Loris Stavrinides
Creative/Art Director, Designer & Digital Artist
Nicosia, Cyprus
+35799666261
www.loris-stavrinides.com
I'm an independent Creative/Art Director & Designer with 17+ years of multidisciplinary experience in interactive design, web design, branding, UI/UX, creative/art direction, digital art, motion graphics, and illustration.
Over the years I’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing people and agencies from around the globe on a variety of projects, including many for some of the world's top brands.
I have been recognised and awarded multiple notable industry awards, including Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, Promax UK, as well as featured in numerous online communities and design-related books and magazines; such as Behance, ImagineFX and .NET magazine.
My passion lays in the games and entertainment industries. On my limited free time I enjoy experimenting and challenge myself with concept designs and digital art, around the themes that inspires me the most - movies, video games, and fantasy.
In addition, I've been an active member volunteering my expertise in selected community organisations, such as Rotary, TEDx, and design/marketing award juries.
Currently based in sunny Nicosia, Cyprus, serving local and international clients.
Areas of focus:
Interaction Design, Web Design, UI/UX, Creative / Art Direction, Motion Graphics. Branding, Digital Art, Illustration.
Global Brand Experience:
Disney Pictures, Warner Brothers, Wargaming, Sony, Nintendo, EA Games, Sony Playstation, Disney Interactive Studios, Cadbury, Adobe, Microsoft, Eidos, J. K. Rowling, Emma Watson, David Beckham,19 Entertainment, TED, Lionhead Studios, Playboy, Peroni Italy, Stoli Vodka, Famous Grouse, Bacardi, Nescafe, MTV, SKY TV, Nickelodeon, Ferrari.
Over the years I’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing people and agencies from around the globe on a variety of projects, including many for some of the world's top brands.
I have been recognised and awarded multiple notable industry awards, including Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, Promax UK, as well as featured in numerous online communities and design-related books and magazines; such as Behance, ImagineFX and .NET magazine.
My passion lays in the games and entertainment industries. On my limited free time I enjoy experimenting and challenge myself with concept designs and digital art, around the themes that inspires me the most - movies, video games, and fantasy.
In addition, I've been an active member volunteering my expertise in selected community organisations, such as Rotary, TEDx, and design/marketing award juries.
Currently based in sunny Nicosia, Cyprus, serving local and international clients.
Areas of focus:
Interaction Design, Web Design, UI/UX, Creative / Art Direction, Motion Graphics. Branding, Digital Art, Illustration.
Global Brand Experience:
Disney Pictures, Warner Brothers, Wargaming, Sony, Nintendo, EA Games, Sony Playstation, Disney Interactive Studios, Cadbury, Adobe, Microsoft, Eidos, J. K. Rowling, Emma Watson, David Beckham,19 Entertainment, TED, Lionhead Studios, Playboy, Peroni Italy, Stoli Vodka, Famous Grouse, Bacardi, Nescafe, MTV, SKY TV, Nickelodeon, Ferrari.
Work Experience
Loris-Stavrinides.com
Creative/Art Director, Designer & Digital Artist
Award-winning creative services in Interaction Design, Graphic Web Design, UI/UX, Creative Direction, Digital Art, Motion Graphics, and Illustration.
January 2015
- Present
Cyprus
BLEND Digital Agency
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Managing Partner and Creative Director delivering the full spectrum of custom design & creative services, web & digital development, online strategy & social media marketing to achieve real business goals. Established a leading award-winning digital agency with a client list of big organisations and individuals from around the globe, such as Cyprus, Greece, UAE, UK, Canada, Australia, Malta, Russia, and Italy, to name a few.
January 2015
- September 2020
Cyprus
Oniric Creative Studios
Founder & Creative Director
Founded and established Oniric Creative Studios as my solo venture to be a one-stop creative production studio providing affordable, tailor-made quality services to companies, marketing / web agencies, and individuals. Specialised in custom web design, graphic design & branding, design for interactive media, 3D design & animation, motion graphics, digital art and illustration. For almost 5 years I successfully delivered a large variety of creative solutions to clients from various countries such as Cyprus, Greece, Italy, UK, and Dubai, to name a few.
June 2010
- December 2014
Cyprus
Lightmaker UK
Lead Creative
Worked at a daily basis on a variety of projects for high profile clients in the UK & European industry, mainly from the creative brief / pitch stage and the conceptual look & feel stage. From that point I sometimes worked throughout the production phase of a project or I passed it on to junior members of the Design Studio for the final production. The majority of projects that I worked involve a number of team members from Design, 3D and Technical areas and as a Lead it was my responsibility to work closely with these teams and ensure that any design work is being developed in the right creative direction. Clients I have worked with include EA Games, Adobe, 19 Entertainment, Eidos, Nickelodeon, Nintendo, Sony Playstation, Sony Europe, Cadbury, Microsoft, ESPA, COI, Emma Watson, to name a few.
April 2007
- March 2010
United Kingdom
Lightmaker UK
Designer
Creating conceptual ideas and developing look and feels, assisting the rest of the team building design assets, and amending and updating existing sites.
October 2005
- April 2007
United Kingdom
Grandad Advertising
Multimedia Designer & Illustrator
Web design, Multimedia design, Print design, Identity design and illustration for corporate clients in the advertising industry of Cyprus.
September 2003
- September 2004
Nicosia, Cyprus
SKY TV
Broadcast Designer
Broadcast Designer work experience. Observed and learned the fundamentals of Broadcast Design. Spent time in the ‘live' graphics areas and in the Pre and Post Production areas (graphics department, 3D animation department & Visual Effects department). Able to talked to some of the most talented designers in the UK, and contributed to some conceptual work in progress within the Sky One design team.
September 2002
- September 2002
London, United Kingdom
Education
Middlesex University
Masters Degree in Design for Interactive Media
Masters degree in Design for interactive Media. Developed skills in Flash design & animation, ActionScript2, 3D design, Game design & development, and digital illustration.
September 2004
- September 2005
London, United Kingdom
Birmingham Institute Of Art & Design
BA, Visual Communication / Multimedia Design
First Class Bachelors degree in Multimedia Design. Developed skills in Multimedia Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics.
September 2001
- June 2003
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Languages
English (Fluent),
Greek (Fluent),
Awards
Promax UK / Sky TV
2nd Place winner for SKY On-Air Design award
2002
Skills
Concept Art,
Concept Development,
Graphic Design,
Multimedia,
Web Design,
Actionscript,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
After Effects,
Animation,
Cinema 4D,
CSS,
Digital Artist,
Flash,
Game Design,
HTML,
Illustratiion,
Interactive Design,
Mobile App Design,
Motion Graphics ,
Photo Manipulation,
Photoshop,