Christos Georgatos Graphic & Type Design Portfolio

Christos Georgatos is a graphic & type designer based in Athens, Greece.

Education: Bachelor in Graphic Design & Visual Communication from AKTO college, Athens in partneship with Middlesex University, England.

Degree Grade: 9,02

Final Project: Typeface design with insiration from the early Greek typefaces made in Venice after the fall of Constantinople.

Paper: Type & Feeling, a research paper on how typefaces affect us on subconcius level.

Languages: Greek Native, English Advanced.

Hi!My name is Christos and I am a graphic designer with a degree in the field. Over the past four years, I have been working in creative agencies located in Athens, gaining valuable experience and honing my design skills. Since a young age, I have had a passion for letters, starting with graffiti on the streets of Athens, which eventually led me to the world of graphic design. Through my education, I became interested in type design, which was further solidified by my bachelor’s final project where I created my first typeface. Despite some challenges due to my lack of experience, this project fueled my desire to learn more about typography and type design, including the use of software such as FontLab and Glyphs.

I am proud to say that my hard work and dedication to type design have been recognized, as my typeface “Paradoxa” was selected for publication in “New Aesthetic 2” by Sorry Press. This has confirmed to me that I am on the right path and continues to drive my passion for this field. In addition to type design, I also strive to incorporate my personal ideas, thoughts, and concerns about society and the environment into my designs. I view design as a tool to effect positive change and make a difference, even if my perspective is not the most informed or accurate. Thank you for taking the time to read about my background and experience. I look forward to the opportunity to further explore my passion for design.

A short bio for myself and my work!

I designed Paradoxa as my bachelor’s degree thesis in graphic design. My research started with an extensive study of the first Greek scripts produced in Venice during the Renaissance and after the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire. During that time, many typefaces were based on handwritten Greek language, which used numerous ligatures. However, this proved to be inadequate for printing, and a system based on the Latin alphabet started to replace it, resulting in the disappearance of most Greek ligatures.

Using this concept, I designed Paradoxa by collecting the most readable ligatures that are still usable today. While the reference fonts had a challenging design style to revive, I attempted to create a modern typeface that reflected my own aesthetic. The outcome of this research and design process is Paradoxa, a typeface that includes three styles (Regular, Bold, and Black Capitals) with Greek and Latin letters, archaic Greek letters, polytonic Greek, and over 100 ligatures and alternate letters that are essential to the typeface’s character.

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