Designers in Seoul
Designers in Tokyo
Designers in Taipei
Column Four
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Motto
Everything is very uncertain and that's what calms me down - Moomins, Tove Jansson
Poland
Martyna
Blaszczyk
Design
Sustainability, Social Design, Solutions for the City
Bio
Art historian, continuing her scientific work as part of her doctorate, focusing on issues related to intercultural dialogue, hybridity of art and the problem of cultural identity.
Professionally associated with Tri-City cultural institutions since 2014. Since 2020, a member of the Gdynia Design Days team and PPNT Gdynia | Design Center. Curator of exhibitions, manager of exhibition program for the festival, manager of the MANUBA project, author of articles on design and history of art.
Clients
MANUBA project, Long Live Design Exhibition, Creative Circular Cities EU project, Gdynia Design Days exhibitions, IKEA partnership, Porsche partnership
Awards
More Speakers and Mentors
Oksana
Shmygol
While the most known and celebrated inspirations from the Polish graphic design history is the 1950-80s Polish School of Posters, there is also a less known history of great logo design and typography, which we only started discovering recently. Nowadays Poland has amazing and internationally renowned designers in different fields - illustration, branding, typography and more. The community of professionals - individual designers and studios - is strong and friendly, we learn from each other and give each other advice, but also consciously build market standards together.
Te Ming
Wang
Taiwan's design culture integrates influences from diverse cultures, including Chinese, Japanese, Western, and indigenous elements, creating a unique and multifaceted style. Additionally, Taiwanese designers emphasize refinement and intricacy, often incorporating local cultural elements such as temple fairs, calligraphy, and traditional crafts into their designs, highlighting cultural heritage. The design industry in Taiwan is closely linked with the technology sector, demonstrating competitiveness in UI/UX design and smart product design. These characteristics may not be fully understood or recognized internationally. Furthermore, Taiwanese design is often influenced by social and political contexts, reflecting concerns about issues such as the environment and local identity.
Jan
Diehl-Michalowski
In Poland, design is still in the development phase and there is currently no one specific dominant style characteristic only of our country. Until recently, we were trying to design correctly, and now we are looking at how to design incorrectly.
Miroslaw
Klis
In the world of graphic design Poland is known for Polish School of Posters active in 1950s-1980s with expressive solutions based mainly on illustration. In the last years we finally started discovering the unknown heritage in logo design and typography with great masters such as Karol Śliwka, Ryszard Bojar and many more.