Polish symbols

Slavic Symbols and Motifs from nature, and Pysanka Symbolism

Latin sigils

Slavic symbols originate from Northern Europe and Eurasia. The Slavs, who were their creators, are an ethnic group that has existed in Europe since at least time of the Romans. Slavs are largest ethnic group in Europe that share a linguistic and cultural history. Ancient Slavs lived in tribal societies, presided over by tribal chieftains, and practiced a multi-theistic form of Paganism. Over time, however, tribes were consolidated and, not long after, most converted to Christianity...

Hunap Studio is a Budapest-based design studio founded by Kovacs Hunor Laszlo and Kovacs Apor in 2010. Whether we are speaking about graphic design, industrial design or architecture, one of the cornerstones of a desirable experience is uniqueness. That is what makes the creator outstanding and it is what the customer desires as well. Nevertheless, thriving for uniqueness is the utmost way of putting the individual in focus. To showcase the advantages yielded by the duality of our creative…

The "anchor" - symbol of Polish resistence during WWII, combines the letters "P" and "W", initially used as psychological warfare against the occupying Germans. At first it stood for the Polish words, "Avenge Wawer," (Pomscimy Wawer), but later stood for "Fighting Poland" (Polska Walczącz).

Drawing protective or decorative symbols with sand is an old custom from the rural parts of Poland, first described by ethnographers in 19th century. In Polish it’s usually called ‘sypa…

He had a more thoughtful reason for changing his name to a symbol than you might expect