Artur Frankowski

Artur Frankowski is a Professor at the Faculty of Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, specializing in graphic design theory, typography, and typeface creation as both an academic and practicing designer.

His educational milestones include:

• Habilitation thesis at the Faculty of Graphic Arts, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2013) on lettering and typography in urban spaces.
• Postgraduate program "Expert Class Type Design" at the Plantin Institute of Typography in Antwerp (2015).

His research centers on the intersection of graphic design practice and theoretical frameworks, with emphasis on typographic systems in public spaces. He has created over a dozen typefaces including Grotesk Polski and FA Komunikacja, and runs the Visual Communication and Typography Design Studio where industry-academic collaboration occurs through real-world projects.

Co-founding FONTARTE studio in 2004 with Magdalena Frankowska enabled high-impact work for institutions like Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and Zachęta – National Gallery of Art. His scholarly contributions extend to authored books ("Typespotting. Warszawa") and curation of global exhibitions including "Enfant Terrible" (Brussels, 2013) and "Eye on Poland" (2010-2017 across Asia and South America).