Nicole Lachenmeier
Co-founder of Superdot and head of design. She is creative lead and specializes in design strategy, data experience design, design systems and typography. She holds an MA in visual communication and iconic research.
We are driven by the conviction to surprise people with innovative, profound solutions and to enable them to make their own decisions.
Stop by for a cup of coffee and get to know us.
Darjan Hil
Co-founder and CEO of Superdot. Expert in analytics, data visualization, storytelling, consulting and project management. He holds an MSc in business informatics and an MA in visual communication and iconic research.
Sarah Heitz
Designer and illustrator at Superdot. Specializing in data visualization, web illustration, animation, video editing, 3D modeling and social media. She has a BA in visual communication.
Aaron Ritschard
Designer and front-end developer at Superdot. Specializes in data analysis, concept development, interaction design and web development. He holds a BA in fine arts and an MA in visual communication and iconic research.
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Awards
2025 Indigo Design Award, Gold
2025 Information is Beautiful Award, Shortlist
2025 Good Design Award, Winner
2024 Artist in Residence, Pro Helvetia, Grant
2024 Data Meets Art, Winner
2024 Swiss Viz Award, Winner
2023 Art Directors Club Award, Bronze
2023 Swiss Design Awards, Finalist
2023 Indigo Design Award, Gold
2023 European Design Award, Finalist
2023 The Most Beautiful German Books, Finalist
2022 dpa-infografik Award, Silver
2022 Joseph Binder Award, Gold
2022 ICMA Award, Bronze
2022 Information is Beautiful Award, Longlist
2020 Concept Grant Pro Helvetia, Grant
2017 CSS Design Award Best UI and Best Innovation, Winner
2016 Information is Beautiful Award, Bronze
2015 dpa-infografik Award, Bronze
2013 Out of Balance - Critique of the Present Award, Winner
2010 The Most Beautiful Swiss Books, Winner
2006 The Most Beautiful Swiss Books, Winner
Teaching + Workshops
2025 Daten Dialog
2025 Eurostat
2024 HKB CAS Data Visualization
since 2024 UNIBAS University of Basel MA Psychology
2024 FH Salzburg MultiMediaArt
2024 2CO Communicating Complexity
2024 Eurostat
2023 IIID Information Design Award
2023 ETH SysBio
2023 Information Design Conference
2022 ZHDK Interaction Design
2021 SDG Hackathon
since 2021 HSLU MA Design
2021 FHNW MAS Corporate Communication Management
2020 HKB CAS Data Visualization
since 2020 HSLU Data Design + Art
since 2019 HKB CAS Data Visualization
2018 HKB CAS Data Visualization
since 2018 HSLU Digital Ideation
2017–2020 FHGR Multimedia Production
2017–2020 FHNW HGK Swiss Cultural Challenge
2017 AID Berlin
2016 FHNW HGK HyperWerk
2014 ScienceComm14
Exhibitions
2024 UN World Data Forum, Medellín
2023 Vienna Design Week, Wien
2023 Zürich Design Weeks, Zürich
2023 Vienna Design Week, Wien
2020 Vienna Design Week, Wien
2016 Planetary Urbanism, Quinto
2016 Grafik 16, Zürich
Lectures + Talks
2025 Swiss Software Conference, Basel
2025 Stage, Bregenz
2025 HEAR Haute école des arts, Strasbourg
2025 Interaction Design Lab, Bern
2024 IT Klybeck, Basel
2024 2CO Communicating Complexity, Barcelona
2024 Datavisualization Zurich, Zürich
2024 Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop, Wien
2023 Information Design Conference, Hilversum
2023 London College of Communication, Online
2022 2CO Communicating Complexity, Alghero
2022 ISVIS Tel Aviv, Online
2022 ETH Architecture, Zürich
2021 CorrelAid, Online
2021 UX Camp Switzerland, Online
2019 FHNW Hochschule für Wirtschaft, Basel
2018 FYI – For your Information Conference, Wien
2018 United Nations , Genève
2018 EDCH, München
2017 FHNW HGK Visual Communication, Basel
2016 World Information Architecture Day, Zürich
2014 FHNW School of Business, Basel
Podcasts
2024 OutLoud
2024 Policy Viz #263
2023 The Deep Dive #157
2023 This is Human Centered Design
2023 This is Human Centered Design
2023 Nodes of Design #90
We have worked with these companies and organisations (selection)
Corporate
Bank Pictet
Burckhardt+Partner
Flow Swiss
Helvetia Versicherungen
Hintermann & Weber
Ispin
Lonza
NZZ – Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Novartis
Opacc
Schweizer Post
Raiffeisen
Roche
Tele Haase
UBS
VBZ – Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
Vitra
ZEITmagazin
City + Government
Abteilung Kulturförderung Basel Landschaft
Bildungslandschaft St. Johann/Volta
Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft
Gemeinde Oberwil
Gesundheitsdepartement Basel-Stadt
IBA Basel
Kanton Zug
Präsidialdepartement Basel-Stadt
Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt
SECO – Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Staatskanzlei Basel-Stadt
Startup Academy
Statistisches Amt Basel-Stadt
Statistisches Amt Zürich
Swiss Federal Statistical Office
Organizations + Institutions
Age Stiftung
AID Berlin
Antikenmuseum Basel
Arch+ Stiftung Bauhaus
Basel Area
Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
Christoph Merian Stiftung
FHNW Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst
FHNW Hochschule für soziale Arbeit
FHNW Hochschule für Wirtschaft
Fondation Botnar
FHGR Multimedia Production
HKB Hochschule der Künste
Hochschule Luzern Design + Kunst
Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover
Kunstmuseum Basel
Leopold Bachmann Stiftung
Museum für Kommunikation Bern
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Roger Federer Foundation
Schweizer Nationalfonds
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Unicef Switzerland
United Nations
Universität Basel
Universitätsbibliothek Basel
Velux Foundation
ZHDK – Zurich University of the Arts