Warsaw and Henryk Tomaszewski

I still really want an intern in Warsaw.

I just don't know when, or how to get one. 

My current idea is to keep working on my documentary work, and then give it another go. Edgar Bak didn't say no, they just said later in the year, which is promising, I just need to chase it up. I think I could learn a lot over there, especially about design. 

I always feel so inspired when im there, or when I think about it even. 

Last time I visited, I was given this amazing book about Henryk Tomaszewski, an incredibly famous graphic designer and draughtsman, one of the most prominent figures in the history of post WW II Polish graphic design.

Its probably the best book I have ever owned. Its incredible. 

I really love what it says at the start...

"If we were to retrace Henryk Tomaszewski's path as a designer- looking at where he came from and what he left behind- we would probably need to focus not on the formal aspect of his work, as it is a thing impossible to describe using a fixed set of rules, but rather try to grasp the essence of his approach, character, intellectual formation and working methods." 

His practice was broad, diverse and meaningful. 

I love his work because of these three things. 

Ive always been worried about the diversity within my practice, but he is a clear example of how and why it can work. It works because he still completed the work he was set, still created imagery that served a purpose, communicated a message- and it didn't matter if the approach varied because he always did what he did well. 

Ive selected a few pages that demonstrate the breadth and variety of his practice-