Martina Wędzicka-Obuchowicz, also known as WEDZICKA, is a Polish designer for whom boundaries in graphic communication exist only to be redefined. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, she combines a seasoned approach to visual identities, book covers, and posters with a dose of experimentation and provocation. Her work has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Polish Graphic Design Awards (2019, 2021) and a nomination in the “Fresh Blood” category of the Project of the Year competition (2018/2019).
Alongside precise and analytical projects, she explores themes such as chance and human error. In her practice, she often dissects and rearranges graphic elements, photographs, and typography to create expressive and unconventional visuals. Her recent works are marked by strong contrasts and geometric forms, through which she examines the possibilities of the poster medium. Yet beyond form lies a powerful message: for her, design is a committed stance – an instrument to address the role of women in the creative industries, social justice, and the changes the world needs.
I was born with crayons in my hand. For as long as I can remember I've been cutting out, painting, and making exhibitions at my grandmother's kitchen, which my dad has been recording and photographing since 1995. Not much has changed in the last 30 years because, thanks to perseverance, I didn't stifle my childhood creativity. It was not easy - my artistic education lasted 9 years: 4 years in high school with a special art program and 5 years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk.
All my life I thought I would become an artist, a painter or a restorer. When I was 19 it was time to choose a university - I had no idea what to do in life, so together with a friend I went to the entrance exam to the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk to major in graphic design. At the beginning of my studies, I wanted to go into artistic graphic design, but it soon became clear that the cost of living in a big city was higher and the opportunities were greater - I started working on small projects to simply earn money. I wasn't convinced that design was for me, but after a year of casual work I already knew - I would not become an artist. I wasn't an exceptional student, I made up for it by being a hard worker. In the beginning it was others who believed in me and I guess that was the moment when I thought that being a designer was probably something I knew how to do best and it was worth sticking to.
My parents raised me with the belief that I can do anything and have no limitations. All I need is to be consistent, honest and hardworking. Talent doesn't hurt, of course, but I don't believe in such a thing as talent - instead I would say predisposition. I entered the world of design and business with this belief. I never thought there was gender discrimination, pay inequality or disrespect. I discovered this over time – the longer I worked, the more I met different clients, the more often one would encounter the suggestion that female design is defined, different, inferior. For me, design has no gender, it can only be good or bad. Period. Although I do not support the division between “men's” and “women's” design, my mission is to support women designers and increase their visibility. That's why a few years ago, just for fun, I made T-shirts with the slogans “Design like a girl” and “Fake it, girl you make it.” I didn't expect that these two innocent slogans would start a discourse in the industry about what role women play in design. Since then, I have received hundreds of messages from women designers sharing their stories, thanking me for speaking up or simply writing to me to talk. From this place I would also like to thank you, and if you want to meet other female designers from Poland, I invite you here.
Since 2023, she has been a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).
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| Ms. Martina Wędzicka-Obuchowicz |
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| 2013 |
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| Book Design for Jacek Klosinski, 2019 |
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| Book Design for Jacek Klosinski, 2019 |
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| Element Talks, 2019 |
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| Element Talks, 2019 |
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| PhD thesis & catalogue design, 2019 |
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| Book Calendar, for Kalstore, 2020 |
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| Book Calendar, for Kalstore, 2020 |
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| Book Calendar, for Kalstore, 2020 |
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| Design of the Year, the first graphic design competition in Poland , 2020 |
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| Design of the Year, the first graphic design competition in Poland , 2020 |
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| Design of the Year, the first graphic design competition in Poland , 2020 |
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| Planet's Mad Baauer, LuckyMe Album art (Digital cover; vinyl and CD packaging), 2020 |
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| W4 Food Squat, 2020 |
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| W4 Food Squat, 2020 |
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| O!Meega, brand packaging, 2021 |
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| Digipack design for Daniel Nosewicz, 2021 |
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| Moja Wina, Visual Identity, 2021 |
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| Moja Wina, Visual Identity, 2021 |
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| Moja Wina, Visual Identity, 2021 |
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| RareCraft Trophy, 2021 |
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| SEA YOU, city Music Showcase, 2022 |
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| SEA YOU, city Music Showcase, 2022 |
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| Converse All Stars Proud to be Zine, 2023 |
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Power On- Conference
Competences of the future in the creative industry, 2023 |
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Power On- Conference
Competences of the future in the creative industry, 2023 |
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Power On- Conference
Competences of the future in the creative industry, 2023 |
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| Ładne, brand wax crayons |
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| SELF-EXAM O'CLOCK" a breast self-exams |
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| Specimen Poster for LAIC |
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| Specimen Poster for LAIC |
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| The Reinvented Calendar |
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| Zeven logo |
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