Dorota Płuchowska

Dr. Dorota Płuchowska is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Graphic Arts at SWPS University's Faculty of Law and Social Communication in Wrocław. She holds a doctorate and has studied at the University of Wrocław, the Free University of Berlin, and the University of Bielefeld. Her work focuses on communication design, legal design thinking, and sustainable social change. She leads the postgraduate Legal Design Thinking program at SWPS and collaborates with institutions like the DZP Law Firm on projects like legal design for flood victims.

Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary design processes, intercultural team facilitation, and applying design thinking to legal systems. She directs SWPS's Legal (Communication) Design Center, advocating for accessible legal frameworks. Key projects include the Legal Design Forum conference series and exhibitions like Change Through Design. Legal Design – Exhibition.

Publications include Manual. Designing Visual Communication and Legal Design Forum. Selected Texts 1. She regularly organizes workshops on topics like intercultural improvisation and mindfulness in design. Her work bridges graphic arts, law, and sociology to create inclusive, user-centered solutions.