Irina Blok (born ) is a

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and an artist. She is best known for the creation of the

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including its green robot icon. Irina Blok has appeared on ABC's Reality Show ''

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'' as one of the contestants, and her designs were featured in NBC NY,

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, the French Edition of

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and multiple publications around the world. Blok received her degree in Graphic Design at

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. She started her career at

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as brand designer, and helped create and evolve the brands of HP,

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and

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. She continued her career at a number of tech companies including

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and

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. In the course of her career her design work has appeared in ''

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'' magazine, ''

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'' magazine, AIGA CI Annual, and ''

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''. She is also a directed study advisor at the Graphic Design MFA Program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

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External links

Personal website
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