music Video) [nominated], Bundesverband Musikindustrie
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany [nominated],
Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt

2008

“Gold Cube Winner” (Best Poster 2007), Art Directors Club New York
“Certificate of Typographic Excellence”, Type Directors Club New York
100 Best Posters 2007, Germany/Austria/Switzerland
“ADI Excellent Work”, Hanghzou (China), Art Design Institute of China
5^th Ningbo International Poster Biennial (China)
Design Award of the Federal State Brandenburg [nominated]
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany [nominated],
Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt

2007

“Certificate of Typographic Excellence”, Type Directors Club New York
“Lead Award” Silver (Best Illustration), Lead Academy Hamburg
“Lead Award” Bronze (Best Photo Series), Lead Academy Hamburg
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany [nominated],
Rat für Formgebung Frankfurt

2006

“Lead Award” Bronze (Best Newcomer Magazine), Lead Academy Hamburg

2005

„herzberührtdesign“, Zumtobel Staff Lounge Berlin
Blacklight Gallery, Berlin

Press

2011

PAGE #2/2011 (Germany)

2010

fluter #37 (Germany)
Conny Becker, Christina Landbrecht, Friederike Schäfer (ed.): Metropolian Views. Berlin, Berlin. Kunstszenen 1989–2009, Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag 2010 (Germany)
PAGE #10/2010 (Germany)
Juli Gudehus: Das Lesikon der visuellen Kommunikation, Mainz: Hermann Schmidt 2010
John Foster (ed.): 1000 Indie Posters, Gloucester, Mass.: Rockport Publishers 2010 (Germany)
International Design Yearbook 2010, Gzangzhou: Madison 2010 (China)
Blank Sommer 2010 (Germany)
Tim Chuang (ed.): Gallery. The world's best graphics vol. 5, Fremont: Choi's Gallery 2010 (USA)
Mix Magazine #2/2010 (UK)
International Visual Communication Design, Shenyang: LST Publishing House 2010 (China)
PAGE #2/2010 (Germany)
Visions #1/2010 (Germany)
Typography #30, New York: Collins Design 2010 (USA)

2009

Departure Look/Book 2009, Nürnberg: Verlag für moderne Kunst 2009 (Austria)
Blank Nov/Dec 2009 (Germany)
Typography #29, New York: Collins Design 2009 (USA)
Deutscher Drucker (Germany)
Intro #12/2009 (Germany)
Palette, Igepa-Magazin (Germany)

2008

Typography #28, New York: Collins Design 2008 (USA)
Druck&Medien 05/2008 (Germany)

2007

Spex, Magazin für Popkultur (Germany)

2005

PAGE #9/2005 (Germany)
Slanted (Germany)

2004

Jianping He (ed.): Holger Matthies and Students, Beijing: China Youth Press 2004 (China)

2003

Brain Damage #9 (Poland)

2002

Berlin VJ Allstars, VIVA (Germany)