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Ein Blick auf das Geschäft mit Krieg, Aufrüstung und Überwachung: Der Rüstungsreport der Wochenzeitung WOZ enthüllt die Namen, Adressen und Hintergründe jener rund 150 Schweizer Firmen, die Waffen, weitere militärische Güter und Überwachungstechnologie exportieren. Die Website ist als Datenbank angelegt, mit Profilen all jener Schweizer Firmen, die ab dem Jahr 2015 Rüstungsexport-Bewilligungen in der Höhe von mehr als 100 000 Franken erhalten haben.

ATTRIBUTE was given the task to develop a new concept and implement a technologically sustainable solution for GDS.FM. In collaboration with Michel Luarasi ATTRIBUTE redesigned everything from the ground up starting with a revamped sitemap, a fresh new layout and an overall simplified user experience. The new design puts GDS.FM in its deserved light and welcomes all visitors to its main areas: Music, artists and events.

In 2017, ATTRIBUTE, on behalf of Berner Burger and in collaboration with Skop (Design), developed a new corporate website for the Natural History Museum of Bern (NMBE). With over 180 years of history, the NMBE is the oldest museum in Bern. The goal of the new website was to simplify navigation—given the large amount of content. Users are now directed much more quickly to relevant pages and can more easily access specific topics and information. To achieve this, ATTRIBUTE implemented a CMS tailored to the needs of the NMBE, offering both functional and content flexibility. This system also allows for a flexible event booking feature, enabling users to register online for events at the museum.

Radio LoRa ist ein nicht-kommerzielles Lokalradio für den Grossraum Zürich und das älteste Gemeinschaftsradio der Schweiz. Rund 250 freiwillige Sendungsmachende senden 24 Stunden am Tag aus unseren Studios im Kreis 4 – und das in 21 verschiedenen Sprachen! Das Programm von Radio LoRa ist so bunt und vielfältig wie die Meinungen, Kulturen und Musik der Menschen in Zürich – darum klingt im LoRa keine Stunde wie die andere.

ATTRIBUTE hat für das Radio eine neue Struktur für die Website erarbeitet, welche die vielen verschiedenen Inhalte der Website besser gliedert und den Besucher*innen zugänglich macht. Die Darstellung des Programms wurde stark verbessert und die Sendungs-Ausgaben der letzten 20 Jahre sind neu in einer neuen Audiothek zugänglich. Die Website ist Headless aufgebaut und ist stark auf Performance optimiert und es wurden einige Features im Bereich Accessibility implementiert.

Cima Città ist ein interdisziplinärer Residenzort in einer stillgelegten Schokoladenfabrik in den Tessiner Alpen. Cima Città steht für Rückzug, Inspiration, Konzentration und Austausch. Neugierige und engagierte Stimmen aus Kunst, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft finden hier zusammen. Cima Città versteht sich als Keimzelle zur Entwicklung und zum Austausch von kollektiven Antworten auf drängende Fragen unserer Zeit. Der Residenzort in einmaliger Umgebung inspiriert und verbindet – und fragt nach mutigen Ideen für lebenswerte Zukünfte.

It is hard to imagine Zurich without the tradition-steeped family business enSoie. It embodies a unique part of Zurich lifestyle. Founded by the mother and continued by the daughters, the ambitions family label works together with Partners in Appenzell, Kolkata and Pruskow. The website - on which ATTRIBUTE collaborated with Dominik Huber and Simon Trüb - functions as an online shop and conveys an insight into the family’s creative process. The eCommerce solution provides a customized platform and supports enSoie in handling the large volume of orders.

Beyond any doubt, Edition Patrick Frey has become one of the most important Swiss publishers of art books since its foundation in 1986 and enjoys an international reputation. Edition Patrick Frey serves as a platform for young, aspiring artists and thus engages in arts promotion. It also maintains long relations with renowned artists. In 2013, ATTRIBUTE implemented a first online shop for Edition Patrick Frey in collaboration with Thierry Blancpain and another complete redesign with Christof Täschler in 2021. The declared aim: To make the feel of art books perceptible online. By now, Edition Patrick Frey is a long-standing partner of ATTRIBUTE.

Ethix, the Zurich lab for innovation ethics, commissioned ATTRIBUTE to develop a new corporate website in 2018. It is a platform where startups can assess their projects and initiatives in terms of ethical considerations. The Lab for Innovation Ethics creates a space for dialogue about the opportunities and risks of innovation.

The website aims to bring potential clients closer to the field of innovation ethics and provide relevant expertise. ATTRIBUTE is responsible for consulting, concept development, frontend, and backend for this project. The design is by Urs Althaus.

In 2016 ATTRIBUTE realized a website for one of the biggest and most steeped in history architectural firms in Zurich. Fischer Architekten was founded in 1929 and with its 60 employees it is a comparably large architectural firm for swiss standards. Their website emphasizes the firm’s decade-long tradition through the portfolio section’s timeline of the firm’s history. The corporate Website - which ATTRIBUTE realized working together with graphic studio Hammer and Aude Lehmann - is sophisticated in both design and implementation. At the heart of the site is a video portrait of the firm which was specifically design for the website. An optimized gallery provides beautiful insights into the working of the architectural firm.

VOLUMES is the only swiss independent art publishing fair. The alternative book fair serves as a platform for independent local, and international publishers of art books. VOLUMES also presents minimal editions of artists who publish and produce their work by themselves. ATTRIBUTE created this website together with Badesaison. The website works as a communications platform of the art book fair fulfills several functions: Interested parties are able to get information on the current edition, a collection of books is displayed, as well as an archive of past editions is made available. Artists and publishers can apply for a table at the upcoming fair with a form ATTRIBUTE created specifically for this purpose.

Gregory Gilbert-Lodge is an award-winning illustrator, who lives and works in Zurich. Over the course of the last 20 years he realized a variety of internationally recognized projects. He worked for notable magazines such as Zeit Magazin, Reportagen Magazin, and Das Magazin. Gregory Gilbert-Lodge work has even been presented in the David Bowie exhibition and the V&A in London and Tokyo. The website which was created in collaboration with Atelier Pol features a wide range of illustration work. The illustrations are presented in a user-friendly image gallery. The portfolio website has an online shop where some of the iconographic screen prints can be ordered.

ATTRIBUTE implemented a portfolio website and online shop for the repeated award-winning aerial photographer Georg Gerster. Thanks to shots of UNESCO world heritage sites as well as pictures taken for the Swissair calendar the photographer has gained international renown. Over the course of his life he has shot an incomparable abundance of aerial images from hitherto uncharted perspectives. The big challenge of this project was to present the myriad of images in a concise manner. Therefore ATTRIBUTE created a photo gallery specifically designed to allow for quick and simple navigation. Thanks to a simple online shop a selection of prints can be acquired directly from the website. The site’s concept was developed in close collaboration with Christof Täschler.

In 2015, ATTRIBUTE realized a portfolio website for the designer Jörg Boner. The Swiss designer’s sketches are dedicated to reduction – a principle was mirrored in the conception and arrangement of the website. Aside from the classical portfolio function the website provides an insight into the designer’s creative working process. Additionally, the site features a sober online shop. ATTRIBUTE worked out the overall concept, built prototypes and developed and implemented the online shop. The design was conceived of by Christof Täschler – based on a corporate indentity created by NORM.

staatslabor is the product of the engagement within a broad network of innovation practitioners during the summer of 2016. The interdisciplinary collaboration of technicians, entrepreneurs, designers, social scientists, politicians, and administrative staff lead to the creation of this space – innovatively tailored to swiss needs with regards to future challenges in administration. staatslabor functions as a platform linking experts, civil society, and administration. It is a space of exchange and public innovation laboratory. Developed in collaboration with Christoph Täschler, the website features a blog and provides information on current projects. The website explains the content and course of events leading up to staatslabor and serves as a communications platform - so as to document and exchange thought processes, initiatives and ideas.

Curator and performance artist Robert Steinberger ist part of the artist collective FRICTION. He curated group exhibitions in Perla-Mode and Gessnerallee. He performed at the LISTE Basel, Stadtgalerie Bern, Réunion, and at the art institute in San Diego. ATTRIBUTE realized this portfolio website working closely with graphic designer Krispin Heé. In order to do justice to the diversity of the project ATTRIBUTE built the site in a modular fashion. One focus has been put on the typography used within the website’s structure. Text outlines are the central element of this website.

The architectural firm BFB Architects AG is specialized in hospitals, medicinal buildings and residential houses. For BFB Architects ATTRIBUTE worked together with graphic designer Schätti - Lehmann to create a new visual identity and structure of the corporate website which allows for a modular handling of content – indispensable in light of the abundance of different projects. Photo galleries, plans, and news releases can be created dynamically on the new website.

ATTRIBUTE, in collaboration with the design agency Bonbon, launched a new news portal for the magazine Neue Wege in 2018. The monthly magazine has been critically addressing developments in politics, economics, society, and the church for 112 years – always staying current. The goal of the new website was to publish more content and present it in a more engaging way, not least to target a younger audience more effectively. ATTRIBUTE has been advising the client on the planning and implementation of the website from the beginning and is responsible for the information architecture, backend, and frontend.