The History of the Volkswagen Group

A concise overview of the history of the Volkswagen Group. The presentation is based on a few car models which brought significant change in the company's evolution. 

I constructed the infographics, which are NOT based on ANY facts - it is just a simulation to present some statistics. The presentation is designed in the free Canva version.

Adrenaline 3xF

Adrenaline is the hormone of fear, fight and flight. It accompanies us daily, and its release into the bloodstream gives us the energy to act. Mental stress, emotional tension and anxiety disorders trigger the release of adrenaline that increases hormone production, especially among people who experience mental health problems. 

Nosferatu movie poster

Cinema noir style born in Germany was an early twentieth-century German art movement that emphasized the artist's internal feelings or ideas over reality. It was expressed by simplified shapes, bright colours and gestural marks. 

Event posters

The first poster was designed for The Abbey Theatre in Dublin for a Shakespearian play Richard III. If you are in Dublin do visit the place, they often have great shows at a price as low as 10 euros. Built-in Illustrator & Photoshop. 

The second poster was designed for an Arabic-style party organised by my Yemeneese friend to collect fundraising for people affected by the war in Yemen. Built-in Photoshop.

'The Thompson Tea and Coffee Company' was founded in Kenya in 1897. The company is based in Britain and has been importing its products from Kenya for almost one hundred and fifty years, which means it started its trade journey during The Victorian Era. This time in history was my starting point of concept development.

My vision for creating the set came from movies such as Out of Africa. The British conquered the dusty land of Kenya. Travelling through the savannah they would enjoy a hot cup of tea or coffee while reading or writing letters to their loved ones. I borrowed cotton scarves and old books from a friend. Bought the cup and old letters at a flea market.

Furniture exhibition poster

This is probably the poster I am most proud of. It is classic, timeless, and minimalistic with perfect composition and balance. One of my very first Illustrator outlines of the chair. All the rest could be done either in Photoshop or Illustrator. On the original poster, there is a slight pink pattern in the background, unfortunately, invisible here. I could have been inspired by an Irish furniture designer Eilleen Gray (1878 -1976 ) who became a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. 

Magazine cover

Having some friends back in Poland that played in bands I was inspired to create an invitation poster for a night with jazz music. I photographed my alto saxophone and used a close-up to get the taste of the instrument and the vibes of the music. The typeface used is Optima. Today I probably would use something less classic, yet more vibrant to reflect the sound of the saxophone, one of the most beautiful sounds in music.

Collection of early Photoshop work

Photoshop is a dream creator. It is so flexible with its possibilities one can express the most bizarre, abstract dreams from the last night. Those are my early stages of discovering Photoshop. The top one; the girl with a Magic Hat on is a Polish friend of mine that I met in Ireland and lost touch with. The one with the Earth in the centre is my interpretation of death or loss at the time. The bottom one is my forever love and tribute to water, sea and swimming. 

All of those images were created probably around the year 2000 ... when I got a hold of Photoshop. Continuation of the dreamlike images. Below is an image of a Cathedral and my experimental approach to creating scenes and storytelling through images. There is no link between them. The idea was to create very different moods using the same image.

Playing out with formal ideas

At some stage of the training, the knowledge has to be reflected in more practical ideas. As a more formal experiment, I was creating business cards for the professionals that I knew. One of them is my brother's business card and I believe through this image I put an idea in his head. At the time he was studying veterinary and recently he opened his own Veterinary Practice.

The exercise was a discovery and adventure in creating relations between an image and words. The image should say it all on business cards. One does not need to read all the information on the card to get a hint of the profession the business card holder is running.