ILLUSTRATION &
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Patryk Hardziej is an internationally renowned, multidisciplinary illustrator, graphic designer and researcher. He is a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and founder of the Art of Design courses and Karol Śliwka Foundation. He has collaborated with brands and institutions such as Amnesty International, British Airways, BMW, Levi’s, New Scientist Magazine, among others. Having had an interest in the roots of graphic design in Poland while at university, Patryk researched and acquainted himself with many of the old masters of modernist design from the 60s and 70s. His expertise in the subject led to several books and a vast exhibition presented in six countries called “Polish Exhibition of Graphic Marks,” also accompanied by a detailed catalogue. Patryk Hardziej is the author of the CPN. Logo, Identity, History (a reprint of of Poland’s only network of petrol stations - Centrala Produktów Naftowych original visual identity as well as an in-depth commentary that explains the work and its importance in Polish design history) and the monograph on Karol Śliwka. He is the founder of Hardziej Studio dedicated to graphic design and illustration, making incredible album covers, visual identity of cultural events, logo, books, exhibitions, as well as training and consulting in the field of design.
Melba Symposium presents Patryk Hardziej as a speaker thanks to the kind support of the Polish Graphic Design NOW program and the Polish Ministry of Culture.
PATRYK
HARDZIEJ
ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Patryk Hardziej is an internationally renowned, multidisciplinary illustrator, graphic designer and researcher. He is a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and founder of the Art of Design courses and Karol Śliwka Foundation. He has collaborated with brands and institutions such as Amnesty International, British Airways, BMW, Levi’s, New Scientist Magazine, among others. Having had an interest in the roots of graphic design in Poland while at university, Patryk researched and acquainted himself with many of the old masters of modernist design from the 60s and 70s. His expertise in the subject led to several books and a vast exhibition presented in six countries called “Polish Exhibition of Graphic Marks,” also accompanied by a detailed catalogue. Patryk Hardziej is the author of the CPN. Logo, Identity, History (a reprint of of Poland’s only network of petrol stations - Centrala Produktów Naftowych original visual identity as well as an in-depth commentary that explains the work and its importance in Polish design history) and the monograph on Karol Śliwka. He is the founder of Hardziej Studio dedicated to graphic design and illustration, making incredible album covers, visual identity of cultural events, logo, books, exhibitions, as well as training and consulting in the field of design.
Melba Symposium presents Patryk Hardziej as a speaker thanks to the kind support of the Polish Graphic Design NOW program and the Polish Ministry of Culture.
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