Info & CV
I am a graphic designer specializing in book and web design, combining a particular focus on typography with a thoughtful attentiveness to content ¶ I work with cultural institutions, design-driven publishers, and NGOs on projects ranging from architecture and contemporary art to literary publishing ¶ My work has been recognised internationally at AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers and the European Design Awards ¶ I am based in Lublin, Poland, working as part of the Kilku.com collective ¶
Awards & Recognition Most Beautiful Polish Books | PTWK
2026Honorable Mention
2024Nomination
2023Nomination
20222 × Nomination
2021Honorable Mention
20194 × Nomination
2018Nomination
2016Honorable Mention

Design of the Year | STGU
2022Nomination
2020Nomination
2019Nomination
20173 × Nomination
2013Award

Ministry of Culture Design Prize | MKIDN
2020Award
2017Honorable Mention

Good Design Award | IWP
2020Award
2017Award

Perfect Book Design — Edycja
2020Nomination
2019Honorable Mention
2018Award

Polish Graphic Design Awards
2020Honorable Mention
20192 × Honorable Mention

European Design Awards
2019Silver Award  
2016Gold Award

IBBY Award — Book of the Year | IBBY Poland
2018Nomination

50 Books | 50 Covers | AIGA & Design Observer
2017Winner in Book Category
 Exhibitions Studio Retrospective
2027Galeria Labirynt, Lublin, Poland 

Good Design
2020Institute of Industrial Design, Warsaw, Poland

The Tokyo TDC Exhibition
2019ginza graphic gallery (ggg), Tokyo, Japan 

Good Design
2017Institute of Industrial Design, Warsaw, Poland

Buchkunst International
2016Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany 

The Most Beautiful Books of the Year
2016Warsaw Book Fair, Warsaw, Poland

Print Control
2015London Book Fair, London, U

Print Control
2015Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland

Project of the Year
2013Associacion of Applied Graphic Designers, Warsaw, Poland
Professional experience Art Director, Print & Web Designer
Since 2012Kilku.com collective (freelance)

Designing albums, exhibition catalogues, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry for design-driven publishers, cultural institutions and NGOs ¶ Designing websites in Figma for cultural institutions, focusing on layout structure, visual hierarchy, and typography ¶ Managing print production workflows: establishing technical specifications for complex print concepts, material selection, and budgeting ¶ Collaborating with authors, editors, project managers, and web developers, as well as commissioning and managing freelance graphic designers

Graphic Designer
2008—2012Freelance

Designing printed publications for the Department of Culture of the City of Lublin (European Capital of Culture Bid), art festivals (Open City — Festival of Art in Public Spaces, European Festival of Performance Art), and Labirynt Gallery of Contemporary Art

Senior Graphic Designer
2009—2010Aptekarski & Moje Zdrowie Magazines

Redesigning magazine layouts, developing typographic styles, grid structures, and stylebooks ¶ Designing covers and editorial spreads while supervising the daily page-layout workflow

Senior Graphic Designer
2008—2009MM Moje Miasto Newspaper

Implementing newspaper layout systems, defining InDesign styles, modular grids, and master page libraries ¶ Designing pages, creating infographics, and providing technical training for new layout staff

Graphic Designer
2005—2008Dziennik Wschodni Newspaper

Designing daily newspaper layouts and infographics under tight editorial deadlines
Professional Contributions Jury Member
2024Photographic Publication of the Year

Jury Member
2021Polish Graphic Design Awards
(Book, Magazine & Newspaper Design Category)

Co-founder
2012—2015Typolub
(Typography & Graphic Design Conference)
Education Master’s Degree in Psychology
2007Lublin, Poland

Master’s Thesis: The impact of visual form in multimedia presentations on content comprehension




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Photos
Basia Budniak, Studio Grinus