Teo Georgiev (b. 1992) is a Bulgarian illustrator and visual artist based in Helsinki. As an illustrator, he has had the pleasure to collaborate with companies and brands such as WIRED, Penguin Random House, Ladybird, Converse, InVision, WWF, and Habitat for Humanity, as well as with smaller boutique brands, publications, and NGOs.
In the past he worked as a digital designer at BOND Creative Agency (Helsinki), as a UI designer at IBM Design (UK) and as a lead designer/illustrator for the educational start-up World of Insights. In 2022 he obtained an MA in Visual Communication Design (Visual Narrative) at Aalto University.
Represented by INKLING ILLUSTRATION AGENCY
Teo Georgiev (b. 1992) is a Bulgarian illustrator and graphic designer based in Helsinki. As an illustrator, he has had the pleasure to collaborate with companies and organisations such as Converse, InVision, WWF, and Habitat for Humanity, as well as with smaller boutique brands, publications and NGOs. Currently, he also works as a graphic designer at BOND Creative Agency (Helsinki) In the past he has worked as a visual designer at IBM Design (UK) and as an in-house designer/illustrator for the educational start-up World of Insights. He is at present a MA student in Visual Narrative at Aalto University.
Work Experience
Independent illustrator
2021–Present
Represented by INKLING Illustration Agency. Illustration for publishing, editorials and campaigns. Notable clients: WIRED Magazine, Lonely Planet, DK & Marvel, Koneen Säätiö, Ladybird, Fine Acts.
BOND Creative Agency (Helsinki, Finland)
2019–2021
Digital designer & artworker. Assisting in the development of visual brand concepts. Creating of assets for print and digital. Designs of brand websites, marketing pages and e-commerce. Design of motion graphics. Notable projects: Siili Solutions, Kalevala Koru, Elovena, Kaapelitehdas, Sponda.
World of Insights (Espoo, Finland)
2019
Visual design & illustrator. Design and illustration of board and card games. Design of company page. Storyboarding and art direction of animations
and photography.
Independent Illustrator & Designer
2017–2019
Clients include InVision, WWF, Converse, Culture Trip, Habitat for Humanity and smaller businesses and organisations.
IBM Design (Hursley, UK)
2015–2017
Associate visual designer for CICS / z Systems. Worked the UX/UI/User research for Watson Health and Watson Language APIs. Partook a 3-month training in Design Thinking methodologies in IBM Design Studio, Austin, Texas.
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Education
Hive Helsinki
42 Cursus
2023–Present
Selected from the August Piscine (focus on C Programming, UNIX). In process of completing the 42 Cursus.
Aalto University
MA Visual Communication Design
2017–2022
Visual Narrative track. Focus on Comics Studies research, and illustration.
Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile)
MA Exchange, Graphic Design
2018
Coventry University (UK)
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
2011–2015
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
ERASMUS Exchange, BA Graphic Design
2013–2014
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Tools
Visual Tools and Animation
Photoshop, Illustrator InDesign, After Effects, Acrobat, Bridge, Cinema 4D, Procreate
UI/UX
Figma, Sketch, InVision, Marvel, Balsamiq, Zeplin, FigJam, Miro
Development Fundamentals
HTML, CSS, Python, C, Vim, GitHub
Project Organisation
Notion, Trello, Google Workspace
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Design Skills
User personas development
Conducting user interviews
Mapping user journey
Design Thinking methodologies
Design research methodologies
Workshop facilitation
Storyboarding
Wireframing
Prototyping
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Soft Skills
Empathy
Resourcefulness
Adaptability
Flexibility
Time management skills
Presentation skills
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Languages
Fluent: English. Bulgarian
Intermediate: Russian
Basic: Finnish
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
Awards & Exhibitions
Bulgarian Illustration Biennale selection
2022
Exhibited artist
Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2018
Development of comics project on migration from South East Europe and exploration of belonging
Dash Hackathon
2017
1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
Coventry University Drawing Prize
2015
Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
ROOM
2014
Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
2018 / Aalto ARTS Scholarship
2017 / Dash Hackathon—1st prize winner for “Insects for the Masses” (brief provided by Fazer Bakeries).
2015 / Coventry University Drawing Prize—Winner of the North Warwickshire & Hinckley College 9 month residency.
2014 / ROOM—Graphic design exhibition. Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
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