Lenk, Krzysztof

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Name (Latin)
Lenk, Krzysztof
Date of birth
1936-07-21
Date of death
2018-05-22
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 61192882
Wikidata: Q24949414
Library of congress: no2001029117
Sources of Information
  • Krótkie teksty ... 2011:t.p. (Krzysztof Lenk) p. 199 (b. 1936 in Warsaw)
  • Mapping web sites, c2001:t.p. (Krzysztof Lenk) flap (studied graphic design and graduated with an MFA degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (Poland); was an IBM fellow at the Aspen Conference 1983; prof. of graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design, specializing in information design and typography)
  • Projekty i bazgroły 1958-2008, 2009:t.p. (Krzysztof Lenk)
  • Wikipedia, May 13, 2019:(Krzysztof Lenk; b. July 21, 1936; d. May 22, 2018; graphic designer and educator)
  • Wystawa prac studentów programu typografii, Wykład "Słowa i teksty", Warsztat z typografii: 4-7 maja 2011, 2011:title page (Krzysztof Lenk)
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Wikipedia description:

Krzysztof Lenk (also known as Kris; July 21, 1936 – May 22, 2018) was a Polish graphic designer known as a specialist of visual communication, and a celebrated educator. During his career, he designed numerous magazines and publications, posters and book covers, diagrams and information maps; he was a professor of graphic design at Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Poland, and later at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the US; co-founder (with Paul Kahn) of Dynamic Diagrams, a firm specializing in information design, where he served as creative director between 1990 and 2001. Krzysztof Lenk shared his expertise through numerous lectures, workshops and conferences in many countries. He was an author and co-author of many books and articles. For his achievements he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland, his alma mater.

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