Anjelika Kour
Anjelika Kour | |
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| Born | Barnaul, Siberia |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | University of Toronto, University of Hong Kong, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, University of Siena |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
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Anjelika Kour is a Siberian-American entrepreneur and managing director of an NYC design agency DigitalDesign.NYC.[1]
Early life
Born to Alla and Vladimir Kour (son of the late chess champion & grandmaster Ruvim Kour).
She was raised in Barnaul, Russia. After modeling for over 10 years with many brands, namely L’Oreal,[2] KMS, Redken, Toni & Guy - she proceeded to build a career in design and technology.
Career
Anjelika Kour was the first hire at Harri.com, New York City's largest hospitality recruitment platform. In 2014, Kour founded a fashion platform Brick & Portal in New York City. A year later, she founded a SoHo design agency DigitalDesign.NYC in 2015, a full-service web and app design and development agency/incubator with a notable mobile & web app portfolio, including: Snailz, RAPID Business Cards, Glam + Go, Squrl, UMMA Bot, and most recently @globalnewyorker.
In 2021, DigitalDesign.NYC was ranked in the Top 40 of Women-Owned Design Businesses globally by Clutch, in the 2nd place.[3]
In 2022, DigitalDesign.NYC won several international design awards, notably honors for Chef Antoine Lours website.[4]
In 2023, DigitalDesign.NYC launched a new branding division DD.NYC® focusing on high-caliber creative with a focus in consumer and corporate branding, award-winning web design, and packaging.[5]
In 2023, DD.NYC® was awarded an Anthem Award from IADAS' 2nd Annual Anthem Awards[6] and nominated for a Webby Award for the Ms. Foundation 50th Anniversary Women of Vision Gala website.[7]
In 2024, DD.NYC® received a Pentawards Silver Award at the annual Pentawards Gala in London for packaging design.[8] That same year, the agency won Gold at the Anthem Awards for its WillowWood rebrand.[9]
In 2025, DD.NYC® collaborated with the FIFA World Cup 2026 to design and launch the official New York/New Jersey host city website.[10] That year, the agency was also listed on the Inc. 5000 ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies, placing #58 in Advertising, Marketing & PR and #71 among New York companies.[11]
References
- ^ "#1 Award-Winning Digital Design Agency in New York". DD.NYC. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "L'Oreal - Sundance Channel - Anjelika".
- ^ "Clutch Top Design Companies for Women Owned".
- ^ "aWWWards Gallery for Chef Antoine Lours".
- ^ "Bloomberg Press Release". Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Anthem Awards Winner Gallery".
- ^ "2023 Webby Awards Nominations".
- ^ https://dd.nyc/news/from-nyc-to-the-world-ddnyc-silver-pentawards-2024/
- ^ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/willowwood-rebrand-by-ddnyc-wins-gold-anthem-award-for-product-and-innovation-in-2024-rebrand-302337766.html
- ^ https://nynjfwc26.com/
- ^ https://www.inc.com/profile/ddnyc
Sources
- Lein, Simonetta (19 May 2017). "Be A Girl Boss Entrepreneur. The Celebrity Wishmaker Simonetta Lein Meets Brick & Portal Founder Anjelika Kour". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- Tan, Yanni (25 November 2015). "Create Your Own Online Retail Store Without Inventory". Ladyboss.asia. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Ammunition For the Modern Businesswoman - Versatile Fashion". Jiacollection.com. Jia Collection. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Where is June? + Brick & Portal". Whereisjune.com. Where Is June. December 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Hanna, Holly Reisem. "5 Ways to Start an Online Fashion Boutique for Free". Theworkathomewomen.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Wong, Jamie (10 January 2016). "Brick & Portal: Interview with Anjelika Kour". lifeaccordingtojamie.com. Wordpress. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- информатизации, Управление. "21 января состоялась очередная встреча в рамках развития подготовки IT-специалистов в АлтГУ". Asu.ru. Retrieved 13 September 2017.