TVC and Print ad for DEREE, The American College of Greece

Art Directors: Dimitris Klonos, Kostas Papadimitriou

Copywriter: Katerina Androuli, Eleni Stamataki

Creative Director: Catherine Chryssanthacopoulou

Advertising agency: LOWE ATHENS

Client: The American College of Greece

This is a campaign created for the American College of Greece in order to communicate 

DEREE's Undergraduate studies. 

The campaign is developed around the mind maps of two real Deree graduates. A mind map is a diagram of linked thoughts on a subject. The mind map uses both words and visual elements in order to triger higher brain activity and memorability.

So we used the mind map as a visual vehicle in order to create interesting testimonials

of the two DEREE graduates. 

The mind maps were created by hand one by one!

Illustration and layout design for "The Labors of Heracles" presentation!

Art Director: Dimitris Klonos

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Presentation creator: Antonis Kocheilas

This is a presentation about the current situation in Advertising industry. 

The creative vehicle of this presentation is Hercules and it's labors.

So I've created a series of illustrations with the labors of hercules. 

The layout and the aesthetics of the presentation, are inspired by

ancient Greek black ink vessel illustrations.

The illustrations also have a sketchy, humorous feel. 

They are created originally by hand and then vectorized 

on the computer. 

Hope you like it!

Download or view, the whole presentation

Print Ad for LOWE ATHENS

Art Director: Dimitris Klonos
Copywriter: Katerina Androuli, Eleni Stamataki
Creative Director: Catherine Chryssanthacopoulou

Advertising agency: LOWE ATHENS

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Client: LOWE ATHENS

This is a print AD created for LOWE ATHENS

advertising agency in order to celebrate

the fact that in 2011, LOWE ATHENS is the

2nd most effective agency in Europe

according to the effie effectiveness index 

and WARC.

In very difficult times for the Greek economy,

a not so big agency like LOWE ATHENS,

managed to achieve effectiveness for it's

clients.

This is a fact worth both celebration

and satisfaction!

Print ad for Eurobank private banking

Art Director: Dimitris Klonos
Copywriter: Katerina Androuli, Eleni Stamataki
Creative Director: Catherine Chryssanthacopoulou

Advertising agency: LOWE ATHENS

Illustration: Ampoo

Client: Eurobank EFG

This is a print ad celebrating one of 

Eurobank's private banking awards.

The ad was created for 

the World finance magazine wich

has recently awarded Eurobank's

private banking.

Ink Mail society Logo

Designer: Dimitris Klonos

Client: Ink mail society

Ink mail society was created by friends,

who want to revive the handwriting and exchange

of traditional mail. 

So they wanted a logo that would act as 

a stamp. They actually produced the stamp

in order to be printed in each member's 

letter.

The Logo should be simple and ofcourse 

with a single colour, in order to be easily

converted to a stamp, without losing

it's basic forms.

They also wanted  a stamp (you've got 

ink mail) that would be printed outside

each envelope they send.

I embrace such activities with admiration

and enthousiasm. I wish them the best

for their efforts.

3D character modeling

 

3D Illustration: Dimitris Klonos
Character design: Dimitris Klonos

This is the first time, I've managed to create
a 3D model out of a hand made sketch.

Practice makes you better and after many
attempts, I believe I'm getting close to
decent character modeling.

It's a very interesting process and I really
enjoy digitalizing my hand drawings, because
you still have the hand's natural feel,
combined with a digitalized modern
effect!

Hope you like it!

 

     Hand made sketch

 

     Wireframe

3D character modeling

3D Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

This 3D character modeling attempt.

I draw the blueprints of a face, I scanned them

and placed them in my 3d workspace.

I've created it polygon by polygon based 

on my blueprints. I've only designed half of the face, 

I've put it in a symmetry object and the rest 

just mirrored itself.

It's my first let's say successful attempt

of drawing a face in 3D. 

Although it's a very painfull procedure, I really

enjoy these things. It's also amazing

the fact, that every time I try this type of

modeling I become better and better.

Although I'm still far far far away from

perfection.

Anyway, hope you like it!

3D Face and forms

3D Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

This is a face modeling experiment using the box modeling

technique. Once again I left my subconscious mind

unfold. 

Still learning the mysteries of the 3D world, I tried

to express my self through  the computer

once again.

I haven't used scanned blueprint sketches. 

Everything just come out, through improvisation.

Hope you like it.

Leaf chair

3D Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Industrial design: Dimitris Klonos

I really like design concepts that are inspired by nature.

I believe nature can provide us with endless inspirations

for everything.

I wanted to design a chair that would reflect

calmness. So I thought that a folded leaf, a symbol

of nature's harmony would provide me with an 

interesting form.

I imagine reading a book or, relaxing after work 

in a chair like that. Like a lazy insect

that found refuge on a nice fresh beautiful leaf.

I hope you like my leaf chair, maybe some day

someone would meditate on one of these!

3D abstract experiment

3D Abstract Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

In this 3D case study, I was playing with shapes, forms and the way

they interact with different lighting soft boxes. So I came out with

this this synthesis.

The basic shapes are placed in a cubic soft box, a spot light is 

facing the front view and the rest is about the glossy reflecting

materials I've added on my forms.

The posibilities of light and form combinations

are just endless! 

3D classical guitar experiment

3D Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

This is a modeling and lighting experiment of a classical guitar.

I didn't use blueprints during modeling, so the shape 

of the guitar is a bit weird. I am fascinated with the world of 3D 

so I hope in future I'll have more stuff to present.

Mastering the third dimension is a challenge for me

and I really enjoy the procedure. 

I hope the 3D masters will excuse my mistakes.

I promise I'll be better next time.

In memory of Nikos Papazoglou

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Nikos Papazoglou was a Greeksongwriter and singer. He passed

away recently, so I felt that I had do to draw something in his memory.

Nikos Papazoglou combined Greek musical elements with rock. 

His voice was unique with many elements from the east. His

work will stay forever in my heart and I believe it belongs 

among the diamonds of the Greek culture.

Have a nice trip to the angel's neighbourhood Niko, 

thanks for everything.

"Tonight my heart is broken with the little baglama"

(Free translation from one of my favourite songs of Nikos Papazoglou)

"Circle" stop motion animation

 

Creator: Dimitris Klonos

This is a stop motion animation about the eternal circle of life, death and life again.

The birth of a child, the first light, the growing up like a spring flower, the begining 

of the fall, death and finally new parents create something new again 

in order for the circle to go on.

This a video I created during my studying years. With so little knowledge about

video creating software, with a lot of passion for art and basic equipment I created

the "circle" animation.

I hope in future my skills will be far more advanced, so my next short animation

will be better than the first.

Poster for Dj Takis Apostolou

Art Director: Dimitris Klonos

Client: Dj Takis Apostolou

This is a poster communicating Taki's Apostolou event, Vita Popdelica.

Takis plays very interesting music in every Dj set. I Like the freshness of his 

musical choices which  are form indy rock and electro to almost everything.

So, I wanted the poster to be fresh and musical in order for the people to get the feel

of Takis's music.

Wind stores mobile phone catalogue layout

Art Director: Dimitris Klonos

Advertising agency: Geo Y&R

Client: Wind Stores

Wind stores mobile phone catalogue was designed in order to provide 

Wind's customers and sellers a printed guiding tool of Wind's products.

This catalogue contains large amounts of information. So I wanted the layout

of the catalogue to be as simple as possible in order for the reader

not to be tired.

On the upper right side you can see a little coloured box. These boxes

help the reader's navigation through the catalogues's sections.

I also wanted the catalogue to be fun and fresh, so I've chosed with the rest of

the team live colours for every section.

This is not a piece of art, it is a tool for the seller and a guide for the

consumer, so my first cosern was functionality. In this case, art

came second. But I believe that's a cost every graphic designer

has to pay from time to time.

Trelakia comic series

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Trelakia is a comic series, trying to make fun out of our daily life. 

People they way I see them around me with my eyes.

I wanted to express a feeling of disaproval for today's
status quo. I saw people like three eyed wacko persons,
with scientist's uniforms. They where also funny and smart
but they lacked spirit.

So this was my statement through trelakia.

I believe every artist has to express his personal view of things.

Otherwise, art is pointless in my opinion.

Black and white stories

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Client: Eleftherotypia's 9 magazine

A comic strip series created for Eleftherotypia's 9 magazine.

As a graphic designer, I really like to investigate the form.
Black and white stories was a challenge for me. I had to
tell a little story in just a few frames, using just black and white.

Where form and antiform meet, we have a contrast.
With this technique i tried once more to express my
daily point of view for the things that go on around me.

Contrast and contradictions are a challenge for every artist.

BM tools online store logo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Designer: Dimitris Klonos

Client: BMtools

A logo designed for an online tool store.

As a new brand BM Tools needed a logo that would communicate

at once, that BM Tools has something to do with tools.

So I created letters inspired from actual tools.

I used a simple but fresh font for the other letters.

The colour code I chose is close to the tool market colour codes,

with a little touch of fresh air.

I believe this is a functional logo that can be used for many different

situations and in may different ways, without losing it's

identiy.

Characters I just like!

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Some people just inspire you!

This clipart vector illustrations, were created

with a techinque I use really often.

I draw something with a pen or a marker, I scan it

and I place it in an my illustrator document. There I can use 

the pen tool to vectorise my sketch.

As a result I convert a bitmap handmade sketch,

to a Light vector one.

Comic page

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Just a comic page of a story I never continued.

This is a comic page study I created. I just

wanted to create an image that looks and feels like

a comic page.

It is created 100% on the computer. The hand illustration

feel is because I've used a wacom tablet to draw directy

to my computer's screen.

I hope you like it!

Abstract sourealistic dream!

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Just a dream expressed with ink.

Sometimes reason just doesn't do the magic.

So this creation is something that came out with the 

most natural way.

I took a piece of paper, my favorite ink and just lost

my self in my drawing. I really like the moments

I create things, without briefing and rules.

I Believe an artist feels free those moments of

self knowing, through his art.

Very interesting things come out of these processes!

Wolfy!

Illustration: Dimitris Klonos

Wolfy is a vector illustration, beware of the wolf!

This is also a vector illustration created

100% on the computer with a wacom tablet.

I really like using a tablet, because the outcome looks

both handmade and digital.

I believe the tablet connects the world of

computers with the natural world as far as 

illustration is conserned.