I am a proud generalist always craving research and/or playfulness, working everywhere design, storytelling and art are intersecting. I graduated from Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and hold a PhD in the field of visual narratives.
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graphic design ︎ art direction ︎ branding ︎ visual storytelling ︎ infographics ︎ illustration ︎ pattern/surface design ︎ research ︎ visual communication in humanities ︎ print and web ︎ teaching ︎ writing (both research papers and essays)
︎︎ My work and motivations behind it were comprehensively exposed in this interview.
Worked with ︎︎︎
Pan tu nie stał ︎ Copernicus Festival (Kraków) ︎ Conrad Festival (Kraków) ︎ Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe ︎ National Museum in Kraków ︎ Gdynia Design Days ︎ Magazyn Autoportret ︎ Warsaw Science Festival ︎ Swarmcheck ︎ Fundacja Optimum Pareto ︎ Hańba band ︎ Koza Nostra Studio ︎ Translation Street ︎ Korporacja Ha!art ︎ 10Decoart ︎ (...)
Awarded ︎︎︎
Lahti Poster Triennial (Finland) Honourable Mention ︎ Exercising Modernity programme participation (Pilecki Institute Berlin) ︎ Polish Graphic Design Awards nominee ︎ Swarovski scholarship (European Forum Alpbach) ︎ Polish Ministry of Culture scholarships︎ Art&Fashion illustration competition (Stary Browar, Poznań) ︎ Dean of Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków scholarships ︎ Ars Quaerendi Prize (granted by the Lesser Poland Region) ︎ (...)
︎︎︎ I am based in Kraków, Poland but I am willing to travel – I believe that face-to-face contact is the foundation of quality work.
︎︎︎ I am always happy to make friends, work and work friends. Contact me by mail.
︎︎︎ I can be reached directly via Instagram.
Maja Starakiewicz is graphic designer and illustrator with serious inclination to research.
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All images © Maja Starakiewicz