Showing posts with label lecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lecture. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Design for Change, Zagreb

I am pleased to share with you that on Thursday, May 28th, I gave a lecture titled “Invest in Yourself” in the Grand Lecture Hall at the Faculty of Architecture in the University of Zagreb.
The lecture was part of the "Design for Change" event, hosted in collaboration with the School of Applied Arts and Design Zagreb, the Design Study of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zagreb, and Algebra Bernays.
 
Images by Lana Andjelopolj.














 

Lecture at the OPUP!2026 Festival

This year, along with Catalina Estrada, Jelena Vasilijević, Enis Ćisić and Srdja Dragovic, I was invited on behalf of the POPUP!2026 festival to be one of the lecturers.

“POPUP! Sarajevo is a festival organized once a year by graphic design students at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo with the aim of bringing together as many leading designers, illustrators, animators, artists and creatives from the region and beyond.
The festival is designed to provide a useful experience for students and invited lecturers. Students contribute with their energy, desire for knowledge and enthusiasm. Lecturers have the opportunity to present themselves and their work, meet their colleagues, hold a workshop and encourage and motivate young people to persevere in their dreams and ambitions in order to achieve their own careers.”
 
For this occasion, the students of the Academy of Fine Arts organized a small exhibition in the gallery of the academy, where they presented four works of each lecturer. I was presented with four posters of the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater.
 







Thursday, December 18, 2025

Lecture at the 11th International Triennial of Stage Poster

The four international judges of the 11th International Triennial of Stage Poster – Sofia 2025, Wiesław Grzegorczyk of Poland, Finn Nygaard of Denmark, Radoslava Boor of Bulgaria and Czechia, and I were invited to give a lecture to students and design professionals about our work. The lectures were held on the morning of Monday, December 15th, alongside the opening of the Triennial’s poster show. Unfortunately, Finn Nygaard, for personal reasons, wasn’t able to make it to the lectures.

The lecture is held in one of the exhibition rooms. This one was showing the work of the judges. Each judge had a wall to show their theater posters. In my case, I was represented by ten posters that I created for the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theatre. I had the opportunity to explain the importance of using design work to promote activism and supporting causes you believe in through one’s artwork.







 

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

My Lecture at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb

I’m pleased to inform you that on November 13th, I held a lecture at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb. The lecture was titled “Recognitions and Purpose” and explored the role of design in a social context, balancing accolades with the creation of art that communicates values, shapes perspectives, and inspires responsibility.

Algebra Bernays University is part of the largest private educational organization in the Republic of Croatia and the region, present in more than 20 cities throughout Croatia.

You can learn more about the lecture here.

I’m thankful to Iva Babaja, Assistant Professor at Algebra Bernays University, for her tireless efforts in making this lecture possible.







 

Thursday, October 2, 2025

University of Delaware Lecture and Reception

I am pleased to let you know that this past Monday, September 29, I visited the University of Delaware to share my creative process in a lecture titled Artist Talk: “Poster is Drama.” The talk at Willard Hall was followed by a closing reception in the Taylor Hall Gallery. Students, designers, theater-goers, and the wider community were invited to experience how a single image can connect people, open conversations, and transform the way we see performance.

You can see more photos of the show here.







 

Thursday, March 6, 2025

"Design Activism" Lecture at the University of Ljubljana

On Tuesday, March 4th, at 12 PM, I gave a lecture titled "Design Activism" at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. 

The lecture was organized by Maja Budec Stanicic and Aljosa Puzar.



 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Shows and Lecture in Ljubljana

It's my pleasure to share with you that on Monday, March 3rd, at 6 PM, I will be opening a show featuring my work at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

On Tuesday, March 4th, at 12 PM, I will be giving a lecture titled "Design Activism" at the same university.

Later that day, at 4 PM, we will be opening the Tolerance Poster Show at Tam Tam’s Poster Gallery Figovec in Ljubljana.

If you are in the neighborhood, it would be great to see you there.


 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Online lecture to students in China

On Friday, September 20th, from 8:30 am to 9:30 am (ET), I gave an online lecture to visual art students in China.

The title of the lecture is Using Imagery to Convey Thoughts Across Time.

In this lecture, we explored various topics, including my 60-year creative journey, the challenges I've faced, and how to effectively use imagery to tell stories.

This online lecture was organized by Inspiration Drawer. Special thanks to Jin Xiaojing for her effort in making it happen.

 


 

 

 

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Lecture "Symbols of Hate"

As a part of the celebration of the Day for Tolerance (November 16th), Europe House in Sarajevo organized a Tolerance Poster Show and invited me to give an online lecture "Symbols of Hate" on Wednesday, November 15th. The purpose of the lecture is to educate the audience about old and new symbols of hate used by different groups of Neo-Nazis, racists, and other bigots.
 
You can read more here about the Tolerance Poster Show and lecture in Sarajevo here.
 



 

 

Friday, March 6, 2020

"Design from Right to Left" Press

On March 2nd, 2020 I gave a lecture titled "Design from Right to Left" at Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi in Istanbul, Turkey.

Here are some of the Turkish media coverage of the lecture.