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Rachelina Xygo

@rachelinaxygo

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Graphic designer and illustrator crafting brand, packaging, and product visuals with a design-engineering mindset.

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a creative team where I can combine brand and visual design with product thinking—owning campaign and digital visuals, contributing to 3D/digital art, and growing into more concept and production design work.

I’m a graphic designer and illustrator who blends visual design with a product-and-systems engineering way of thinking. From my integrated master’s in Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean, I learned to move from research and requirements to form, aesthetics, and technical clarity.

My work spans branding/packaging design, product design, video, and digital art. Since 9/2019, I’ve worked as a Freelance Designer & Artist, delivering design for both creative and commercial needs—always with strong attention to detail and strategic positioning.

In design roles with fixed-term contracts, I focused on campaigns and production for marketing channels, including banners, ads, carousels, newsletters, and social media content. I also created B2B product catalogues, brochures, invitations, and gift cards, supporting consistent brand communication from concept to final output.

I also build ideas in 3D and in real-world contexts: I designed and developed cork furniture set concepts through mechanical simulation and technical drawing, and I’ve contributed as an exhibition designer intern by developing stand concepts, layouts, and 3D prototypes aligned with client goals for space efficiency, brand promotion, and user engagement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance Designer & Artist

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Freelance

Sep 2019 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Provided freelance design and art services across branding/packaging design, product design, video, and digital art. Delivered creative assets for client and product needs, including digital visuals and illustration work.

Packaging Design Product Design Illustration Video Editing Digital Art 3D Design Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator adobe indesign

Graphic Designer

Fylliana

Feb 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)

Worked as a graphic designer creating product photography and post-production outputs. Produced campaign assets (banners, ads, carousels, social posts, newsletter) and designed B2B materials including product catalogues, brochures, invitations, and gift cards.

Product Photography Post production Campaign Design Invitation Design Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator

Exhibition Designer Intern

ASIFA Hellas

May 2019 - Jul 2019 (2 months)

Collaborated with the client to present and develop exhibition stand concepts for ASIFA Hellas. Produced plans, displays, and 3D prototypes while supporting requirements like efficient space use, brand promotion, and user engagement.

Interior Stand Concepting Space Planning Prototyping Brand Promotion 3D Modeling

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

IADE - Universidade Europeia

Master’s (Design and Visual Culture), Design and Visual Culture

2018 -

Activities and societies: Erasmus exchange (02/2018–07/2018).

Erasmus student exchange program for a Master’s in Design and Visual Culture at IADE Universidade Europeia in Portugal.

University of the Aegean (Syros)

Integrated Master’s (Engineering), Product and Systems Design Engineering

2013 - 2019

Grade: Excellent; GPA 7.68/10; ECTS 305

Activities and societies: Thesis work on material-driven design approach using cork mechanical properties and experience objectives; included user research, concept and detail design, and verification via 3D mechanical simulations.

Integrated Master’s in Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean (Syros). Thesis: infant furniture set design made of cork.