Bis was founded in 1997 by Alex Gifreu (Menorca, 1971) and Pere Alvaro (Palafrugell, 1967). The company's work is focused in the cultural industry, developing projects for public and private institutions. Bis projects include printed media –bisdixit–, new media –bismedia–, editorial services –cru– and enviromental design –bis3c33–. Since 2008 bis also acts as a consultor in design and comunication –bisthink–. We consider our clients more like partners or teammates rather than project 'owners'. We aim to reach a perfect symbiosis between the person ordering the project and the designer in order to accomplish honest and effective solutions. We are talking about affectivity and emotion.

Clients


El Celler de Can Roca. Girona / Fundació "la Caixa" / Manifesta Foundation. Amsterdam / Fundació Miró - Espai 13. Barcelona / Museu de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya / Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid / Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí. Figueres / Centre d'Art Santa Mònica. Barcelona / Museu de l'Empordà. Figueres / Museu d'Història de Catalunya. Barcelona / KRTU. Barcelona / Les Ateliers des Arques. Les Arques, France / La Casa Encendida. Madrid / Editorial Polígrafa. Barcelona / Museu del Joguet de Catalunya. Figueres / CCCB - Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona / COAC - Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya / Palau de la Virreina. Barcelona / Fundació Caixa de Catalunya. Barcelona / EsArq - Escola Internacional d'Arquitectura. Barcelona / Instituto Cervantes. Brussels, Paris, Madrid, Dublin / Untitled magazine. London /
CaixaForum. Madrid, Barcelona, Girona / FRAC du Grand Est. France / Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst. Leipzig, Germany / CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea. Santiago de Compostela / Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Cultura i Mitjans de Comunicació / Bienal de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brasil / FAD - Foment de les Arts Decoratives. Barcelona / FRAC Bourgogne. Dijon, France / Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers. Paris / Walther König Verlag. Köln, Germany / Diputació de Barcelona /
Sala d'Art Jove. Barcelona / Institut Ramon Llull / TMB - Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona / Centre d'Art La Panera. Lleida / Bienale di Venezia. Venezia, Italy / Documenta13. Kassel, Germany / Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa / Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brasil / Museu de Pollença / ProjecteSD. Barcelona / Associació de Galeristes Independents d'Art de Catalunya / Museo Pablo Serrano. Zaragoza / Artium. Vitoria / Salvador Dalí Museum. Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA / ...

Teaching


Teachers of Final Projects at ESDAP - Superior School of Art and Design, Olot (actually)

Teachers of Final Projects at Eina - School of Art and Design, Barcelona (1999-2007)

 

Workshops and lectures

Escola Massana. Barcelona, 2007; Eina, escola d'art i disseny. Barcelona, 2000, 2004, 2007; Professors of the Alghero International Summer School. Alghero (Italy), 2006; FAD. Barcelona, 2006; Idep, escola de disseny i fotografia. Barcelona, 2006; CCCB. Barcelona, 2005; EAAiOA Olot, 2004, 2005, 2006; Universidad de La Habana (Cuba), 2003; Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana (Cuba), 2003; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2003; Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay), 2003; Escola Bau. Barcelona, 1998, 2002; Elisava, Escola Superior de Disseny. Barcelona, 2000, 2005; Universitat de Girona. Girona, 1997, 1998, 1999

Awards

 

One Show (New York)
2007
Bronze on Book Design

Art Director's Club (New York)

2010
Bronze on Annual Report

2008
Merit Award on Book Design

Laus (ADG-FAD, Barcelona)

2011
Grand Laus on Editorial (Public Administrations)
Gold on Editorial (Public Administrations)
Gold on Coordinate Elements
Bronze on Cover Collection
Bronze on Book Design

2010
Gold on Selfpromotional
Gold on House-Organ
Bronze on Catalogue
Bronze on Book Design

2009
Silver on Selfpromotional
Silver on Annual Report
Silver on Cover Collection
Bronze on CD Cover

2006
Gold on Editorial
Gold on Book Design
Silver on Poster
Silver on Book Design
Silver on Book Design
Bronze on Packaging
Silver on Book Design

2003
Silver on Packaging

2002
Gold on Graphic Strategy (premi Laus Generalitat)
Silver on Book Design
Silver on Editorial Design
Silver on Cover Design
Silver on Editorial Design
Silver on Editorial Design

2001
Gold on Poster Design
Silver on Graphic Identity
Silver on Poster Design
Silver on Graphic Promotion
Silver on Art Book Design
Silver on Cover Design
Bronze in Graphic Identity

2000
Silver on Editorial Design
Silver on Editorial Design
Bronze on Editorial Design
Silver on Packaging

1999
Silver on Graphic Promotion
Bronze on Editorial Design

1998
Silver on Multimedia
Bronze on Editorial Design

1996
Bronze on Typeface Design
Bronze on Typeface Design

1994
Bronze on Poster Design
Bronze on Poster Design

Marc Martí. Poster Awards (Barcelona)

2004
3rd Prize

 

Premios Visual. Editorial design (Madrid)

2010
Gold on Typographic Aplication

2009
Gold on Institutional Book Design

2008
Bronze on Art Book Design
Silver on Art Book Design
Bronze on Cover Design

Premios Daniel Gil. Editorial Design (Madrid)
2006
Silver on Book Design
Silver on Art Book Desgin
Silver on Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Cover Design
Bronze on Book Design
Bronze on Cover Design Collection

2007
Silver on Book Design
Silver on Typographic Aplication
Silver on Art Book Design
Bronze on Institutional Book Design
Bronze on Institutional Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design

2004
Silver on Typographic Aplication
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Art Book Design
Bronze on Institutional Book Design

2003
Gold on Cover Design
Gold on Art Book Design
Silver on Book Collection Design
Silver on Art Book Design
11 Bronzes in several categories

Anuària

1999
Gold on Packaging
Gold on Graphic Identity

1997
Gold on Poster Design
Gold on Graphic Strategy

European Design Awards

2008
Poster Design (Finalist, on book)

Type Director's Club (Tokyo)

2010
Poster (on book)
Experimental work (on book) 

Publications

 

Magazines

Tipográfica. Buenos Aires / Experimenta. Madrid / On diseño. Barcelona / Emigre. Sacramento, California / Grrr. Barcelona / Transversal. Vic / Papers d'Art. Girona / Neo 2. Madrid / ADG-FAD magazine. Barcelona / PEAC. Figueres / Novum. Berlin / Planet. Buenos Aires / Visual. Madrid / T-26 catalogue. Chicago / Design Week. London / El Paseante. Madrid / Eye. London / Icograda Newsletter. Brussels / Grafica & Diseño. Madrid/ Papermind Fanzine (several editions). Barcelona / M-Real Magazine. London / ...

 

Books

The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design / I love type series. Bodoni / Tokyo TDC. Vol 21 / ESC. Lo mejor del Diseño Grafico Español / Visualizing Culture. A book about Bis / Select A / ADC New York / Átomos Pornográficos / Tempus Fugit. Calendar Design / ADCE Art Directors Club Europe Annual (several years) / Premios Laus (several years) / Primavera del Disseny (several years) / Gallery Vol. 10. China / One Show 2007 / Made in Spain 01. Logos / Basics Design. Layout / Best Editorial in Spain / Barato / Art i escriptura: L'escriptura d'artista / I love type series. Futura / Sonar98 / 101 Bibendum / Basics Design. Color / La ciutat de les paraules / Diseño ahora! / Emotional Digital / Made in Spain 03. Editorial / Type at work / Best of European Design & Advertising (several years) / Basics Design. Typography / Tres logos / Voice Between Lines / Refuse / Basics Design. Format / Made in Spain 04. Logos / Gràfiques ocultes /...

 

Interviews
El Pais / La Razón / La Vanguardia / Design Week / Plecs d'Eina / Televisión Española / Televisió de Catalunya / Icograda Newsletter / Novum / El Mundo / ...