The Lecture will tell why we do not know as many facts about Ukrainian design as we might expect. We will analyze the reasons why it is discussed only as an emerging phenomenon and why that viewpoint is a postcolonial mistake. Were there schools or unions in Ukrainian design? How did Soviet censorship affect the distribution of Ukrainian products? How did Westernization, tyranny, and emigration affect Ukrainian design? We will give answers to all these questions, as well as recall the names of notable figures who can be emulated today as an inspiration. After this lecture, you will love and understand the history of Ukrainian design much more.
Oleksandra Korchevska-Tsekhosh is a graphic and digital designer, art director, and lecturer.
She has 12 years of experience in design and has 8 awards. Those are awards of Ukrainian Creative Design Week: The Very Best Of, (Best Of: 3, The Very Best Of — 1), ADC*UA — Shortlist, Zolotyi Klarnet, and KAKADU Awards. Oleksandra actively cooperates with global companies and organizations. In 2019 she took 60th place in ТОР-100 Ukrainian Creativity and Craft Ranking rating. She works with strategies for growing the local design communities and innovations for the future of creatives in Eastern Europe.
She has her own YouTube channel and Telegram channel (t.me/dsgnbr). Oleksandra Korchevska-Tsekhosh is author of the first course “History of Ukrainian Design” and she was a speaker on "TEDxVinnytsia 2019". She works as lecturer in educational projects Projector.Humanitarium, Lviv Business School, and Media and Communication and Journalism School of Ukrainian Catholic University.
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