Irina Blok
Irina Blok (born c. 1977) is a graphic designer and an artist. She is best known for the creation of the Android logo including its green robot icon.[1]
Irina Blok has appeared on ABC's Reality Show Shark Tank as one of the contestants,[2] and her designs were featured in NBC NY,[3] USA today,[4] SF weekly,[5] the French Edition of Elle Magazine and multiple publications around the world.
Blok received her degree in Graphic Design at San Jose State University.[citation needed] She started her career at Landor Associates as brand designer, and helped create and evolve the brands of HP, Visa, H&R Block and FedEx.[citation needed] She continued her career at a number of tech companies including Yahoo, Google and Adobe.[6] In the course of her career her design work has appeared in Communication Arts magazine,[7] How magazine,[8] AIGA CI Annual,[9] and Creative Review.[10] She is also a directed study advisor at the Graphic Design MFA Program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.[11]
References
- ^ Kennedy, Pegan (October 11, 2013). "Who Made That Android Logo". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ ABC.com. "Shark Tank, Season 1, Episode 5". ABC.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ Bougerol, Elizabeth. "Want This: Funemployed Gear". NBC New York. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Brophy Marcus, Mary (May 10, 2009). "USA will wash its hands of swine flu humor when pigs fly". USA Today. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ Jamison, Peter. "Fruits of Funemployment: A Graphic Designer's Take on the Great Recession". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Robin. "The Unsung Heroes of Tech: Irina Blok". Connected Rogers. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Communication Arts. Illustration Annual 49: 202. July 2008.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ How (The 1999 International Annual of Design): 174. April 1999.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Chase, Margo (2002). 365 AIGA Year in Design 22. D.A.P Distributed Art. pp. 74–75. ISBN 1-884081-02-9.
- ^ Evamy, Michael (October 2011). "Android, Not Built by Robots". Creative Review: 72.
- ^ "Personal Website".
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