I work with adults, teens and children. I enjoy formats combining handful of theory with engrossing assignments. I do care about presentation design when preparing a lecture.
Topics I ︎︎︎︎
metaphors in design ︎ visual thinking and literacy ︎ visual storytelling & visual writing ︎ infographics/information design ︎ visual strategies in maps & history of cartography ︎ basics of graphic design for non-designers ︎ alternative/artsy graphic novels ︎ literature adaptations (graphic novels, video games, hybrid media)
Lectures + Talks (selected) ︎︎︎
On the Abandoned Altars – discussion on myth in contemporary culture (with J. Dukaj and M. Mleczak), Archeological Museum, Kraków
Mental Models in the Designer’s Toolbox – talk, UX Poland conference, Warsaw
Shapes of Thought – discussion (with J. Woynarowski) , Copernicus Festival, Kraków, ︎ video
Culture in Action Artist Talk series (Popmoderna.pl) – interview, ︎ video
Infoimages – discussion (with J. Woynarowski), Joseph Conrad Festival, Kraków
Image and Text. The Best Enemies – talk, Gdynia Design Days Festival
The Model and the Metaphor – talk, seminar for academic teachers, Rabka
Image. How does it work? [basics of information design] – talk (with J. Woynarowski), Galeria Labirynt, Lublin + BWA, Katowice
What does fashion say? – fashion interpretation workshop for teenagers, Municipal Gallery in Tarnów
Fictional Maps – talk at Facta Ficta international conference, Katowice
Games Over and Over – talk accompanied by animated diagrams (with K. Styczeń), Etiuda&Anima Festival, Kraków
Space as Metaphor – talk, Think Tank Lab Triennale, European Capital of Culture, Wrocław
Visual Narrative Strategies [visual storytelling beyond comics] – talk, Faculty of Art, Pedagogical University of Cracow
Courses + Workshops Taught (selected) ︎︎︎
Infographic Playground workshop,
(Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Warsaw)
You will open this door anyway. A Primer of Interactive Storytelling – international one-week workshop held online (Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Warsaw)
Story-driven: storytelling in teaching and learning – training for teachers, Municipal Gallery in Tarnów
Story-driven [basics of creative writing] – 2 series of 5-days workshop for children, Municipal Gallery in Tarnów
Narrative Drawing (comics, illustration, visual storytelling) – Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, teaching asisstant to J. Woynarowski
Illustration (ANS Tarnów) – 4 semesters programme
Perspective and Illusion of Space (ANS Tarnów) – 2 semesters programme
Psychophysiology of Vision and Color Theory (ANS Tarnów) – 2 semesters programme
Drawing in Graphic Design (ANS Tarnów) – 2 semesters programme
Events Organized (selected) ︎︎︎
NarrAkcje conference on visual narratives + workshops – (co-organizer) one-day event in Arteteka, Kraków covering issues like comics, illustration, script-writing and Polish sign language
Bitwa Rysunkowa (Drawing Battle) – (co-organizer) open to public live drawing act performed by talented young illustrators and comic artists, Kraków
︎︎︎ I am open to talks/workshops opportunities – let’s talk about that!