
Ola Rysak

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About me
Creative Individual
Education

Strzeminsky Academy of Fine Arts
-Bachelor's degree Product and Communication Design 5Prime Stage Award Nomination - the best BA diplomas of the Academy of Fine Arts

Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie
-Master of Arts - MA Design and Research 5.5
Experience
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Lodz Film School (PWSFTviT)
Jan 2019 - Mar 2021I worked on film sets as a production designer. I was responsible for the work of the scenography department, the art direction of the set design and props. I had the opportunity while workingto test different solutions, work under time pressure and create something from nothing.
Production Designer
Aug 2019 - Mar 2021Assistant Production Designer
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

Mikomax Smart Office
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021Product DesignerProject brief: Design the product by reusing the cardboard packaging after the acoustic booth.My role in the project: Carry out the entire design process, starting with a brief through desk research and observations needed to determine the target audience and user needs, preprototypes, user testing, making design changes, 1:1 prototypes using laser cutting, presentation of results. In the project, I mainly used AI and PS programs

MEDS 'Meeting of Design Students'
Jun 2021 - Jul 2023Content CreatorMeeting of Design Students is a multinational organisation organised by students and young professionals for students and graduates of all design disciplines. It takes place every summer in a different country. MEDS aims to promote the positive role of design in society, as well as interdisciplinary and cross-border collaboration in design. MEDS is a place for designers to make social and professional connections, unlock their potential and use their talents out of their faculty.Roles: 2022 MEDS Cierzo (Zaragoza, Spain) - Tutor 'District of Signs'• Implementation of an original project in public space abroad during the International MEDS Design Workshops, where we were Tutors. We designed a project whose main goal was to help the local cooperative "Yo Compro en Las Fuentes" gain visibility in the area. The project is presented in the urban space permanently and is supported by the main partner city of Zaragoza - Spain.• Co-leading a project implemented in urban space (project team management) during the international MEDS Cierzo 2022 workshop2021 MEDS Silesia (Tychy, Poland) - Volunteer/ Organizer • administrative work• graphic designs prepared for social media• organisation of art workshops for children• participant in the executive project of the Green Pavilion Show less

Kooperatywa Spożywcza "Dobrze"
Mar 2022 - Jun 2022Product DesignerI participated in the development of the project idea as well as in the implementation process, which included the following proposed solutions:• Meeting Point - coop's furniture - furniture based on cooperative principles. Designed both for the daily operation of a shop and for event situations• DIY Spirit - promotion - promotion on different visual levels, designed to be a visual hook - flags - floor signage - visual message on the pavement on the route leading to the store - template posters - proposals for diy posters Show less

Fundacja "Rodzic w mieście"
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022UX ResearcherThe research project called "Alternatywa Warszawa - Nowa Szkolna Ulica", in which I participated, concerned the creation of new, inclusive, healthy and safe school streets for children. I was responsible for:• conducting qualitative research• ethnographic observations• interviews• entering the results into the database • read the research reportI also helped in the preparation of the prototype of the experiment, which was carried out in two locations in Warsaw

Goodie
Jul 2023 - Sept 2023Trainee Product Designer- Developing the concept of new functionalities and developing the existing ones- Implementing solutions that stimulate user activity, taking care of their involvement- Cooperation with the platform development team (business analysts, UX/UI designers, IT analysts, programmers, testers) to ensure effective delivery of new platform functionalities- Conducting analyzes and tests of internal processes- Implementing improvements
Licenses & Certifications

Circular Design Workshops
Agata Miryn-SienkiewiczJan 2021
Business Start-Up Course
Integrated program of the Academy of Fine Arts in ŁódźMay 2020
Public Speaking Course
Integrated program of the Academy of Fine Arts in ŁódźMay 2020- View certificate

Design Thinking Jam Workshop XYLOPOLIS
Design Thinking_InstituteNov 2021 - View certificate

Digital Designer
Design PracticeMay 2023 - View certificate

Web Design Training
BEST Design WeekNov 2022 
Introduction to UX Design
DomestikaOct 2022
International Multidisciplinary Workshop MEDS Silesia
MEDS 'Meeting of Design Students'Aug 2021- View certificate

Adobe Photoshop CC – Essentials Training Course
UdemyFeb 2023 - View certificate

Google Skills of Tomorrow program - Digital Marketing
GoogleJul 2022 
Course Generative Design
Warsaw Design LABMar 2020- View certificate

Rhinoceros Basic Training (2 days)
LemondimMar 2020 - View certificate

Design Mindset Detector
DESIGN PROVISION | strategic designJun 2023 
Web Design Training
BEST Design WeekOct 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ola RysakFNC Diploma Selection - Feb 2024 The best Diploma works of graduates from Polish artistic and design Universities.Our compilation presents profiles of emerging designers and artists. We have distinguished over five hundred artistic and design diplomas works.
- Awarded to Ola RysakA<24 Workshops - Nov 2023 I have been selected to participate in the project A<Festival - a festival of city creatorsEDUCATION | INNOVATION | INTEGRATION | EXPERIMENT
- Awarded to Ola RysakUNBOXING - Oct 2023 UNBOXING provides an insight into the wide spectrum of interests of individuals entering the design profession. The exhibition will showcase objects, design experiments, and documentation of creative processes that may serve as responses to the dilemmas of contemporary reality.
- Awarded to Ola RysakRoche Continents - Jul 2023 What is Roche Continents?Top-talented students from across Europe experience a unique journey exploring sources of inspiration at the intersection of science and art, as well as the creative processes that drive innovation.
- Awarded to Ola RysakAirnauts 2022 Award - distinction in the Web Design category at Best Design Week Warsaw 2022 Airnauts Nov 2022 During the course, we were supposed to respond to a given brief by designing a page that responds to the challenges contained in it. Together with the group I had the pleasure of working with, we developed a website that won the vote for the best developed project, which makes me very happy
- Awarded to Ola RysakRector's Scholarship Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland) Nov 2022 Rector's Scholarship is awarded to students with:- outstanding learning results, i.e. the average grade obtained for the academic year 2021/2022- artistic achievementsI took 1st place on the ranking list established in the field of design
- Awarded to Ola RysakScholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Nov 2022 Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage is awarded for outstanding achievements“The artistic level that you present puts you among the European and world leaders in the fields of art you practice. This is also reflected in the laurels of national and international competitions" - wrote Deputy Prime Minister prof. Piotr Gliński
- Awarded to Ola RysakMEDS Cierzo International Tutor Competition 1st place MEDS Cierzo Zaragoza, Spain Feb 2022 Together with a team of two, we took part in an international competition in the project "District of Signs" which we won. The main goal of our project was to help local cooperative "Yo Compro en Las Fuentes" in gaining visibility in the area in Zaragoza, Spain
- Awarded to Ola RysakRector's Scholarship Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland) Nov 2021 Rector's Scholarship is awarded to students with:- outstanding learning results, i.e. the average grade obtained for the academic year 2020/2021- artistic achievementsI took first place in the 1st year of full-time second-cycle studies in the field of design
- Awarded to Ola RysakSantander Development Scholarship | Business in Practice Santander Nov 2021 Training in the field of:- online marketing with little budget- sales copywriting- creating catchy brand building videos- using LinkedIn for branding and sales- Instagram secrets for entrepreneurs; - effective research of customer needs in terms of designing products and services
- Awarded to Ola RysakLaureate of the 30th Competition - Władysław Strzemiński Arts of Design 2020 Rector of The Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz Dec 2020 I won the jury's distinction for the project of a sensory toy for a child "Urbo" prepared in the Design Processes Studio of dr Dominika Drezner-Ilczuk.more: https://www.asp.lodz.pl/index.php/pl/projekt-poprzednie-edycje/1872-wyniki-30-konkursu-im-wl-strzeminskiego-projekt
- Awarded to Ola RysakThe work "Scenario for the future - I can't stand it! Daily Expression of Feelings" presented at the ECOMAKE 2020 ECOMAKE 2020 Nov 2020 The main point of the event was the scientific conference under the same title, addressed to the interdisciplinary academic community as well as design practitioners and theoreticians. Its aim is to combine views and scientific research from the areas of responsible design, business and technology, sociology and environmental protection.
- Awarded to Ola RysakFUTURE MAN 2052 Exhibition Academic Design Center on Brussels Design September, Brussels Sep 2020 The Brussels Design September exhibition in Brussels presents the works of awarded young artists. Exhibition organized in cooperation with the The Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz and the Representation of the Lodz Region in Brussels.more: http://www.acdesign.com.pl/blog/czlowiek-przyszlosci-2052
- Awarded to Ola RysakArt w POP'N'ART Exhibition Pop'n'Art Łódź, Poland Dec 2019 Collective exhibition:We present the works of thirteen great people, artists who have tied their fate with our restaurant and whose influence on its image, atmosphere and cultural calendar remains invaluable.Barbara Olejarczyk Marta Olczak Martyna Cierpisz Martyn Gill Marcin Boguś (BoguFoto) Dorota Majzer (彩麗) Krzysztof Małagowski Marek Kuźmiński Adrian Ciszek Lidia Ostrowska Ola Rysak Magda Milva Lackowska Justyna Tomczak
Volunteer Experience
Marketing Team Member
Issued by MEDS 'Meeting of Design Students' on May 2021
Associated with Ola RysakVolunteer
Issued by Fundacja DKMS on Dec 2020
Associated with Ola RysakVolunteer Staff
Issued by Academic Partners on Mar 2023
Associated with Ola Rysak
Languages
- poPolish
- enEnglish
- geGerman
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