Hi, my name is Alexandra Jugović

Creative Director, Consultant, Founder at Yūgen Studio & Hi-ReS!
Designing Experiences that Connect ARt, Technology, and Humanity.

“I design experiences that challenge the boundaries of storytelling and technology to connect brands and audiences on an emotional level.”
In my work, I explore the essence of what it means to be human now. I love to design experiences that connect ARt, Technology, and Humanity.

Today I work as a consultant with individuals, small groups and larger multidisciplinary teams.

I'm a hands-on practitioner, applying my extensive expertise in fine art, AI, design, and storytelling to every project to deliver high standards of innovation and craft.
I have been responsible for providing creative leadership while attracting, inspiring, and retaining exceptional talent.

I've been frequently recognised in the past 20+ years and listed as one of the world's most interesting creative leaders. I am a voting BAFTA member, and I regularly attend award competitions as a judge, including D&AD, Art Directors Club, ADC Young Guns and One Show. I co-authored 'Amantes Sunt Amentes', chronicling Hi-ReS! history (192 pages and DVD).

I have won numerous awards for my thinking and my work – BAFTA, Webby Awards, D&AD Pencils, Cannes Cyber Lions, Clios, One Shows, Prix Ars Electronica, LIAA Grand Prix, LIAAs, Art Directors Club, EPICA, ECHO, and 30+ FWAs. I have been featured in more than 70 books, countless magazines, and my work has been exhibited at Tate Britain, the V&A, the Barbican Galleries and a touring exhibition.

In 1999 I co-founded the iconic London studio Hi-ReS! As Creative Director, I worked with major artists like Darren Aronofsky, Bernardo Bertolucci, The Beatles, Massive Attack and Beck and brands including Chanel, Jägermeister, SONY and IBM.

Hi-ReS! was a creative agency focused on ideas, interaction, and craft, with innovation at the core of everything we did. I helped establish the company as a leading independent interactive design agency, with strong relationships across our global client base – Paramount, Dolce&Gabbana, BMW, The Economist, Nokia, Channel 4 UK, Rizzoli New York, Playstation, Diesel, MTV, Warner Brothers, Toyota, and artists Rhianna and Goldfrapp.

Following Hi-ReS!'s acquisition by SYZYGY (WPP) in 2008, I remained in leadership to oversee the transition, maintain the company culture, and grow the studio into a global powerhouse across London, Berlin and New York.

In 2016 I left Hi-ReS!/ Syzygy Group and joined Publicis Sapient to push their creative output. I created innovation opportunities with existing and new clients that focused on all types of digital business transformation for Amplifon, Unilever, Nissan, J.P. Morgan, and PGA European Tour.

If you are interested in working with me, please contact me. I'd love to hear about your project. And as a collaborator, I can bring in talent as needed to bring your project to life.

Discover more about my work at: Yūgen Studio


My Awards
Over my career, I have won more than 100 awards. It's worth noting that I stopped entering awards after 2010 and only started again while at Publicis Sapient in 2018.
So here are the most important ones:
2018-19
Amplifon - Hearing App
Digital Impact Awards: Gold Award for Best Use of Digital
from the healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector
The Drum DADI Award: Healthcare and Pharma
OMMA Awards NYC: Mobile Single Execution app
2 BIMA Awards Healthcare: Budget over 70k
Advance Award for Craft
One Show Merit: Mobile: Physical Product & Mobile Integration
Digital Craft: Utility
EPICA Bronze: Mobile Sites & Apps

2018-19
databloom - Publicis.Sapient In House Campaign
Digital Impact Awards: Silver Award for Best Use of Digital from the professional services sector
CMA Gold: Best use of imagery
ECHO Bronze: Art Direction
Nominated also for Best use of experiential
The Drum's DADI Awards: nominated in three categories:
Best B2B Sector Campaign/ Best Use of Data/ Best In-House Campaign

2010-2012
The Economist Thinking Space
Webby: Best Use of Photography
Webby: Best Visual Design Function
EPICA Interactive Silver Medal
BIMA
LIA Silver Medal
LIA Bronze Medal
Cannes Lion:Best Use of Photography
Cannes Lion:Interface & Navigation
Cannes Lion: Illustration & Graphic Design, FWA – Mobile site of the Day

2010
Doritos late night campaign feat. Rhianna
One Show: Silver Pencil
Webby Award
Revolution Awards: Grand Prix First 360 degree video format campaign

2010
Greenpeace: Loveletters to the Future
Webby: Green
Webby: Green / People's Choice
Gemini: Best Original Program or Series
2007
The Lost Experience / ABC & Channel 4
BAFTA Finalist
CLIO Fresh Approach Bronze
Broadcast Awards: Finalist
AOP Awards Cross-Media Winner

2004
Christian Aid: Lifeswitch
Cannes Lions (IAF)
Gold Cyberlion
AdForum Best Interactive
BAFTA Finalist

2003
Playstation The Third Place
Cannes Lions (IAF)
Gold Cyberlion Clio Awards Internet Advertising Gold
Oneshow Interactive Gold
London International Advertising Awards Grand Prize LIAA Gold
Prix Ars Electronica Net Vision, Honorary Mention

2002-2003
Minority Report / Lexus
BAFTA Winner - Interactive | Online Entertainment in 2002
CLIO Internet Brand building Silver
One Show Interactive, Bronze
LIAA Interactive Media

2002
Donnie Darko
Webby Award
Flash Film Festival SF: Best Experimental
ADC New York Silver
Prix Ars Electronica: Award of Distinction

2001
Requiem for a Dream
D&AD Pencil
2 Webby Awards,
ADC Europe Gold
ADC Silver
Flash Film Festival

My Extraordinary Clients
Darren Aronofsky
Paramount Pictures
Warner Brothers
Lionsgate Films
IFC Films
HBO
RIZZOLI New York
Massive Attack
Beck
Goldfrapp
Rhianna
Ninja Tunes
Channel 4
MTV
CHANEL
FURLA
HOGAN
Unilever
HUAWEI
Nokia
SONY Playstation
Range Rover
Hyundai
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Toyota
BMW
Lexus
Jägermeister
GSK
Amplifon
J.P. Morgan
PGA European Tour
Greenpeace
Amnesty International
Doritos
Darren Aronofsky
Paramount Pictures
Warner Brothers
Lionsgate Films
IFC Films
HBO
RIZZOLI New York
Massive Attack
Beck
Goldfrapp
Rhianna
Ninja Tunes
CHANEL
FURLA
HOGAN
Dolce & Gabbana
VERSACE
DIESEL
MAC Cosmetics
L' Oreal PARIS
Agent Provocateur
Miles Aldridge
Channel 4
MTV
HUAWEI
Nokia
SONY Playstation
SONY
Range Rover
Hyundai
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Toyota
BMW
Lexus
Jägermeister
GSK
Amplifon
Unilever
J.P. Morgan
PGA European Tour
Greenpeace
Amnesty International
Doritos