[EN] Léa Coquoz is a multidisciplinary designer from Switzerland.
After completing a Bachelor degree in Game Design at ZHdK in Zürich, she started actively developing her own game title, “Tom the postgirl”, which is still under development.
[FR] Léa Coquoz est une designer pluridisciplinaire suisse. Après avoir obtenu un Bachelor en Game Design à la ZHdK de Zürich, elle a commencé à développer activement son propre jeu, « Tom the postgirl », qui est toujours en cours de développement.
Positions
Preparatory & MSAV Teacher
August 2023 - Now
édhéa, Sierre
_____________
Graphic & UX Designer
July 2023 - Now
WABS, Lausanne
_____________
Project Lead
July 2022 - Now
Oopsie Daisies, Zürich
Career
March 2023 - July 2023
Illustrator
Studio 306 GmbH, Zürich
_____________
March 2023 - April 2023
UI Artist
lauflauf, Zürich
_____________
Octobre 2022 - April 2023
Marketing & Game Designer
Dreamhunt GmbH, Bern
Training
2019-2022
Bachelor Game Design
ZHdK - Zürich
_____________
2018-2019
Preparatory Year
édhéa - Sierre
_____________
2013-2018
Matura (Fine arts)
lyca - St-Maurice
Awards
2024
Swiss Games Awards
Nominee for “Most Anticipated Game 2024”
with “Tom the postgirl”
_____________
Indie Cup Europe
Nominee for “Next Big Thing Award”
with “Tom the postgirl”
_____________
A MAZE. Berlin
Nominee for “Digital Moment Award”
with “Tom the postgirl”
2023
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, Cologne
Nominee for “Ubisoft Newcomer Award”
with “Tom the postgirl”
_____________
Design Biennale, Zürich
Nominee for “Talent Award”
with UNCURTAINTY
_____________
devcom Indie Award, Cologne
Winner of “Creative Overkill” Award
with “Tom the postgirl”
2022
PLAY22, Hamburg
Nominee for “Most creative game” Award
with UNCURTAINTY
2021
A MAZE. Berlin
Nominee for “Human Human Machine” Award
with UNCURTAINTY
Talks
2022
Fantoche, Baden
Playful animations - Tom the postgirl
2021
GameZ & RuleZ, ZHdK Zürich
Sound mechanics - UNCURTAINTY
Exhibitions
2024
A MAZE. Berlin
with “Tom the postgirl”
2023
Design Biennale, Zürich
Interactive installation “UNCURTAINTY”
_____________
Let’s Entertain, Times Art Museum, Chongqing, China
Arcade game “The little match girl”
2022
PLAY22, Hamburg
Interactive installation “UNCURTAINTY”
_____________
A MAZE. Berlin
Interactive installation “UNCURTAINTY”
_____________
Les Majestueuses, Wallis
Solo exhibition of paintings in a gallery in Wallis
Grants/Support
2024
Pre-production Work Grant
ProHelvetia, Zürich
2023
Check your game, ProHelvetia
Mentee of Gabriel Sonderegger
with the project “Tom the postgirl”
_____________
She Got Games, ProHelvetia
Mentee of Poornima Seetharaman