Open work(shop)
Once a year I hold a design workshop in Warsaw. If you want to be updated on these, sign up for the workshop mailing list: workshops@helen.pl
PS Since 2010 I have been a guest lecturer at Jagielloński Kurs Typografii which I wholeheartedly recommend.
Past editions
2019
Tailored workshops
tailored to specific needs of the individuals who attend, focused on challenges and priorities of your organisation. The scope usually includes: design and desing thinking, communication and group work, working with conflict.
Some of the workshops (see below) may become a part of brand and user experience design process. If you are interested in these, please let me know at helen@helen.pl
Workshops scope
Design & UX:
- symbols, workdmarks and marks
- information design
- intuitive design
- user experience, research analysis and design
- senses in experience design
Branding & Identity:
- meaning & authenticity
- brand building, brand identity and big idea
- customer experience design
- brand positioning & brand architecture
- naming
- brand typography
Group Creativity & Processes:
- communication
- design thinking
- group dynamics
- conflict and creativity
Books for designers:
Christopher Alexander: Pattern Language
Robert Bringhurst: The Elements of Typographic Style
Karen Cheng: Designing Type
Alan Fletcher: The Art of Looking Sideways
Kenya Hara: Designing Design
Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin
George Lakoff, Mark Johnsen: Metaphors we live by
Twyla Tharp: The Creative Habit
Edward R. Tufte: Envisioning Information
Alina Wheeler: Designing Brand Identity