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In Warsaw, the students concentrated on the discussion and improvement of the excercises. Afterwards the final form of the double pages was layouted. The illustrations were realized in a traditional foil technique. Finally, the illustrations were digitalized and edited in InDesign.

The collaboration started in Leipzig with presentations on design, graphic design and architecture of the GDR and the People’s Republic Poland. Afterwards first exercises for the book were sketched, presented and discussed. The best ideas were later tested by pupils of a primary school in the south of Leipzig.

3. Schule – Grundschule der Stadt Leipzig After discussing and developing the first ideas for exercises it was time for a visit at the 3rd primary school of Leipzig. The 4th graders of art teacher Mrs Bachmann tested the exercises. The student’s valuable work and wonderful feedback helped us to develop the exercise ideas further.

Szkoła Podstawowa im. Kamila Cypriana Norwida w Warszawie The pupils of the school in Warsaw were the first ones to test the new excercise ideas. Their participation and feedback helped the students to finalize the double pages. Kacper Aleksandruk gave us a tour around the school’s premises and some great insights into art education at…

During our week together in Warsaw, we visited the Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) and went on a city tour with a focus on the reconstruction of Warsaw after the Second World War and the architecture of the Polish People’s Republic. We enjoyed a dinner at a typical restaurant to celebrate at…