About
Nguyen Gobber is a graphic design and typography practice crafting profound impressions for people and institutions.
Expertise
Visual Identities (for Institutions, Practices, Events), Publications, Websites, Typefaces
Background
Nguyen Gobber is the collaborative practice of Hoang Nguyen and David Gobber in Vienna, Austria. They graduated from Berlin University of the Arts (Klasse Hickmann) and Basel Academy of Arts and Design (Typography Major) and hold Masterʼs degrees in Visual Communication and Iconic Research. Before and since founding Nguyen Gobber, they have designed for HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt, MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne EPFL, Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Greenpeace Switzerland, Basel Academy of Art and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, University of the Arts Berlin, Museum Rietberg, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Verlag Baselland, Literatur Vorarlberg, Russell Perkins, FHNW Institute of Architecture, University of Vienna, skug Musikkultur, Adobe, Nike, and more.
Testimonials
“The collaboration with Hoang and David was characterised by great openness right from the start. […] The joint brochure project was a lot of fun while meeting all deadlines and commitments. Hoang and David also have great expertise in materials and printing processes, as a client I have always felt very well advised.” [translated] Susanne Häberle, University of Vienna
“It was a pleasure to work together. I always looked forward to our conversations, and I learned something from each step in the revision process. Hoang and David were efficient, reliable, carefully attentive to the details and ready to offer multiple solutions to every problem. I hope we can continue working together in the future!” Russell Perkins, Artist
“Although the skill with which it [The Future Tense publication] has been crafted stands out, it does not descend into art pour l’art. It is rare for typography to be executed with such love and joy, and rare for it to be accorded so much time and space.” Swiss Federal Office of Culture
“Hoang Nguyen and David Gobber design courage for the future by giving utopias a concrete form to look at.” [translated] FuturZwei, Foundation for Sustainability
“Beyond Concrete was a great challenge due to the extremely diverse contributions. Nguyen Gobber, together with the Basel graphic designer Bosco Ferreira, mastered this challenge brilliantly and created a great book. The collaboration was cooperative, professional and very inspiring.” Barbara Lenherr, FHNW Institute of Architecture
“With Hoang and David, the V# magazine was in good hands right from the start, because they combine inspiring design ideas, a clear organisation and an orientation towards the wishes of the client.” Amos Postner, Literatur Vorarlberg
“You can have any design, but if you get a Nguyen Gobber, you never want to have anything else. Both Hoang and David will get you the most sophisticated results you can imagine. The underground already loves it!” Christoph Benkeser, skug
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Awards Events Press
- Feature in “Curious Typefaces” OFFCUTS
- Feature in “Typodarium 2025” Verlag Hermann Schmidt
- Feature in “Sans In Use / Serif In Use” victionary
- Article about Hofmann on It’s Nice That
- Feature in “Logo Face” BranD Magazine Issue 70
- Talk at Inscript Type Festival, 2023
- Swiss Design Awards 2023 (Finalist)
- Feature in “Typodarium 2024” Verlag Hermann Schmidt
- Exhibition “Safe Harbor” by R. Perkins at Artists Unlimited in Bielefeld
- Feature in “Typodarium 2023” Verlag Hermann Schmidt
- Announcement of “Beyond Concrete” as Triest Verlag’s #1 bestseller in 2022
- Exhibition and feature at International Poster Competition 2022
- Feature of Lucifer in PAGE Magazine and on Page Online
- Feature of Lucifer on Creative Boom
- Article about Lucifer on It’s Nice That
- Design Work Grant by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Art Council, 2022
- Mentorship of Master’s Thesis at HGK Basel Masterstudio Design, 2022
- Article and tutorial for Adobe
- Feature in “New Aesthetic 3” Sorry Press
- Feature in “Re-imagine Bizarre Type” SendPoints
- The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2021
- Guest critique and talk at the Peter Behrens School of Arts, Düsseldorf, 2022
- Article “Bilder für Utopien finden” on skug
- Article “Utopien visualisieren” on FUTURZWEI, Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit
- Exhibition “We, Ourselves, and Us” at Weltformat Festival in Lucerne, 2021
- Exhibition “SWISS MAX” at Taiwan Design Museum in Taipei
- Lecture on “How to Design Scientific Posters” at the ETH Zürich
- Article about Hoang Nguyen on It’s Nice That
- Feature in #JapanRevisited202x book by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Tokyo
- Exhibition at PDP Conference in Novi Sad, 2020
- Exhibition “Serigraphy: The Art of Poster Printing” at Weltformat in Lucerne, 2020
- Exhibition #JapanRevisited202x by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Tokyo
- Exhibition #JapanRevisited202x at Ars Electronica in Linz
- Exhibition at Golden Bee Global Biennale of Graphic Design in Moscow, 2020
- 100 Beste Plakate 2019
- Exhibition and feature at Graphic Design Festival Scotland 2019
- Exhibition on Swiss Graphic Design at Teh-Chun Art Gallery in Taipei
- Feature in “Welcome To Typocracy” book by Fontself
- Talk at OPEN HOUSE 2019 Basel Academy of Art and Design
- Exhibition at grafikSCHWEIZ 18
- 100 Beste Plakate 2017 w/ Hubertus Design
- Exhibition Regionale19 at E-WERK in Freiburg
- Talk at Schule für Gestaltung Basel, 2018
- Swiss Design Awards 2017 (Finalist)
- Article in Design360° Magazine
- Feature in “Morgen und davor” Verlag Hermann Schmidt
— We don’t participate in profit-driven competitions —