LargeNetwork (formerly Largeur.com) is a Swiss media agency and custom publisher.
History
LargeNetwork was created by the founders of the on-line magazine
Largeur.com
Largeur.com is an online magazine. published by the Swiss media agency LargeNetwork.
History
On 19 April 1999, two Swiss journalists, Pierre Grosjean and Gabriel Sigrist, created Largeur.com, an online magazine which publishes investigations, ...
, which was launched in 1999. The agency soon expanded its activities into two main areas: supplying editorial content to various media organizations and creating magazines, books and websites for companies and other institutions (custom publishing). Over time, it developed a specialization in information strategy and design.
Journalists at LargeNetwork write original articles for Swiss publications such as ''
L'Hebdo
''L'Hebdo'' was a weekly French-language news magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It existed between 1981 and 2017.
History and profile
''L'Hebdo'' was established in 1981. The magazine, based in Lausanne, is part of Ringier and is publ ...
'' (of the
Ringier
Ringier AG is a media group in Switzerland, founded in 1833 in Zofingen and based in Zürich. The current strategy is based not only on media but also on e-commerce and entertainment. It has a yearly income of approximately 1000 million CHF and ...
group), the ''
Tribune de Genève
The ''Tribune de Genève'' (English: ''Geneva Tribune'') is a Swiss French-language, regional daily newspaper, published in Berliner format by Edipresse in Geneva.
History and operations
The ''Tribune de Genève'' was first published by Jame ...
'' (
Tamedia
TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) is a media company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Through a portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and digital platforms, as well as own printing facilities, it is the largest Mass media, med ...
group) and ''PME Magazine'' (
Axel Springer AG
Axel Springer SE () is a German digital and popular periodical publishing house which is the largest in Europe, with numerous multimedia news brands, such as ''Bild'', ''Die Welt'', and ''Fakt'' and more than 15,000 employees. It generated tot ...
). Since 2003, the agency also produces magazines in collaboration with various companies and institutions.
Since 2009, LargeNetwork produces ''Le Renard sur la Lune'', an annual guide to
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
, for the city's public-transportation consortium Unireso.
Geneva Public Transport
Geneva Public Transport (french: Transports publics genevois, TPG) operates most of the public transportation system in canton of Geneva, Switzerland, including the city of Geneva. The agency's head office is in Grand-Lancy, Lancy.
The TPG o ...
subsequently adopted the guide's visual look for its own communications. In 2010, LargeNetwork began producing a daily page for the Swiss newspaper ''
Tribune de Genève
The ''Tribune de Genève'' (English: ''Geneva Tribune'') is a Swiss French-language, regional daily newspaper, published in Berliner format by Edipresse in Geneva.
History and operations
The ''Tribune de Genève'' was first published by Jame ...
''. Called "Aujourd'hui" ("Today"), the page targets active urban readers, offering ideas for daily activities each weekday.
Magazines
*
Reflex' (2006-), magazine of the
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
(published in French and English).
* ''On Air'' (2009-), magazine of
World Radio Switzerland
World Radio Switzerland (WRS) is the only 24-hour, English-language broadcast radio station in Switzerland.
Until October 2013, it broadcast on 101.7 MHz FM in the Lake Geneva region, and now continues on DAB+ digital radio across Switzer ...
(published in English).
*
Swissquote' (2010-), magazine of the on-line bank Swissquote (published in French and German; in English since 2013).
*
Hémisphères' (2011-), magazine of the
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (french: HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) is situated in Western Switzerland. It is formally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. The universit ...
(published in French).
*
In vivo' (2013-), magazine of the
University Hospital of Lausanne
The Lausanne University Hospital (french: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV), in Lausanne, is one of the five university hospitals in Switzerland.
The Lausanne University Hospital is linked to the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of ...
(published in French and English).
* ''
Technologist
Technologist may refer to:
* Applied Science Technologist, a Canadian professional title in engineering and applied science technology.
* Architectural technologist, a specialist in the technology fields of building, design and construction.
* C ...
'' (2014-), for the
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
, the
Technische Universität München
The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences.
Establis ...
, the
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fi ...
and the
Eindhoven University of Technology
The Eindhoven University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc a ...
(published in English, French and German).
Awards
* Grand prix romand de la création 2010 in the "graphic design" category for ''On Air'', the magazine of
World Radio Switzerland
World Radio Switzerland (WRS) is the only 24-hour, English-language broadcast radio station in Switzerland.
Until October 2013, it broadcast on 101.7 MHz FM in the Lake Geneva region, and now continues on DAB+ digital radio across Switzer ...
.
[Grand prix romand de la création 2010]
, ''La Tribune de Genève''.
* Grand prix romand de la création 2010 in the "photography" category for the work of the photographer Fred Merz for ''Le Renard sur la Lune''.
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* Best financial magazine at the Best of Corporate Publishing Awards 2010 for the ''Swissquote'' magazine.
* Chuard Prize 2011 of the "Centre romand de formation au journalisme et aux médias" for Geneviève Ruiz, a journalist at LargeNetwork.
* Gold medal in the "magazine" category of the European Design Award 2012 for the ''Hémisphères'' magazine.European Design Award - Hémisphères]
European Design Award (page visited on 19 April 2015).
Notes and references
See also
*
List of magazines in Switzerland
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Switzerland. They are published in German, French, Italian or other languages.
A
* '' Aero Revue''
* '' Annabelle''
* '' Animan''
* ''Art International''
B
* ...
External links
*
{{Portal bar, Journalism, Switzerland
1999 establishments in Switzerland
Organisations based in Geneva
Magazines established in 1999
Mass media in Geneva