Talk:Jurek Wajdowicz

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The case against deletion of Jurek Wajdowicz

@Piotrus: I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Jurek_Wajdowicz, which you proposed for deletion. I am leaving this message here to notify you about it. {{{2}}} If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to it. Instead, feel free to list the article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! Thanks for your attention to this article. I believe Jurek Wajdowicz meets the notability criteria for authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals.

Criteria shown in italics below:

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals

The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors.
Wajdowicz was selected as one of the “Most Influential Graphic Designers of the Past 50 Years” in the 50th Anniversary Survey of Graphic Design: USA magazine.^[1] This was a survey of the graphic design community (Wajdowicz's peers)Graphic Design: USA - 50th Anniversary Survey. Other designers receiving votes included John Maeda, Shepard Fairey, Milton Glaser, Jonathan Ive and Andy Warhol.

The person's work... (c) has won significant critical attention

Jurek Wajdowicz - Design and Photography Awards:

Over 950 awards worldwide. Gold and Silver Medals and Awards of Excellence from (among others):

AIGA Design Shows. American Institute of Graphic Arts. (http://www.aiga.org/)
AIGA Collection/Design Archives (http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/%2Bcredits%3A%22Jurek%20Wajdowicz%22/_/grid/relevance/desc/0/27/120)
American Photography Awards. (http://www.ai-ap.com/)
Art Directors Club - New York. Global Awards. (http://adcglobal.org/awards/)
Communications Arts Design Competition Awards (http://www.commarts.com/)
Communications Arts Photography Competition Awards (http://www.commarts.com/)
Creativity International Awards (http://creativityawards.com/winners-gallery/)
D&AD Global Awards (A D&AD Award is recognised globally as the ultimate creative accolade, entered and attended by the best from around the world.) (http://www.dandad.org/)
Graphis Design: USA Awards (http://gdusa.com/)
Graphis Annual Reports Competition (http://www.graphis.com/archives/books/)
Graphis Design Annual (http://www.graphis.com/archives/books/)
Graphis Posters Annual (http://www.graphis.com/archives/books/)
Graphis Typography Annual (http://www.graphis.com/archives/books/)
Mead Show Winners (The Mead Show attracted the most respected names in the industry, and winning the competition was considered the greatest honor for anyone working in design. Mike Noble, Writer)
Type Directors Club – International Design Awards (https://www.tdc.org/past-winners/)
Council on Foundations -- Wilmer-Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communications (http://www.cof.org/content/council-foundations-announces-recipients-wilmer-shields-rich-awards-excellence)

(d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.

Below is a list of notable galleries and museums whose permanent collections include Wajdowicz's works:

United States Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
International Poster Museum in Wilanow (Poland)
National September 11 Memorial & Museum (New York)
The United Nations Headquarters (Geneva and New York)
Musée de Design et D'Arts Appliques Contemporains (Lausanne, Switzerland)
American Institute of Graphic Arts (New York)
Museum of Modern Art (Lodz, Poland)
Arcus Foundation (New York)
The Rockefeller Foundation (New York)
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg, Germany)
Musée les Arts Décoratifs (Paris, France)

Apologies if there are formatting issues in the entry or this talk page. I am still in the process of getting familiar with Wikipedia formatting.

ineffable 23:43, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

References

^ "Most Influential Graphic Designers of the Past 50 Years". Graphic Design: USA. Graphic Design: USA. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[1] "Most Influential Graphic Designers of the Past 50 Years". Graphic Design: USA. Graphic Design: USA. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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