Juraj Blaško

Juraj Blaško is an Associate Professor and Vice-Rector for Grant and Project Activities at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (AFAD). He leads the Preparatory Course and holds a position in the Department of Visual Communication. His roles include academic management, teaching, and overseeing institutional grants.

• Affiliations: AFAD - Department of Visual Communication, Management Department
• Positions: Vice-Rector, Preparatory Course Leader, Associate Professor

Research/Practice Focus: Blaško specializes in graphic design, visual communication, and typography. His work spans corporate identity projects (e.g., Slovak University of Technology, Papala restaurant), poster design for festivals and exhibitions, book cover design, and web development for artists like Miloš Kopták and Preßburger Klezmer Band. Notable projects include the Mobility 2005.1 poster series, Žilinská svätojánska noc festival posters, and the NEO book series covers for Ikar Publishing.

Professional Activities: Advisor on grant projects, collaborator with designers like Miloš Kopták. His design philosophy emphasizes imperfection and singular creativity, evident in projects like Haute Coupure and custom typography experiments (e.g., Placard font).