Graphic Days® Transitions

Nicolay Boyadjiev is an architect, strategist and educator working between Montreal and Moscow. He is currently a Faculty and the Program Design & Education tutor at Strelka Institute. He co-curates and co-runs the experimental postgraduate education program of the institute, currently planned as a cumulative 3-year “speculative urbanism think-tank” over 3 cycles until 2022.

Jacek Wielebski – based in Gdynia, Poland, artist, designer, curator, art director of Traffic Design. Traffic Design was created in 2011 out of love for urban elements and art in public space. They lead projects devoted to aesthetics, art, education, social change and corporate cultural responsibility. They work with cities, brands, institutions and individuals, whoever strives to fill places with art and humanity.

Ella is currently the Course Leader for the MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures at London College of Communication. In 2018/2019 Ella was also a research resident at the V&A looking at the strategic role of design thinking inside cultural and educational institutions. While at the V&A as a research resident Ella developed the Collective Design School where she is experimenting with models of collectivism inside formal and informal design learning.

Ilse Weisfelt is a Dutch illustrator, who loves to take her work out for a walk to meet different canvases! Her imagination lives on media that vary from large murals to magazines and wooden toys. Her artworks are colourful and cartoonesque, where people and animals become protagonists of the irreverent scenes, resulting in clear illustrations with a feelgood vibe. Ilse Weisfelt was selected for an artistic residency promoted by Print Club Torino and Blind Walls Gallery of Breda (NL).

Tactical Tech is an international NGO that engages with citizens and civil-society organisations to explore and mitigate the impacts of technology on society. Its techniques are informed by its cross-disciplinary expertise in political engagement and technology. Safa Ghnaim leads Tactical Tech’s successful Data Detox Kit project, building partnerships and leading workshops around the world. The Data Detox Kit’s friendly, non-technical tone and flexible approach gives people the space to choose their own Data Detox journey through controlling their data privacy and digital security, enhancing their digital wellbeing, and spotting misinformation.