I am a graphic designer working primarily with typography and digital media to create identity systems, bespoke type, interactions and motion-based work. My practice is driven by curiosity to explore the exciting possibilities between technology and culture. I am also fascinated by the space connecting digital and the analogue, and the opportunities that traditional processes provide to add new angles to my work. Instagram: @nataliawitwicka
Projects
- Work In Progress ShowI took part in designing the identity for the GSA's Communication Design Work In Progress Show 2021. It is a collaborative project between Louise Julien, Rachel Kate MacLeod, Maria Pelosi, and myself. My main tasks were making the typeface and the website. We based the identity around the feelings of restlessness, energy, and movement, which are the common denominators of our class' practices from home during lockdown. The geometric, bespoke typeface and the neon green introduce the show in a
- Scottish Artists' FilmsThe identity for Scottish Artists' Films, hypothetical Glasgow festival screening films created by artists and designers based in Scotland, directed at people interested or involved in the arts. The design was inspired by the experimental beginnings of animation (artists like Hans Richer, Viking Eggeling, Len Lye), aiming to place the event on the avant-garde scene. The theme of overlapping concentric circles is based on an intro to the film 'Art and Movement' (Glasgow, 1965) about an exhibiti
- Manhattan TypeManhattan is a playful, modular typeface inspired by a brutalist residential complex in Wroclaw, ironically called ‘Manhattan’ by the locals. This project celebrates some of the best of Polish architecture and constitutes a love letter to my home city. The curved strokes and condensed style are inspired by the facade of the buildings. The typeface includes sets of stylistic alternates, ligatures, and numerals. Within the printed and interactive type specimens, I describe the buildings'
Skills
- Typography
- Html CSS
- Basic Javascript
- Publication Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Web Design
- Detail Orientated
- Project Management
- Typography Design
Education
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BA (Hons) Communication DesignThe Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Specializing in Graphic Design