Tomasz Kipka (graphic designer, university lecturer, PhD.) was born in Tarnowskie Gory (Polad), on 25 October, 1976. He lives in Radzionkow. He graduated from the Art Institute of University of Silesia in Cieszyn (diploma with honours in 2001). In January 2007 he got doctor’s degree (artistic PhD).
He works as an assistant professor (adjunct professor) in the Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Arts at the University of Silesia in Cieszyn. He practices graphic design. It works especially on the posters, logos, corporate identity and graphics publishing. Participates in exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including in Finland, France, Slovenia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, Iran, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, USA, Bolivia. It won awards and honors, including: ICOGRADA Excellent Award (Taipei, Taiwan, 2007), Grand Prix of Triennial ECOPLAGAT (Žilina, Slovakia, 2008), 1st place of ŚLĄSKA RZECZ 2010 (competition for the design and product; Cieszyn, Poland, 2011), finalist in the category of poster in 4th Fadjr International Festival of Visual Arts (Tehran, Iran, 2012), two distinctions in the Visual Communication category in Taipei International Design Award 2013 (Taipei, Taiwan, 2013) and awards in contests for logos and corporate identity. Since 2005, organizing the eco-poster exhibitions, involving professors, graduates and students of the Institute of Art, University of Silesia.