# Graphic Stories Cyprus: International Conference on Graphic Design and Visual Communication Generated by Yoast SEO v27.8, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Homepage](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/) - [Aristarchos Papadaniel](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/speakers/aristarchospapadaniel/) - [Aggeliki Athanasiadi](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/workshops/aggeliki-athanasiadi/) - [Aggeliki Athanasiadi \- Irene Karotsi](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/workshops/aggeliki-athanasiadi-irene-karotsi/) - [Program](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/program/) ## Posts - [GSC12 continues its journey in Paphos \| 17\-19 July 2026](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/gsc12-continues-its-journey-in-paphos-17-19-july/): Press release of the Graphic Stories 11th ConFest on Graphic Design and Visual Communication, titled Shaping Stories \- Growing Futures\. Information on the full ConFest's programme and activities\. - [Cyprus represented at the Founding Conference of the World Industrial Design Association \(WIDA\) in Shanghai](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/cyprus-represented-at-the-founding-conference-of-the-world-industrial-design-association-wida-in-shanghai/): Cyprus and Greece participate in the Founding Conference of the World Industrial Design Association \(WIDA\) in Shanghai \(16–19 April 2026\), represented by Aggeliki Athanasiadi and Miltiades Karras of Graphic Stories Cyprus\. Their involvement supports the launch of a global institution promoting design, innovation, and sustainable development\. - [GSC12|08\-10 MAY|LARNACA](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/gsc12|08-10-may|larnaca/): Press release of the Graphic Stories 11th ConFest on Graphic Design and Visual Communication, titled Shaping Stories \- Growing Futures\. Information on the full ConFest's programme and activities\. - [GSC11 Review|Shaping Stories \- Growing Futures](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/gsc11-review|shaping-stories-growing-futures/): Press release of the Graphic Stories 11th ConFest on Graphic Design and Visual Communication, titled Shaping Stories \- Growing Futures\. Information on the full ConFest's programme and activities\. - [Graphic Stories at Calanca Biennale in Switzerland](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/graphic-stories-at-calanca-biennale-in-switzerland/): Press release of the Graphic Stories 11th ConFest on Graphic Design and Visual Communication, titled Shaping Stories \- Growing Futures\. Information on the full ConFest's programme and activities\. ## Products - [GSC6 \| Cultural Heritage: One World, One Future](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/product/gsc6-cultural-heritage-one-world-one-future/): “Cultural Heritage, One World, One Future” The 6th Conference on Graphic Design and Visual Communication in Cyprus, Graphic Stories Cyprus, was held with great success in Nicosia on 6\-8 March 2020\. Graphic Stories Cyprus is the only established, independent, annual conference in the field of visual communication and applied arts in Cyprus, covering a full range of fields, namely graphic design, illustration, typography, visual arts, semiotics, animation, photography, multimedia design, internet and web design, calligraphy and design in general\. The 6th Graphic Stories Cyprus included eleven \[11\] lectures, five \[5\] creative workshops and one \[1\] international poster exhibition featuring designers from Cyprus and abroad\. \Top 50 Distinguished Posters:\ Abdulkerim Turkaya, Adonis Papadopoulos, Agnes Rozmann, Alexandra Timonina, Angelos Angelakis, Anna Demetriou, Antrea Spyrou, Bianca Consiglio, Carilla Karahan, Chia Hsiang Lee, Chrysa Kanari, Constantinos Hayes, Dionisis Siamagkas, Eftihia Katchis, Emili Ioannou, George Nikolaidis, Gerasimos Choraitis, Gholamreza Saffari, Haiyue He, Jiaxi Li, Jonathan Cumberland, Kleanthis Loizou, Korina Georgiadou, Kostas Kanellopoulos, Lampros Lazarou, Luis Antonio Rivera Rodríguez, Maria Longinou, Maria Nefeli Papadiamanti, Mengjie Lv, Michaella Michail, Mirna Pierre, Naandeyé García Villegas, Natasa Panayiotou, Nikoleta Tourlouki, Olga Bitsaki, Omar Batista Jiménez, Panayiota Solea, Paris Koutsikos, Petros Vasiadis, Philippos Hadjimbeys, Sha Feng, Slavi Ivancheva, Stephanos Panayides, Thomas Lioulios, Vicky Deli, Victor Kovalenko, Victoria Ganshin, Wang XU, Xuzhen Wang, Zihui Liu, ZiYi Fei\. \
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Publisher: Graphic Stories Cyprus Format: Paperback Language: English Number of pages: 204 Dimensions: 190x230mm Publication date: 2020 ISBN: ISBN 978\-9925\-7536\-9\-7 \ \ \ \ \ \ - [GSC5 \| Graphic Design: Challenging the Perception](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/product/gsc5-graphic-design-challenging-the-perception/): \
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“Graphic Design: Challenging the Perception”, the 5th International Conference on Graphic Design \& Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, was held with great success in Nicosia on 15\-17 March 2019\. \\Design is a universal language that draws its strength from the diversity and unique perspectives of its creators, transcending boundaries, cultures, and ideologies\. It has the power to shape not only the environment but also society and individual perception\. Graphic design, in particular, can influence and challenge how people see and understand the world\. Through creativity and perception, designers have the responsibility to reshape common views which inspired the theme of the conference and encouraged participants to explore how design can shift perceptions and provoke thought\.\\ \ \ \
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The Conference included ten \[10\] lectures, four \[4\] creative workshops, a film screening, the unveiling of the \Graphic Stories Book\, and an International Poster Exhibition accompanied by an award ceremony of the 3rd International Poster Contest by Graphic Stories\. The exhibition featured designers from Cyprus and abroad with an award ceremony of the poster winners and a display of the fifty \[50\] distinguished poster participations\. \Top 50 Distinguished Posters: \Abdulkerim Turkaya, Agnes Rozmann, Anastasia Novoselova, Anastasiya Filipenko, Andri Solomon, Argyris Athanasiades, Audrey Gonnet, Chao Wang, Christina Kalli, Christodoulos Christodoulou, Christos Gregoriades, Daniel Warner, Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Edwin Cerln, Elpida Zacharaki, Fatemeh Toorani \& Atefeh Nezami, Francesco Mazzenga, Hajime Tsushima, Kai Wang, Kateryna Lavrentik, Kateryna Stovba, Konstantinos Christodoulou, Lee Giltae, Lihao Su, Maria Mozgovaya, Mario Estévez, Mario Fuentes, Natalia Polom, Naufan Noordyanto, Patrycja Longawa, Priscila Ortega, Signorini Léa, Sung Jae Kim, Thanasis Bertahas, Vicky Deli, Wenjie Huo, Xinhao Pan, Xu Yue, Yongkang Fu, Zhao Feng, Zheng Jiajing, Andreas Alkiviadis, Andreas Panayi, Gavriella Maneva, Hong Tao, Leandros Agamemnon, Luis Antonio Rivera Rodriguez, Marilena Papakyriakou, Pavlos Andronidis, Sara Ali\. \
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Publisher: Graphic Stories Cyprus Format: Paperback Language: English Number of pages: 204 Dimensions: 190x230mm Publication date: 2019 ISBN: 978\-9925\-8124\-1\-7 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ - [Graphic Stories \- The Book](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/product/graphic-stories-book-a-graphic-design-publication/): \“Graphic Stories” is a complete Greek\-language “road\-map” of modern graphic design as it fully covers every basic aspect of visual communication and graphic design\.\ The book “Graphic Stories” by visual communication designer and author \Aggeliki Athanasiadi\, gathers 62 theoretical articles on Graphic Arts and Visual Communication as well as 28 interviews of important professionals in the field of graphic design and arts, from Greece, Cyprus and abroad\. The aim of the author is to initiate and familiarize the reader with the basic themes of visual communication and design, the most important principles, theories, faculties, trends and parameters associated with it, triggering not only their curiosity but also the trigger for further study and research\.  The book “Graphic Stories” is not addressed only to professional designers and students of higher education in the field of Graphic Arts and Visual Communication, but also to high school students and anyone looking for a comprehensive guide to the creative world of contemporary visual arts\. The “Graphic Stories” Book can be considered as a modern reference guide, the first and only one of its kind, for graphic arts and visual communication in Greece and Cyprus\. \
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\Publisher:\ Graphic Stories Cyprus \Author:\ Aggeliki Athanasiadi \Format:\ Paperback \Language:\ Greek \Number of pages:\ 256 \Dimensions:\ 190x237mm \Publication date:\ 2019 \ISBN:\ 9789925753604   \ \
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“The Power of Youth”, the 9th International Conference on Graphic Design \& Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, was held with great success in Nicosia on 17\-20 March 2023\. Young people are the most important and dynamic segment of the population in any country\. They are the driving force of all change, social, economic and cultural\. Young people have the curiosity, idealism, enthusiasm, courage, strength and will to change the world\. They are not just a part of the world’s population but the world’s greatest asset\. They are the present and the future of humanity and the hope for building a better future that is more just, more peaceful, more free, more green, more sustainable and more inclusive\. \ \ \
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The Conference included nine \[9\] lectures, six \[6\] creative workshops, a film with international distinctions, an interactive installation, and an International Poster Exhibition accompanied by an award ceremony of the 7th International Poster Contest by Graphic Stories\. The exhibition featured designers from Cyprus and abroad with an award ceremony of the poster winners and a display of the fifty \[50\] distinguished poster participations\. \Top 50 Distinguished Posters:\ Abigail Smith, Alejandro Criollo, Aliki Paraskeva, Angelina Borisova, Anna Mucha, Babak Rakhshandeh, Boglarka Csizmazia, Christina Kyriakou, Chunxiao An, Dominika Budzynska, Dominik Jakubowski, Dorothea Grigoriou, Francesco Mazzenga, Giorgio Elia Zouein, Goyen Chen, Huanfeng Xu, Ian Scott, Inka Iwańska, İrem Mete, István Mátyás Bizzer, Jianfei Lu, Jiaxin Li, Junie Kim, Kaan Kalafat, Kaled Avila, Katusya Kawahira, Klitos Hatziklitou, Kornilia Alkiviadou, Kyriaki Charalambous, Liis Allikas, Lijie Yang, Madina Nurygaliyeva, Marcel Ordoñez, Maria Parra, Marta Figurna, Meropi \(Myria\) Kyprianidou, Michaela Fella, Michaela Ivanova, Michalis Asprou, Minja Djordjevic, Nefeli\-Daisy Simpson, Sebastian Wegele, Sotiris Hadziloizou, Touko Määttä, Tugba Abury, Vasiliki Rousi, Yaser Ghader Sheyda Fallahi, Yifan Wang, Zhicong Feng\. \
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Publisher: Graphic Stories Cyprus Format: Paperback Language: English Number of pages: 204 Dimensions: 190x230mm Publication date: 2023 ISBN: 978\-9925\-7536\-3\-5 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ - [GSC8 \| Tolerance](https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/product/gsc8-tolerance/): \
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“Tolerance” The 8th International Conference on Graphic Design \& Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, was held with great success in Nicosia on 18\-20 March 2022\. Tolerance is crucial in today’s world due to the increasing cultural, social, and political diversity we encounter\. As global interconnectedness grows, tolerance fosters mutual respect and understanding, allowing us to embrace differences rather than see them as divisive\. It plays a key role in reducing conflict, breaking down prejudices, and creating inclusive societies where people feel valued for their unique perspectives\. By promoting open dialogue, tolerance helps address issues like discrimination and inequality, making it vital for peace and social cohesion in a rapidly evolving world\. \ \ \
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The Conference included eight \[8\] lectures, three \[3\] creative workshops, a film with international distinctions, an interactive installation, and an International Poster Exhibition accompanied by an award ceremony of the 6th International Poster Contest by Graphic Stories\. The exhibition featured designers from Cyprus and abroad with an award ceremony of the poster winners and a display of the fifty \[50\] distinguished poster participations\. \Top 50 Distinguished Posters:\ Abdulkerim Turkaya, Afsaneh Rezaei, Agnes Petrucz, Ana Paula Huerta, Andreas Papandreou, Andria Nicolaou, Anna Black, Antreas Kleanthous, Antreas Morphis, Ardi Chandr, Christaleni Iakovou, Dominik Jakubowski, Elizaveta Suevalova, Felicity Hadjicosti, Francesco Mazzenga, Garibay Pedraza Yolanda, George Koursoumbas, Gholamreza Saffari, Hossein Abdi, Irene Daskalaki, James Skafidas, Jiajun Wen, Jianen He, Junfeng Zhang, Klitos Hatziklitou, Konstantinos Kontargyris, Kyriaki Charalampous, Luis Antonio Rivera Rodríguez, Maria Eletta Baroni,Maria Matsoukaridi, Marilena Christodoulides, Marlena Buczek Smith, Merilyn Sepp, Milena Valnarova, Pablo Matías Gutierrez, Rosana Krsteva, Sara Popović, Terlan Haci, Tomaso Marcolla, Tomasz Czyżkowski, Ulises Ortiz Castillo, Victoras Matzentides, Yaling Zhuang, Yaser Ghader \& Sheyda Fallahi\-Iran, Yianna Christophorou, Yiqi Li, Yognhui Zhang, Yuqi Zhao\. \
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