Introducing: Karol Sliwka

There are very few people who can be easily classified as icons of Polish graphic design.There are few artists, who over the last half century have developed a visual identification systems, logos, posters, packaging and signs for such a large group of Institutions.There are very few such people as Karol Śliwka.

Karol Sliwka is one of the most celebrated graphic designers and logotypes author in Poland and Eastern Europe. He designed brandings for many Polish institutions. He still works using only pens and paper, and refuses to use computer programmes. Sliwka's graphics combine simplicity, functionality, readability, universal significance, great composition and thorough design. He also created many posters, packagings, covers and stamps. Although he's 76 years old now, he still keeps on working saying that design is his true love.



For some more tasty treats check www.karolsliwka.pl

D O W N L O A D the ZOOABC Stickers

ZOOABC, which is a part of the Children Hospital Wayfinding System project is now avaliable for DOWNLOAD. If you wish to have those stickers simply click here, download and print the pdf images and enjoy! Just make sure to use self-adhesive A4 sheet ;)

The Children Hospital Wayfinding System. Download the Case Study

The Children Hospital Wayfinding System case study is avaliable for a dowload on punktk.com [my portfolio website] and from now on here as well. Simply click the rainbow star and enjoy.

my one and only quarter century

It is quite a serious matter here - just few days ago I turned 25 and guess what? Nothing has changed. Yet. Looking forward to my first wrinkles. Happy Birthday Kasia!

LogoPond

Lately I have submitted my logo designs to logopond.com. It is a great website where anyone can publish his designs and get a professional feedback. Welcome!

TYPE PLAYER

I was kindly invited by Sandu Cultural Media and Design 360 Magazine to feature my type designs in a new book 'Type Player' as well as in the magazine. More information will be added further.

2 plus 3D!!!

Lucky me. My graduation project - Children Hospital Wayfinding System was honored by being chosen as one of the best graduation projects in Poland 2007/08. The work will be published in the upcoming January issue of 2+3D and presented on few exhibitions in Poland, beginning in Cieszyn (30.01 - 15.03), then Warsaw, Cracow and Poznan. I would like personally thank the 2+3D grafika plus produkt | Polish Design Quarterly for appreciating my work and Tomasz Budzyń for a great comment on the project.

Punkt K - Kasia Kaczmarek Online Showcase

Let me introduce you the online SHOWCASE of mine. Enyone interested in checking out some more of my works is more than welcome. PunktK is here!

The Brand Gap

Really brilliant branding presentation.

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: design brand)

May we all enjoy the New and Better YEAR!

“2009. OH YEAH!” was made from confetti [small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party]. The project was photographed in different stages of creation, composed into a simple gif animation and sent to my friends.

Merry ChristmasEveryone!

“Merry Christmas” was made from a cookie dough cut into small pieces, composed and cooked in the oven. The project thaught me patience but I enjoyed it loads. Merry Christmas and a piece of the cookie for everyone!

bold design project

It's time to show something, isn't it? I've been working on the logo design for a Parisian design association called 'Bold' - three clever and young product designers. Their new website is launching soon as well. I will pass the link as soon as the site is published. Bold asked for a simple logotype and so those are the proposals i prepared! They haven't chosen yet though. We'll see how it goes... P.S. the typeface used in few of them is Spectra designed by a polish typographer, Kamil Kurzajewski. thank you :)

the PRESS

Well, well, well...

here it is! My diploma project [Children Hospital Wayfinding System] got it's "5-minutes-of-fame-spread" in the press. Visual Communication magazine (Poland).

punktK is coming soon

ZooAbc

Well hello there! The images are small treats of my diploma project. I'll try to publish a full case study about the Children Hospital Wayfinding System project soon. Enjoy the company!

le pays étranger

C'est Bretagne

Sand, La Manche, Rocks and us

ah! + the WIND


little and colourfull


!!! BONUS TRACK !!!
Fest-Noz -------> the typical-folk-outdoor party of Brittany

long time, no see

i'm back again
with some fresh news
i'll tell you later :)

Lars Arrhenius, "The Street"

BEACH BIRDS FOR CAMERA

another one for my man

he has to get well very soon after all this!!
You see, i'm trying very hard. It can't be different.
William, i'm cooooooming! Ha!

Get Well Soon my Dear!

My dearest Willy has been operated(exactly his knee).
You'll jump soon again Willy!
[the cat..i guess because of your latest moustache;]

'Talking Head's (Gadajace glowy), 1979., Krzysztof Kieslowski

Krzysztof Kieslowski interviewed a number of ordinary Poles of different age asking them questions about who they are, what's the most important for them and what they wanted from life. The film is a harsh black and white image saying about values and dreams of people, that is why it brought me to the idea: romantic landscape of multiple portrait of minds.
published on filmweb.pl

documentary DVD cover design [school project]

offset

RESPECT THE GREEN

....:::? what is this ?:::....

sequence project

rythm, sequence of movement, symmetry.
WAVE

typoshop logotype

Fabris - The beginning

this is just the beginning of the story with Fabris. basic characters. To Be Continued. Promise to publish the final version. Will be avaliable for free ;)

the "long term" memory [chicago]

the MINI Earth________Appreciate what u have

mo inc

something more that just a silly project. good job i guess.

the work has begun

The work begun with poster design.

First propositions appeared to be right.
Assignment: Altruism & Egoism

a little bit of Dublin-back-again

Capel street+Dublin full of stripes

street art of Dub (not easy to find)

Mariusz

Playstation time (something for the body)

calligraphy demonstration (something for the soul)