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November 21, 2025 • The Circle, Zurich Airport

Swiss Viz Awards 2025

The Swiss Viz Award was created to give the Swiss data visualization community a stronger voice and a place to connect and inspire one another. We’re thrilled to see how it continues to grow, with the 2025 edition receiving 50% more submissions than the year before.

Thank you for the creativity and dedication that make this award possible.

Winners 2025

Public Lens

Gold

Schweizer Bergwelten
By Fabian Lang

  • The Gold Award goes to Fabian Lang for his book “Schweizer Bergwelten - 100 Infografiken mit Weitsicht”.
    His work transforms remarkable yet often unseen data, information, and imagery about the Swiss mountains into engaging visual stories, data visualizations, infographics, and maps. We salute this remarkable collection of one-pagers for achieving a rare harmony of depth and beauty, and we recognize the extraordinary work required to remain consistent yet boldly innovative. Congratulations!

Silver

Women in Politics
By Hahn+Zimmermann and Katja Vock

  • The Silver Award goes to Hahn+Zimmermann and Katja Vock for their self-initiated work on Women in Politics. This cross-media project visualizes the evolution of women’s representation in parliaments worldwide through an interactive digital experience complemented by social media and physical extensions that connect data to everyday life. We salute the bold, multichannel concept that blends scrollytelling, interactivity and calls for action. It inspires curiosity, and redefines how we connect with public information. Congratulations!

Bronze

2024 Migration Reports
By Emphase GmbH for the State Secretariat for Migration SEM

  • The Bronze Award, awarded to Emphase GmbH for the 2024 Migration Reports for the State Secretariat for Migration SEM.
    The annual digital Migration Report turns complex migration statistics into accessible, visually engaging narratives through interactive storytelling and data visualization. We appreciate the scrollytelling journey that makes data accessible and enjoyable to explore with smooth navigation, multilingual reach, and open-data spirit. It welcomes everyone to discover and learn. Congratulations!

Operational Insight

Gold

GAiAPSE
By Jean-Baptiste Mignardot & Emmanuel Pignat for Sophia Genetics

Silver

Western Balkans Competitiveness Data Hub
By Christoph Schmid, Florencia Kühne, Lloyd Richards, Michael Schönenberger, Tania Boa and Tomáš Čarnecký from Interactive Things for the OECD

  • The Gold Award goes to Jean-Baptiste Mignardot & Emmanuel Pignat for GAiAPSE created for Sophia Genetics. This platform transforms complex global operational data about genomic profiles and healthcare institutions into an interactive 3D experience that delivers clear, data-driven insights for strategic decision-making and public engagement. This visualization does more than inform, it inspires, and engages. With openness about its methods and outstanding visual quality, it’s a powerful tool for communication and action. Congratulations!

  • The Silver Award goes to Christoph Schmid, Florencia Kühne, Lloyd Richards, Michael Schönenberger, Tania Boa and Tomáš Čarnecký from Interactive Things for the Western Balkans Competitiveness Data Hub. Their work turns the OECD’s Competitiveness Outlook into an interactive platform that makes regional economic reforms more transparent and actionable through visual, data-driven insights. We value the clear and consistent presentation of complex information, elevated by flawless execution and bold new half ‘spiderweb’ charts. The storytelling, drill-down paths, and multi-angled access make the experience inviting and encourage users to explore further. Congratulations!

Bronze

Wertschöpfungsstudie. Tourismus Graubünden
By Noa Spörri, Tonio Schwer, Philippe Lehmann, Gina Burkhard, Claudio Fornito and Sarah Schöni from EBP Schweiz AG for the Office for Economics Affairs and Tourism of the Canton of Grisons

  • The Bronze Award, awarded to Noa Spörri, Tonio Schwer, Philippe Lehmann, Gina Burkhard, Claudio Fornito and Sarah Schöni from EBP Schweiz AG for their visualisations for the Office for Economics Affairs and Tourism of the Canton of Grisons. Their work highlights the economic importance of tourism in the Canton of Grisons through insights from over 30,000 surveys, presented in an interactive web report that informs political dialogue and future development. We salute the accessibility and transparency of the work in terms of methodology, data and design. It truly transforms complex information into actionable insight and shows how data can drive decision-making. Congratulations!

Avant Garde

Gold

Klingende Werte
By Charis Arnold

  • In this category, the Gold Award stands alone and goes to Charis Arnold for her work “Klingende Werte”.A year-long self-experiment exploring how personal health data can be understood and expressed through the use of innovative visualizations, animation, and sound. This daring and imaginative piece fuses sound and visuals into a singular experience. Bold, inspiring, and mesmerizing - a creation that makes us pause and listen. Congratulations!

Student

Gold

Hurricanes
By Elisee Kukulu and Eva Sanneke Brinksma, Data Design and Art at HSLU

  • The Gold Award goes to Elisee Kukulu and Eva Sanneke Brinksma for «Hurricanes – A History of Wind and Water». This interactive installation visualizes the link between rising sea temperatures and North Atlantic hurricane activity using historical and oceanographic data. It excels at using immersive sounds and visuals to draw viewers in as they explore the data — helping them understand how the two things are connected. Congratulations!

Silver

Reviving Ponds
By Jill Amber Kaser and Danielle Urech, Data Design and Art at HSLU

  • The Silver Award for Jill Amber Kaser and Danielle Urech for “Reviving Ponds: a Better Future for Amphibians”. An interactive installation using 20 years of habitat restoration data in the Swiss Reusstal region to let users experience amphibian population recovery through an interactive, spatial visualization. We appreciate how this innovative, interactive, and intuitive installation makes the viewers acutely aware of the influence their actions have on the world around them. Congratulations!