PORTFOLIO Lenka Opรกlkovรก
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Hello, my name is Lenka and I would like to study at your University in Ljubljana.
Foreign Language – English Skills – Psd, Ai, Ind, Motion Interests – Design, Typography, DIY, Books, Films, Traveling
curriculum vitae BcA. Lenka Opálková 19. 09. 1989 17. listopadu 5, Zabreh 789 01 Czech Republic opalkovalenka@gmail.com + 420 731 323 212 Education 2011–till now Thomas Bata University in Zlin – Graphic Design 2010–2011
Higher School of Economics, Zlin – Marketing
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Language School „Lingua“, Zlin
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High School of Industry, Šumperk – Graphic Design
Employment history / Additional informations 2013
Artdirector in Festival Zlin Majales 2013
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External graphic designer in agency PRIASYSTEM
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Author’s exhibition „100%FOREST“
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Graphic–junior in advertising agency VABANQUE
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External graphic designer in agency ADISON MEDIA 3
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Typography „Type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.“
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Liebental is a modern typeface of 19th century with char{ Typeface acteristic shadow. It is an author’s font inspirated by signboard of old
house situated in a small village named Liptáň (german Liebental). Suitable font for a title or headline. Only small caps of alphabet with diacritical marks have been designed. * 2012
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Exhibitions: Prototype 4; Fa ČVUT — Prague (CZ) — 2013 Na počátku bylo… — Zlin (CZ) — 2012
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Book design „If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
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{ Family Book is an author’s book design for a practical part of the
Bachelor thesis. The book is full of family photographies and personal memories, written by myself with the intention of passing it on. A connecting element is a stacked family tree. In book is used author’s font Liebental. * 2014
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{ Diaries Covers „Cibulák“ were designed for competition project of
Graspo company – „Czech for Japan“ (3rd place). Pattern „cibulák“ is a name of typical Czech porcelain decoration. Material of the porcelain is presented by white high gloss paper and gold elastic band. * 2012
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{ Fashion Magazine FOG is a project of cooperation three studios at
UTB (Fashion, Advertising Photography, Graphic Design). I was inspired by original idea from 50s of French fashion collection. Black and white as a dominate colours. The textile labels in red and blue with brand of magazine FOG represent basic colours of France. *  2013
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{ 730 Days is a memory book designed for men who had experience
with compulsory years in the military. The book is inspired by my grandpa’s diary which was originally handwritten and illustrated. The book is separate to two colorful chapters – green and pink. Green chapters for text, poems and jokes about army; pink chapter for poems and text about love. * 2013 31
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Exhibitions: Grafika roku 2014 — Prague (CZ) — 2014 ART BOOKS WANTED — Prague (CZ) — 2014
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Print design „Design is thinking made visual.” ― Saul Bass
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{ Print of Nature was especially designed for the project „Biotypo“
which were presented in Belgium and Latvia. Original poster is hand-made by printing of soot from various plants and flowers. Original size 420 x 598 mm. * 2014
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Process
Exhibitions: BIOTYPO — Riga (LV) — 2014 — Izegem (BE) — 2014
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{ Wanted Perfect Man, poster designed as a „mise-en-scene“. Chosen
topic is an irony because perfect man does not exist as well as perfect woman does not exist! * 2014
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{ Keeping Memory Alive is a title of poster for „International Holo-
caust Remembrance Day“ on topic „Journeys“. I wanted illustrate The marches of Jews which happened at the end of the II World War and also known as „The Death Marches“. These marches were another way how to liquidate prisoners and captives. Concept can be interpreted also like Holocaust left behind imprint in the mind of people and also in their hearts. * 2013
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{ Wanted smiling girls and likeable boys! The task was create a promotional flyer for recruiting students for Studio of Glass Design at UTB in Zlin. My goal was to design simple and recognizable design. The main elements are two pieces of glasses which represent male and female sexes as an alternative symbol. *  2011
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est way how to demonstrate this kind of problem. I used well-known toilet pictograms of man and woman as a symbol. Female and male sexes are different via two colours – pink and blue too. Posters have the same background but different situation between the pictograms. * 2009
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{ 49th of Jan Zajic. Memory poster was created for 49th Anniversary
of „Burning Jan Zajic“ in Prague. Jan Zajic was a student of my High School in Šumperk and on his honour was organized exhibition on this topic. The poster is hand-made by photographs with sequence of candles and setting together like a mosaic. Main elements are candles as a symbol of burning and concurrently of memory. These candles stacked together form his portrait. * 2009
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Identity design „Good design is good business.” ― Thomas J. Watson Jr.
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{ Brand of The Zlin Castle is a group of several signs. First of all shape of square as a symbol of castle’s platform or functionalist architecture of the town, letter „Z“ as initial of the town and hidden number 1 which refers to main idea, because The Zlin Castle have been first building in Zlin. * 2014
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Next organisations of The Zlin Castle
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{ Festival Majales in Zlin 2013 was a project in cooperation with stu-
dents of marketing communications and students from design. My task was design a visual identity including logo brand, web design billboard, promotional flyers etc. Main characters are illustrations animals because of topic „wilderness“. I illustrated six cool animals which everyone has a specific attribute. And because it was a festival with really likeable topic I was thinking about additional things such as bra, beer, hot dog, panties. * 2013
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Accompanying poster / Main poster
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Pour FĂŠliciter / Logo
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Spatial design „Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.“ Leonardo da Vinci
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{ Book of Forest.
This book was especially made for the author’ s exhibition – „100%FOREST“. Book is hand-made, cut and glued. Original book was about wooden technology. I wanted to show the beauty of forest and wood in cooperation with the book. * 2011 83
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