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Motto
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Poland
Patryk
Hardziej
Design
Illustration, Poster, Branding, Logo
Bio
Patryk Hardziej – illustrator, graphic designer, creator of film posters, author of books on the history of graphic symbols, and researcher.
Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and founder of the Karol Śliwka Foundation. Initiator and curator of the 2nd Polish Exhibition of Graphic Marks and the ILUSTRATOR – Illustrated Communication Festival.
Multiple award winner in industry competitions, including the KTR Gold Award and the title of Designer of the Year at the Polish Graphic Design Awards.
Clients
Levi's, Disney, Converse, Mondadori Libri, New Scientist
Awards
European Design Awards, KTR, Polish Graphic Design Awards, The Most Beautiful Polish Book, Cover AwArts, 30/30 the best Polish Album Cover
More Speakers and Mentors
Yoshiko
Hada
Though this is about illustration, I think there is a tendency to prefer narrative and explanatory elements over visual (graphical ) interest. (But maybe things have changed a bit recently?)
Bartlomiej
Witanski
I have the impression that design culture in Poland has been changing in a good way over the last few years. Increasingly, clients see value in what we do and appreciate it. Of course, there will also be people who do not fully value our work, in which case it is better to let such a project go.
Mateusz
Machalski
I think that Polish design is mainly associated with the Polish school of posters – and this is definitely superficial, because we had very good illustrators and an extremely interesting history of typography and the geopolitical changes that influenced its development.
Jakub
Kozniewski
We're getting there.