Designer & Art Director based in Athens GR, specialising in brand design, strategy and meaningful narratives for arts & culture, hospitality & lifestyle and food & drink.

COMMISSIONS
Email: effie.koukia[at]gmail.com
Instagram: la_efou

SPECTRUM
Brand Identity
Art Direction
Print Design
Packaging Design
Spatial Signage
Interior Concepts

SELECTED CLIENTS
Autograph Collection
The Luxury Collection
Sheraton
Costa Smeralda Resorts
Vorres Museum
Glenfiddich, WG&S
Loacker
M&S
P&G

EXPERIENCE
G Design Studio GR
Here Design UK
Blacksheep UK
The Partners/ Superunion UK
Hallmark UK

EDUCATION
MA Product Design, ECA The University of Edinburgh UK
MSc/BEng Product & Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean GR

MERITS & AWARDS
2020 Type Directors Club NY, Certificate of Typographic Excellence, Sani Fest (G Design Studio)
2020 Silver European Design Award, Illustration, Athens State Orchestra (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Award, Visual Identity, Art Athina (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Award, Promotion, G Gin (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Promotion (Poster), Athens State Orchestra (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Promotion (Events Programme), Athens State Orchestra (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Illustration, Athens State Orchestra (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Promotion, Sani Festival (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Promotion, Greco Strom (G Design Studio)
2020 EBGE Awards, Merit, Packaging, Papoutsanis Aromatics (G Design Studio)
2020 Ermis Awards, Silver Award, Visual Identity, Art Athina (G Design Studio)
2020 Ermis Awards, Silver Award, Poster, Athens State Orchestra (G Design Studio)
2015 Design Council UK, Top 30 Spark Innovation, Extract Art Supplies (MA Thesis)
2015 Design Council UK, 70 Ones to Watch, Material World, Extract Art Supplies (MA Thesis)
2014 Young Lions Greece, 2nd Design Award, Praksis
2013 Young Lions Greece, 2nd Design Award, Shedia Magazine
2012 Young Lions Greece, 3rd Design Award, This is Athens

FEATURES
AIGA Eye on Design
It's Nice That
Wallpaper Magazine
Design Council UK
Frame Magazine
Design Week 
Material Lab

TALKS
2015 'Design Council UK: Designing our Future', New Designers, London UK
2014 'Problem Solving, Storytelling & Innovation', Edinburgh College of Art Masters Festival

EXHIBITIONS
2017 Athens Innovation Festival
2014 Designersblock, London Design Festival
2014 New Designers UK
2013 GREEK DESIGN = GOOD DESIGN
2013 DPSD Product Design, University of the Aegean

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