MAGDA DANAJ

Jury member of the competition The Mayor of Gdynia Award.

Cartoonist and illustrator. She graduated from the film studies specialization at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Gdańsk. After graduation, she worked as a journalist, editor, columnist, proofreader as well as in corporate. Gradually, she exchanged writing to drawing (more or less at least). Creator of posters, album, book and magazine covers as well as many other graphic designs maintained in her signature style. She frequently collaborates with, among others, Kwartalnik Artystyczny Bliza and Newsweek Psychologia. Since 2012, she has been creating a popular online series Porysunki, in which simplistic drawings are accompanied by acute  and honest commentary on her everyday life.