When
Friday, June 12, 11:00 – 18:00
Location
Toplocentrala
Ticket
€50,00 (single day)
€80,00 (two-day)
Nomint (Yannis Konstantinidis)
Yannis Konstantinidis is a director, creative director, and co-founder of NOMINT, the Emmy-winning animation studio now celebrating its twentieth year. From its beginnings as an experimental design studio, NOMINT has evolved into one of the world’s leading names in animation, known for its moonshot ideas and outrageous craft. His films for WWF, made with real ice, real fire, real smoke, and thermal cameras, have become a case study in animation where the process is inseparable from the message. Recent work includes the stop-motion opener for the 2026 Winter Olympics on BBC. As a director, Yannis’s work has received multiple European Design golds, two Grand Clios, two Grand Prix at CICLOPE, Best of Show at the ADC Awards, a D&AD Yellow Pencil, and over 100 gold advertising and design awards. Before animation he trained as an architect at UCL and studied theatre at Central Saint Martins.
punkt.studio (Krasimir Stavrev and Svetla Todorova)
Founded in 2006 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, punkt.studio is an independent creative studio working across visual identity, typography, communication design and brand strategy. Over the past two decades, the studio has developed projects for cultural institutions, public initiatives, cities and commercial clients, creating design systems that combine strategic clarity, distinctive visual character and conceptual depth.
punkt.studio is particularly recognised for its contribution to the evolving public image of Plovdiv through a series of interconnected city-scale projects — including visual communication for Plovdiv 2019 European Capital of Culture, the ongoing development of the city’s destination branding, the creation of the collaborative Plovdiv Typeface, based on letterforms contributed by Plovdiv residents, and the conception and production of Brand the City 2026, an international forum dedicated to urban branding and civic storytelling.
Next DC (Maria Todorova)
Maria Todorova is a creative director with more than 25 years of experience in advertising and communication design. She is the founder and CEO of NEXT-DC, an independent digital agency working with international brands including Heineken, Jack Daniel’s, Finlandia, Canon, and Twitter. Beyond digital creativity, Maria assumes the roles of Founder and Creative Director of the SHAPESHIFT festival, an innovative series of events delving into constant transformation and the intricate relationship between humanity, creativity, and innovation. Another project Maria stands behind is Quotes Magazine, an international media platform with the noble goal of presenting the authentic professional or personal stories of those whose lives and work quietly propel the world forward.
Fontfabric (Plamen Motev)
Plamen Motev is a creative director at Fontfabric, the Sofia-based independent type foundry founded in 2008. His work operates at the intersection of typography, branding, and creative direction, focusing on how letterforms help brands communicate with clarity, character, and distinction. Under his direction, Fontfabric has grown into an internationally recognized studio, creating premium retail typefaces and custom fonts for global brands. The studio blends artistic expression with technical precision, developing type systems used across industries including food, technology, media, and design. Its clients and collaborators include major international names, while its retail library features over 65 font families supporting multiple scripts such as Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, and Arabic. Beyond commercial work, Plamen and the team actively contribute to the design community through workshops, lectures, and collaborations, viewing typography as a strategic tool for shaping brand voice and identity.
Beetroot (Vangelis Liakos)
Vangelis Liakos, together with Alexis Nikou and Yiannis Charlampopoulos, co-founded the creative agency Beetroot in 2000. Today, Beetroot is an internationally renowned agency in the field of visual communication and branding design. Its work spans brand identities, campaigns, exhibitions, and cultural initiatives, always using design as a way to tell meaningful stories. Whether in commercial projects or in addressing social issues, Beetroot aims to create images and visual experiences that connect with people and spark dialogue.
From its founding until the present, Beetroot’s work has earned over 400 awards and “Agency of the Year” distinctions at major Greek and international events, such as the Red Dot Design Awards, European Design Awards, ADC*E Awards (Art Directors Club of Europe), EBGE (Greek Visual Communication Design Awards), D&AD, Dieline, Pentawards, Ermis Awards, etc.In 2023, Beetroot’s four partners and creative directors (including Vangelis) were recognized by their peers with membership in AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale, joining the most prestigious global community of leading graphic designers.
Rozalina Burkova
Boldly, though not without justification, we can call Rozalina Burkova one of the most prominent Bulgarian illustrators working today. She is an artist and animator based between Barcelona and Sofia, enjoying wide international recognition. She completed her studies in Fashion at Central Saint Martins in London, but even while still a student she turned to drawing and made it her profession. She works primarily in digital media, while also enjoying experimentation with oil on paper. Her portfolio spans prints, projects across advertising, media, product and packaging design, events, and animation for music videos. What unites her diverse practice is a distinctly developed visual language – rich in color, movement, and unexpected compositions and forms.
Her clients include globally recognized institutions and brands such as Tate Modern, The New York Times, Human Rights Watch, The Washington Post, the Obama Foundation, Gucci, and Bloomberg, alongside smaller Bulgarian organizations, media, and brands like Fine Acts, Darik Radio, Items, and others. Among her major creative achievements is the complete visual takeover of The New York Times Book Review in December 2022, as well as her inclusion in the publication’s list of most memorable illustrations for 2023.