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Motto
I really like the quote ‘less is more’ because it is so powerful.
Poland
Bartlomiej
Witanski
Design
environmental graphics, information design, branding
Bio
I am a man who is always doing something. After work, you will see me biking, climbing, swimming, playing basketball, boxing training or hiking in the mountains. In the winter I love to go powder skiing and snowboarding. I'm very motivated by the new challenges that drive me forward. I really enjoy trying new things that expand my knowledge and horizons. I love what I do at work because I will never have 2 projects that are the same, so I know that designing wayfinding systems will never get boring for me.
Graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Design, specialising in Graphic Design, graduated in 2013 in the Visual Information Studio under the direction of Ewa Satalecka, Ph. Since graduating, he has been active in many areas of graphic design, specialising primarily in the design of wayfinding systems. He passes on this specialist knowledge by teaching at, among others, the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw. He is a co-founder, designer and partner in the Silesian collective Blank Studio. It is one of the few companies in Poland and Europe that specialises exclusively in designing complex wayfinding systems for a variety of public spaces.
Clients
Okecie Airport, Silesian Museum, Lusail International Circuit, Doki in Gdansk, Lakeside office building, Warsaw Breweries
Awards
Red Dot Design Award, German Design Award, iF Design Award, European Design Award, PGDAwards, Joseph Binder Award, SEGD, IIIDaward, Architizer, Slaska Rzecz, Projekt Roku STGU, DNA Paris.
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We're getting there.