Andrzej Heidrich

Andrzej Ryszard Heidrich was a Polish graphic artist and type designer who designed Polish bank notes. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with honors.
He designed bank notes for the National Bank of Poland since 1960, however the first bank note designed by him that went into circulation was a 500 złotych from 1974 portraying military leader Tadeusz Kościuszko.
He also designed covers and illustrated books by Polish authors such as: Stanisław Lem, Ryszard Kapuściński, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, and Leszek Kołakowski. From 1974 to 1989 he was the chief graphic designer of the Czytelnik Publishing House.

Education

Military Family School in Żoliborz

The middle school of printmaking

The famous Fine Arts High School

The font was designed by Heidrich in 1971.

Book Covers made by Heidrich include:

A line of stamps featuring Historical figures including Meiszko I, Kazimierz Weilki, Kazimierz Jagiellonczyk, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, and Tadeusz Tosciuszko.
A line of stamps featuring Kinds of butterflies.
A line of stamps featuring medicinal plants.
A line of stamps featuring landscapes of places in Poland.
Two stamps of buildings in Kraków.
Two stamps featuring Nicolaus Copernicus.
A stamp featuring the Mniszech Palace.
A stamp for the 20th Anniversary of the Polish People's Republic.
A stamp featuring a Train.
A stamp featuring St. Hedwig.
A stamp featuring Frédéric Chopin.
A stamp featuring a Brontosaurus.

Production Designer for 1966 short film Blekitny kaczorek
Designer of poster for Polish release of Japanese movie Onna no Koyomi
Designer of poster for the film Spellbound
Designer of the Medical University of Warsaw's emblem
The "Gallery of Portraits of Polish Rulers”, 44 watercolour miniatures depicting images of Polish kings and dukes.
Created design of passports.
Designed the Eagle emblem on military caps, police badges, and distinctions for Polish soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Painted a series of miniatures with images of Mikołaj Rej, Jan Kochanowski, Adam Mickiewicz and Stanisław Wyspiański.