Georgia Vlachou
Freelance Illustrator & Graphic designer
Athens, Greece"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Work Experience
Freelance
Graphic designer/Illustartor
Freelance work specializing in corporate identity, logo design, illustration, book and magazine layout, posters, brochures and other means of visual communication design.
September 2009
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Greece
Hillside Press ELT
Head of Design Department
Responsible for a small group of designers and illustrators for the
production of english language teaching (ELT) books. Managing
production timelines, responsible for book aesthetics and the
company image (print and digital), design, setting layout, page
setting and illustrating publications. Closely working with editors,
freelancers and sales representatives.
production of english language teaching (ELT) books. Managing
production timelines, responsible for book aesthetics and the
company image (print and digital), design, setting layout, page
setting and illustrating publications. Closely working with editors,
freelancers and sales representatives.
November 2019
- September 2022
Greece
Express Publishing
Graphic Designer/ Illustrator
Design, setting layout, illustrating english educational books for early primary, school and adult levels. Adjusting content depending on foreign clients’ culture and graphic details depending on students’ level.
July 2014
- November 2019
Greece
Estee Lauder Hellas
Graphic designer
Working - in cooperation with the decoration and marketing
departments (local and abroad) - on big promotional campaigns
for international brands (Estée Lauder, Clinique, Bobbi Brown,
La Mer, Darphin, Bumble & Bumble, Tommy Hilfiger), various brand
brochures, leaflets and visuals, magazine ads, corporate materials,
in-house e-shop, social media posts, seasonal decoration and
lightboxes for big department cosmetic stores & chains.
departments (local and abroad) - on big promotional campaigns
for international brands (Estée Lauder, Clinique, Bobbi Brown,
La Mer, Darphin, Bumble & Bumble, Tommy Hilfiger), various brand
brochures, leaflets and visuals, magazine ads, corporate materials,
in-house e-shop, social media posts, seasonal decoration and
lightboxes for big department cosmetic stores & chains.
September 2013
- January 2014
Greece
University Of Athens
Art director in the magazine BOBINA (Volunteer work)
BOBINA is a freepress magazine created for educational purposes of the cinema section of the Cultural Asossiation of Students in the University of Athens“POFPA”.
March 2012
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Athens, Greece
University Of Athens
Volunteer work
Design the posters for the upcoming screenings for the cinema section of the Cultural Association of Students of the University of Athens.
November 2010
- September 2012
Athens, Greece
Education
Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design
Courses
Attending summer courses organised by Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London (www.csm.arts.ac.uk) on Introduction to package design (prof. Lisa Gellender) and Introduction to advertising art direction (prof. Francine Galea).
July 2013
- July 2013
London, United Kingdom
Languages
Greek (Native),
English (Fluent),
French (Beginner),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Calligraphy ,
Corporate Indentity,
Creative Direction,
Creative Ideas,
Creativity,
Drawing And Illustration,
Editorial Design,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Organizational Skills,
Origami,
Page Layout,
Photography,
Presentation Design,
Project Management,
Responsible,
Typography,
Visual Communication,