Nicolas Birrer develops seamless, integrated digital experiences where aesthetics and code are in perfect harmony.
Experience
Freelancer at AnDico Lab
Internship Studio Silvan Borer Summer 25
Visual Communication BA 23 to 26
School of Design Basel 23
Services
Creative Coding
Webbased Solutions
Digital Identities
3D Rigging & Modelling
Unica Family Shop
UFS is a webbased tool designed to showcase the Unica Font Family, using april tags as a physical input, it allows the users to collaboratively design stickers. This project was developed with Robin Schneider (lead art direction & typography) and Nicolas Birrer (lead code structure & Interaction).
Basel noted
Users can upload images and generate drawings from them using an AI workflow in the background. The first AI defines the main object and passes this information on to other AI models for masking and stylization. Google Geocoding API is used to read the GPS data from the images and assign them to the corresponding neighborhood in Basel. Basel noted is a project developed by Nicolas Birrer and Oliver Wick under the mentorship of Paulina Zybinska in the 5th semester of HGK FHNW.
Keyvisual
Keyvisual Jahresfeier 2026
EU Research Project
During my internship at Studio Silvan Borer in Zurich, I developed the website for the EU research project, "Skill Resilience 4 EU." The website was built using Webflow, and the landing page features a horizontal scroll and an animated logo.

Type manipulation tool
This graphical tool was developed using the p5.js JavaScript library. Designed for the desktop 16:9 format, it is web-based. It is an open-source project. This type manipulation tool quickly becomes very abstract, opening up a whole new horizon of graphic compositions.




StrubExtrud
For StrubExtrud, I developed a digital identity based on abstract shapes inspired by 3D printers. To bring the entire identity together, I developed an animated key visual with CSS animations to render the vectors sharply in the browser.


Stick Bug Studio
Stickbug Studio is a kit for building beetles by sticking the pieces together. All of the parts are 3D-printed. I used the silhouettes of the individual pieces to design a poster and created a stop-motion animation to demonstrate how to use the product.



Catapult
Catapult is an organization that supports youth projects in Basel, Switzerland. Using Blender's character rigging tool, I designed an animated poster. The characters form letters. Due to its modularity, it can be used as a complete identity and adapted to different formats.

Nicolas Luca Yuri Birrer
He is studying Visual Communication at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, focusing on digital spaces such as web, animation and interaction. He mainly codes in JavaScript and its Library P5.js.