Researchers in the Department of Graphic Design are creative and unafraid of challenges. Members of this unit primarily create art and are engaged in artistic and scientific activities. They participate in numerous prestigious reviews or competitions in graphic design and visual arts. They conduct research activities oscillating around creative-artistic fields such as contemporary art, graphic design, design or digital printing, etc.
The chair was created – among other things – as a result of the growing need for creative graphic designers and artists in the job market. Such a position requires a great deal of knowledge in graphic design and great creativity. Graduates of such majors will learn how to create design and art graphics. The best design artists are repeatedly awarded at numerous competitions in the country and around the world, and the huge number of such events proves that this is the profession of the future. During the course of study, the student will also learn how to create artistic graphics in the digital method. Currently, there is a trend that modern artists are abandoning traditional techniques such as linocut, woodcut and etching in favor of digital methods. Digital works often win significant competitions in the field of artistic printmaking. Graduates will gain knowledge of graphic design programs, as well as learn artistic creativity. Such a program will ensure that students and graduates will easily meet the needs of the most demanding employers.
Scientific and research projects financed of the Ministry and from external sources:
Regeneration – No hunger
Project Manager: Patrycja Longawa, Ph.D, DSc., Assoc. Prof
In the first edition of the “Regeneration” project, the theme is zero hunger. According to new UNICEF data, 735 million people in the world suffer from hunger. The reasons for this situation include a long-standing pandemic, the climate crisis, and the war in Ukraine. As humanity, we should show compassion and solidarity with hunger-stricken regions. Regions such as West Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa face this problem on a daily basis. And the most vulnerable to death from hunger are children. A 2022 report clearly indicated that nearly 30% of the world’s population (2.4 billion people) lacked consistent access to food. The visual arts provide an opportunity to speak out about problems affecting not only individuals, but entire societies. Artists, thanks to their talent, can use their work to draw the attention of the viewer to various injustices or problems. Thanks to the visual communication contained in the image, the appeal can have an international scope, and thus the message will reach a wider audience.
The project includes two art forms; poster and illustration.
The international graphic design organization Worldwide Graphic Designers (WGD) will be a partner in the project.
The finalization of the project will be the creation of a publication combining elements of visual arts, as well as the collection of articles on the problem of hunger. The publication will be issued as a pdf file with an assigned ISBN number. The presenters, invited to the project, in addition to a self-commentary on their artwork will speak on the subject of hunger prevention.
Implementation period: 2024
Perceptions IV – light and shadow
Project Manager: Patrycja Longawa, PhD, DSc., Assoc. Prof
Light colloquially is radiation visible by the human eye. When observing the world, we always see some arrangement of light and shadow. Both literally and figuratively. Light and shadow are an important element of visual arts.
The author can reach for any aspect related to light and shadow. The theme of light or shadow can be shown both literally, as an element of building mood, perspective or shape of the objects contained in the work, and also metaphorically. Light and shadow are symbols of good and evil, which can be shown through visual communication. Authors can create both color and black and white works are allowed. There is no restriction on form or theme, and any solution is accepted, the only condition is to refer to light (illustrations) or shadow (posters).
The international graphic design organization Worldwide Graphic Designers (WGD) will be a partner in the project.
Implementation period: 2024
Exhibition Woman on a poster
Project Manager: Patrycja Longawa, Ph.D.
The exhibition will oscillate around the art of the poster. Its purpose will be to present the specialty of graphic design and to show the motif of a woman just by means of a poster. The exhibition will also aim to show the vision of women by artists of many nationalities. Poster art is somewhat different from traditional art forms due to the power of visual communication. The author can reach for any type of poster, social, cultural, theatrical, film or concert, etc. Any of the solutions is acceptable and there is no limitation to poster form, color or technique. Both vector posters, drawing posters, painting posters, photographic posters, typographic posters, etc. will be accepted. no style will be rejected.
Implementation period: 2022
Exhibition Perceptions II – Plants
Project Manager: Patrycja Longawa, Ph.D.
The author can reach for any type of vegetation, from landscape, still life, portrait with plant elements, etc. The subject of plants can be both a leading motif and a complementary element. There is also no restriction on the type of plants, they can be trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, fungi algae. Both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation are acceptable. Creating your own plants for concept art is also allowed. These can be fantastic plants from fairy tales, surprising futuristic mutations, or plants from distant planets. Any of these is acceptable and there is no limit to the form. The only condition is that the plant motif should appear in any form.
Implementation period: 2022
