Rafal Piekarski

INFOGRAPHIC ARTIST, VISUAL JOURNALIST, ILLUSTRATOR, DESIGNER, PAINTER, HISTORIAN, RESEARCHER, LECTURER

Warsaw, Poland
I help international companies and publishers improve the clarity and efficiency of their visual presentations of information, from magazine graphics to internal communications.

I worked in Poland for: RZECZPOSPOLITA, PULS BIZNESU, OZON, DZIENNIK, MALEMAN, PRZEKRÓJ, NEWSWEEK, FORBES WOMAN, FORBES, PLAYBOY, ESQUIRE, MY COMPANY, PISMO

I worked abroad for: BILD, AUTO BILD, BILD AM SONNTAG, BILD SPORT, BILD TV, FOCUS, CHIP, BERLINER ZEITUNG, MOTORSPORT AKTUELL, SPRINGER GROUP, KEXT CNC, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, EU COMMISSION

Work Experience

Axel Springer

infographic artist, Illustrator, graphic designer

July 2009 - Present Germany

Kekst CNC

infographic artist, graphic designer

May 2021 - Present Germany

Newsweek Poland

illustrator, infographic artist

June 2009 - April 2014 Poland

Axel Springer

infographic artist, graphic designer

December 2005 - July 2009 Poland

Ozon Media

Infographic artist

May 2005 - June 2006 Poland

Rzeczpospolita

Illustrator

May 2002 - April 2005 Poland

Education

Warsaw University

Master of Arts in Historical Sciences

Poland

Academy Of Fine Arts In Warsaw

Ph.D. (during final procedure)

Poland

Languages

Polish (Native),
English (Fluent),
German (Conversational),

Awards

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence #1

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #2

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #3

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #4

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #5

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #6

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #7

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #8

2017

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

2015

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #1

2014

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #2

2014

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

2012

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #1

2018

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #2

2018

Society For News Design

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #3

2018

Society For News Design

Silver #1

2018

Society For News Design

Silver #2

2018

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #1

2016

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #2

2016

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #3

2016

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #1

2015

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE #2

2015

European Design Awards

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

2014

Skills

After Effects, Animate, Cinema 4D, Corel Painter , Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Poser, Premiere, Procreate, ZBrush,