DOCUMENT
Name and surname Mgr. art. Michal Tornyai, ArtD.
Document type: Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava
The seat of the university Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, 814 37 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Tornyai
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr. art., ArtD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1980
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Visual Communication
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, Bratislava
I.7 - Position
the post of associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
tornyai@vsvu.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11797
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Art

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
Fine Arts and Applied Arts
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Design and graphic design
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Design
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
The post of Associate Professor Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava ????
Assistant Professor Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava from 01.09.2014 to ???
Assistant Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava - Faculty of Film and Television from 01.10.2012 to 30.06.2014
Researcher Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava from 01.06.2011 to 31.08.2014

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Additional pedagogical studies focused on teaching the disciplines of art education Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava 2003
TypeTogether - international workshop in tailored typeface design. A week-long workshop focused on the creation of tailored typefaces for visual identity needs. Slaski Zamek Sztuki i Przedsiebiorczosci, Cieszyn, PL 2010

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Preparatory course Typo Visual Communication bachelor art
Studio Typo - 3rd year Visual Communication bachelor art
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Visual Communication (one of the providing teachers) Bachelor Art
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Type design I. Visual Communication Bachelor's degree Art
Type design II. Visual Communication Bachelor's degree Art
Theory of Type Design Master's Degree Art

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
47
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
34
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
43
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
36
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1.

design of the publication Typography and Typedesign in Slovakia (It started with Cyril and Methodius), Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava / SLOVART Publishing House, Bratislava 2013, ISBN 978-80-89259-75-5

2.

publication design: Čierne diery: Industrial Monuments and Forgotten Places of Slovakia, Čierne diery, Bratislava 2018, ISBN 978-80-570-0170-6

3.

concept and design of the publication Čierne diery: Lost Bratislava. Čierne diery 2019, ISBN 978-80-570-1300-6

4.

design of a typeface system for the needs of a series of publications - the DIERY typeface system - for OZ Čierne diery, 2019

5.

design of the publication Čierne diery 2: Industrial Monuments and Forgotten Places of Slovakia. Čierne diery, Bratislava 2021, ISBN 978-80-973550-2-9

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1.

publication design: Čierne diery: Industrial Monuments and Forgotten Places of Slovakia, Čierne diery, Bratislava 2018, ISBN 978-80-570-0170-6

2.

concept and design of the publication Čierne diery: Lost Bratislava. Čierne diery 2019, ISBN 978-80-570-1300-6

3.

design of a typeface system for the needs of a series of publications - the DIERY typeface system - for OZ Čierne diery, 2019

4.

conception, compilation, graphic design and printing of book objects Čierne diery: MAKULA (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6), Čierne diery, Bratislava 2020

5.

design of the publication Čierne diery 2: Industrial Monuments and Forgotten Places of Slovakia. Čierne diery, Bratislava 2021, ISBN 978-80-973550-2-9

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1.

Award for design personalities - Established Designer - Slovak Design Award 2022 for Communication Design

2.

Award of the Slovak Design Award 2022 for Communication Design in the Books and Publications category for the design of the book edition ExEdition by KK Bagala Publishers. Awarded together with Palo Bálik (co-author)

3.

publication: Čierne diery: Industrial monuments and forgotten places of Slovakia (OZ Čierne diery, Bratislava 2018) A. - Tatra banka Foundation Art Award 2019, prize in the Young Creator (Design) category B. - Slovak Design Award 2020 for Communication Design, in the Book Design category

4.

publication: Čierne diery: Lost Bratislava (OZ Čierne diery, Bratislava 2019) — Slovak Design Award 2020 for Communication Design, in the Book Design category

5.

typeface system DIERY (OZ Čierne diery, 2019) A. - publication in the Yearbook of Type 2021/22 (Slanted Publishers UG, Karlsruhe 2021) B. - Slovak Design Award 2020 for Communication Design, nomination in the Typeface category

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1.

Co-management of the Čierne diery project (publishing, curating, design and production of prints, publications, books and exhibitions) — since 2015, from 2020 as a member of the civic association

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
member of civic association Čierne diery OZ Čierne diery from 2020
founding member Union of Graphic Designers of Slovakia from 2016

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
19.11.2022