Art direction, Illustration, Graphic design, Set design

Marina Dimo

Athens, Greece

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Marina Dimo is a graphic designer and illustrator, born in Athens. While young she attended painting classes held by artist Daphne Lianantonakis. She studied at Vakalo School of Art& Design (BA) in Athens and later on at Middlesex University of London, where she took her Master Degree (MA) on Experimental Typography and Innovative Graphic design.

She initiated her career working for Greek magazines, but soon she moved to Italy where she started working for graphic design agencies specializing in logos, illustration and print design.

She is now living mainly in Athens, collaborating with various agencies and individuals in Greece, Italy and Switzerland, in the fields of corporate identity, print design, children’s books and set design.

She has illustrated children’s books in Greece and abroad and she has participated in various exhibitions and events mainly in Italy, Spain and Greece.
Education
- "Character Animation" held by awarded animation studio Odd Bleat
  
  WORKSHOP SEMINAR
- e-d-w.gr Athens
  
  WORKSHOP SEMINAR
  
  2017
- Expert in Digital technologies applied to multimedia Visual
  
  G.M. University
  
  2015
- MASTER MA ARTS IN DESIGN
  
  Middlesex University of London
  
  2006
- Master Subject of the
  
  Middlesex University of London
  
  2001
- BACHELOR ARTS &' DESIGN
  
  Derby University of England
  
  1999
- HIGHER DIPLOMA GRAPHIC DESIGNER
  
  Vakalo School of Art and Design
  
  1999
Experience
- Art Director, graphic designer and illustrator for promoting material
  
  Med-INA, Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos
  
  2007 - Present (15 years)
  
  Nature and Anthropos Voucourestiou 23 Str, Athens 106 71, Greece, tel 0030/6946794240, Person in charge Afroditi Sorotou *
- Art Director, Illustrator and Graphic designer
  
  FREE LANCER
  
  Mar 2003 - Present (19 years 4 months)
  
  currently employed, illustrator for editorial illustrations, children's books, set design, print material, website graphics. Collaboration with agencies and individual clients. Important clients: University of Glasgow, England / E.SY.D, ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΔΙΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΣΗΣ (Hellenic Accreditation System) , Greece / Kaleidoscope Publications , Greece / Cablel Hellenic Cables Group , Greece / Med-INA, Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos , Greece / Hochschild Ltd, Publishing and Art, Switzerland / Athena Research Center , Greece / Lorenzo de’ Medici Rome University, Italy / DTS – Digital Tecnology System, Italy / City Contact, Greece / Thymios Papayannis and Associates Inc. (TPA) Tpa, Greece /
- Publishing and Art
  
  Hochschild Ltd
  
  Swiss publishing House
- Editor Gerald Hochschild
  
  Hochschild AG
  
  Haltenstrasse 8 Kerns 6064 Switzerland, United States
  
  Lorenzo de' Medici Rome University. Via XX Settembre 4, Roma tel 06/42016903, Managing Director Stefano Parenti DAN Rome -"Maker of fine shirt". Via Francesco Crispi 60, Rome tel +39 06/4817796. Person in charge Barbara Mandatori DTS - Digital Tecnology System. Via della Marsica 7, Rome +39 06/44291801, Area Sales Manager Alessandro Tassi TecnicOne Srl - Information Internet Tecnology Via Bomarzo 34, 00191 Rome, tel +39 06/45504984, Amministrator Mrs. Angela Muredda Lector Ltd - Greek Publishing House Via Notara 27, Athens 106 83, Greece, tel +30 210/8828388, Person in charge Mrs. Maria Koukiadi *
- Graphics and Layout Designer, Graphics Animations Designer
  
  the University
  
  Via Germanico 216 Rome Italy, United States
  
  "Guglielmo Marconi" Multimedia Director Mr. Franco Brandi. tel 3394588515 * May- July 2005 Graphic Designer and Illustrator at "Gentil" advertising agency, Via Collazia 4, Rome tel 06/45428835 * Graphic Designer for the advertising material of "ILEANA TOUNTA" Art Gallery important Gallery of Contemporary Arts in Athens. ILEANA TOUNTA, 20, Armatolon & Klefton Str., 114 71 Athens, Mrs Eleni Tounta, tel +30/2106439466 *
- Art Director, Graphic and Layout Designer
  
  accompanying "Salve" magazine.
  
  the magazine "Salve+"
Awards

October 2018 (Athens): Participation with original illustration at the exhibition “And then came the Trees“ Exhibition held from 04-06 October at the TAF/ the art foundation, Athens 105 55. Artists participating have decided to donate their work to "Lirio Pediko Idrima” and “Médecins du Monde".

Dicember 2012 (Rome): Participation with 14 paintings- illustrations at the exhibition of 24 illustrators from Italy: “Minoreugualle ≤50” . Exhibition held from 07-08 Dicember 2012, at Granma, Rome

June 2011 (Athens): Painting for the exhibition "TO SPITI-house." Exhibition organized by the Cultural Center Rehabilitation-Detoxification "DIAVASI" held June 8 - 19, 2011 in Technopolis, Athens. Artists participating in the show have decided to donate their work to the center "DIAVASI".

February 2010 (Rome): Installation with work "Life on Mars". Show with performances held on February 25, 2010

at Riunione di Condomio, Roma.

June 2009 (Athens): Installation at "Athens Fringe Festival 2009", creating the project "IN> OUT". Exhibition held from 06 - 12 June 2009, at Technopolis, Athens.

June 2007 (Perugia): Installation at the "Open Cellars" opening, Sai Agricola. Exhibition of works held on June 8, 2007, at Colpetrone winery, Gualdo Cattaneo.

December 2006 (Spagna): Finalist at the "Francisco Mantecón International Advertising Poster Competition". Exhibition of works held from

15 - 21 December 2006 ,at Vigo Spain

June 2006 (Roma): Participation at the competition "MArteGRAlive". Exhibition of works held from 06 -16June 2006 “MArteLive”, at L'Alpheus, Rome.

May 2005 (Cassino): Participation with two artist's books in the exhibition "4th BIENNIALLE OF ARTIST'S BOOKS, CITTA’ DI CASSINO”. Exhibition held on October 15, 2005 in Cassino
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https://diastixo.gr/kritikes/paidika/8798-to-paramithi-tis-monaxias

http://www.avgi.gr/article/10812/8562577/paregoria-gia-te-monaxia

https://www.lifo.gr/articles/urban-art_articles/97001

https://www.martelive.it/component/k2/item/10494-traslochi-ad-arte-alla-riunione-di-condominio?tmpl=component&print=1

http://design-you.blogspot.com/2007/04/disegni-vetro-e-luce-lampade-blo.html
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