The Brain Hacking Academy

The client

The Brain Hacking Academy is a Greek podcast focusing on how to achieve your goals and become a better version of yourself. Dimitris and Phyllis, the founders and hosts of The Brain Hacking Academy, asked me to create a powerful cover that points out the themes of their podcast. Specifically, those are the foundations of personal development, as well as learning, productivity, and well-being. To encompass those concepts, I had the idea to create a modern set of icons that would then form a square, the ideal shape for a podcast cover.

The Brain Hacking Academy logo hanging on a banner
The Brain Hacking Academy logo and icons on a notepad and several stationery items

Creating the icons

The first step was to imagine this wide range of icons. Each and every one had to have a concept associated with it, one derived from the themes of The Brain Hacking Academy. After sketching a great variety of icons, the most challenging and time-consuming part became finding the best combination of them, in order to form a well-balanced and beautiful square.

Final Logo

After trying a lot of combinations, we decided on our final layout, leaving only one last step – the colors. Blue and orange quickly stood out as the perfect combination for this project, as they complement and beautifully balance one another. Blue is the color of success, calm, and power, while orange represents creativity, enthusiasm, and fun – and together, they create a powerful contrast. With that, the logo for The Brain Hacking Academy was ready!

If you want to get a better feeling of the logo and branding for The Brain Hacking Academy, click here.

A pile of business cards with The Brain Hacking Academy logo

Julia is a very creative, empathetic, and highly skilled professional, with a great eye for detail and an amazing perception of the visual aspects of our brand.

I love working with her since she doesn’t ever leave anything to chance, and always aspires to be the better version of herself in every aspect of her work. She really listens, understands her client, and delivers a much better result than expected.

I believe that individuals like her set the bar higher for other people in every professional area. I love working with her, not only because she is so good at her work, but also because of her work ethic, her character, and her empathy, which clearly helps her to be such a good designer, and of course co-worker.

Phyllis Gabriel - Photo

Phyllis, The Brain Hacking Academy