Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

Distinguished Alumni

Aleksandra Toborowicz

Aleksandra Toborowicz is an outstanding design educator and researcher recognized with 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze, and 5 Iron A' Design Awards. Primarily focused on communication design. Maintains a balanced portfolio.

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Academic Achievements

Aleksandra Toborowicz's contributions have significantly enhanced Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków's standing in the World University Rankings. Their achievements span across multiple domains of excellence, demonstrating the university's commitment to fostering outstanding talent.

Award Recognition

Gold Awards 2
Silver Awards 3
Bronze Awards 3
Iron Awards 5

University Impact

Current Ranking Score 4,636
Heritage Score 41
Career Level Level 9
Total Awards 13
Primary Focus Communication

Areas of Excellence

Aleksandra Toborowicz is primarily focused on communication design. Maintains a balanced portfolio.

Professional Background

Dr Aleksandra Toborowicz is a Polish graphic designer, muralist, painter and academic teacher – Professor Assistant and Head of the Lettering and Typography Studio and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Graphics Art at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland.

PhD degree (Doctor of Arts) at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 2015. In 2008 graduated from the Faculty of Graphics Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (Poland).

DESIGNER / PAINTER / MURALIST / LECTURER

Graphic designer, designing mostly for typography, publishing, murals and installations.

Awards: 2 Golden, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze and 5 Iron A' Design Awards for books and ID and website in A’ Design Award and Competition (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), 3 x winner in 50 Books in 50 books | 50 covers organized by Design Observer and AIGA, 2 x Polish Graphic Design Awards,, the Merit Award in the Hiii Typography 2014, European Design Award, Communication Arts – Exhibit Online 2015, Behance and Editorial Design Served, the Most Beautiful Books of the Year (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). 2 awards of the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, the National Education Committee Medal 2015, Art of Packaging;

Scholarship of Polish Ministry of Culture and Heritage "Młoda Polska" in 2010 and scholarship of Ministry of Culture and Heritage in 2016, 2002 and 2020. Member of a board Foundation Znaczy Się (2012–2013).

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Achievement Summary

With 13 international design awards, Aleksandra Toborowicz work has contributed 4,636 ranking points to Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków's academic excellence. Their primary focus is communication design.

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Design Expertise

Primarily focused on communication design. Maintains a balanced portfolio.

Focus Areas

Primary Focus 6 projects

Communication

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Portfolio Highlights

Award-winning designs by Aleksandra Toborowicz, showcasing excellence and innovation in communication

Cultural Wars Against Poland
Cultural Wars Against Poland is a popular science historical series published by the National Center for Culture in Poland. Coordinates: war, roughness, destruction, nationality, invaders, red accents referring to the color of Poland. Very rough paper chosen for the cover - Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White - strengthens the message. The tear-off of a page on the covers is enhanced by the dry-stamping technique. The printing color of the inside of the books is two-tone - black and intense red. Otinid binding allows to open the book flat, which makes it easier to read.

Cultural Wars Against Poland

Silver
Client: National Centre for Culture Poland
Category: Print
Year: 2021
Catalogue of Incunabula
The two-volume "Catalogue of Incunabula in the National Library of Poland" presents the collection of 15th-century prints held by the BNP. The idea of the project refers to the style of the first Renaissance prints and typography – both in the materials’ selection: elegant, hand-made cover, by referring to typography, an oldstyle Adobe Jenson font, large initials, which are the leitmotif of the project, as well as the technique of two-color typographic printing in the title of the cover.

Catalogue of Incunabula

Silver
Client: National Library of Poland / Biblioteka Narodowa
Category: Print
Year: 2021
Literkolekcja
Litercollection is a project presenting various manifestations of letter expression in public space. On the cover, there is a table of contents passing through the spine and extending beyond the bleed. The texts reproduce the inscriptions on the photos with all errors. The photographs are deliberately raw in expression, without artificial aesthetics. The text is also deliberately agitated, which reflects the nature of the imperfections of the typography of the photos.

Literkolekcja

Iron
Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow
Category: Print
Year: 2023
Music of the Skalne Podhale Region
The publication is an anthology of the most important and beautiful highlander melodies and songs. It consists of 3 volumes: "Theories", "Finger notation" and "Music notation" as well as recordings. The graphics on the covers refer to the mountain horizon view and sound recording in a music editing program. It is also an optical illusion of a reflection in the water, as well as a reflection of the notes: note and finger, which represent the same content in two different forms. The use of raw linen and red threads is a reference to traditional highlander costumes.

Music of the Skalne Podhale Region

Bronze
Client: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
Category: Print
Year: 2021
Radiomural
Picture of an old Grundig radio in Nurnberg. The mural visually resembles the scale of the radio from the 70s / 80s, with photoluminescence letters, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on. The radio is 'turned on' the Langwasser district in Nuremberg. The other place-names on the radio scale are the residents' favorite places characteristic for this district (dark green) and their countries of origin (light green). The project is a district identity, located on the facade of a culture house in the center of Langwasser, allows locating popular culture places

Radiomural

Iron
Category: Cultural Heritage
Year: 2020
Krakowski Salon Sztuki
This catalogue presents artists and their artworks exhibited during the first edition of the Krakowski Salon Sztuki 2018 – Krakow Art Salon 2018 – in Cracow, Poland. Each spread has a slightly different layout adapted to the form and number of presented works. The inspiration of this Exhibition Catalogue is the way of artworks' presentation at the exhibition, diversity and minimalism.

Krakowski Salon Sztuki

Iron
Client: Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe
Category: Print
Year: 2020

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