Mihaela Angelova is a graphic designer and illustrator. She graduated in Book, Illustration and Printmaking from the National Academy of Art in Sofia and spent part of her studies in Brussels, where she studied Graphic Storytelling at LUCA School of Arts through the Erasmus exchange programme. Since 2017, she has been part of the punkt.studio team, working in graphic design and visual identity. She is particularly interested in the process through which an idea finds its most precise form and evolves into an effective design solution.

Education

  • National Academy of Art, Sofia – BFA in Book, Illustration and Printmaking
  • LUCA School of Arts, Brussels – Graphic Storytelling (Erasmus Exchange Programme)

Awards

  • BRAW Amazing Bookshelf – The Cloud That Remains selected among the 150 outstanding titles exhibited at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
  • Artists for Climate – shortlisted among the 50 finalists in the global TED Countdown × Fine Acts competition
  • Time – winner of the Melba × Fashion Days competition for an original textile artwork

Selected Exhibitions & Participation

  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair / BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
  • GRAFIXX Festival, Antwerp
  • Print With Me
  • Paragraph, TI-RE

Selected Clients & Collaborations

As part of the punkt.studio team:

Teach for Bulgaria, Fine Acts, Costa Coffee, Harmonica, SHARE, STIPO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 356 Labs, Open Arts Foundation, Plovdiv 2019 Foundation, Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, and Plovdiv Drama Theatre.

Design is a solution.