TPT 2015 jury member
Karel Míšek – AUG Design – czech language
He studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague under the prof. Frantisek Muzika, then in Warsaw under prof. Henryk Tomaszewski. His main interests are art of posters, book design and graphic design. In this disciplines he got PhD. Today he is the Head of the department of visual communication and graphic design studio at the Faculty of Applied Art and Design at UJEP University in Ústí nad Labem.
His main works he made for the National Theatre, Czech Philharmony and Albatros publishers. He is the author of many logos, posters, books and complex realizations. He exhibited in more than 100 exhibitions and biennials worldwide. In international competitions won a number of awards, the Grand Prix and gold medals and as professional juror contributed to their organization. TPT 1994 awarded him for his work in the poster design with the Master’s Eye Award.
Currently he is still actively teaching, lecturing, conducting workshops in different countries and organizing international Virtual Biennale Prague. He is the chairman of the Gestor, copyright organization and AUG Design, which is active in design exhibitions and education.
His works are in the permanent collections of museums and galleries in Poland, France, Finland, Germany, Mexico and the United States.
