ABOUT US

People shape the world.
Ideas shape people.

Welcome to Air Balloon Digital Studio — your creative partner for powerful ideas, bold design, and innovative digital solutions in Cyprus and beyond.

2017
Founded
2020
Moved to new offices
2021
More brains on board
2022
Ostrakon Project - ESG
2023
200th Website Development
2025
Beyond the clouds

At Air Balloon Digital Studio, we believe the best ideas come from working together, so we team up with you from day one to turn big dreams into bold, beautiful results. Doesn’t matter if you’re a tiny start-up with a big vision or a brand that’s ready for a glow-up, we bring the skills, brains, and a splash of #oomph to help you shine. From branding and content to design, strategy, and everything digital — if it lives online, we make it awesome.

WHO WE ARE

Let us
introduce
ourselves

We’re a bunch of designers, developers, strategists, and big-idea people who get way too excited about pixels, words, and scroll-stopping content. At Air Balloon Digital Studio, we mix creativity with clever thinking to craft digital experiences that actually work. We’re here to make sure your brand doesn’t just look good — but it also performs great.

People first. Always.

We may be digital natives, but people are at the heart of everything we do. From the team in our studio to our clients, partners, and wider community, we’re building a culture where respect, empathy, and fairness are the baseline.

Haris Hadjipanayiotou Haris Hadjipanayiotou
CEO & Managing Director
Haris Hadjipanayiotou
Chief Chaos Coordinator. Balloon pilot. Spreadsheet whisperer. Haris is the founding force behind Air Balloon—and the glue that holds the team together. With a background in computer science, and over 15 years of digital marketing experience, he brings the rare combo of brains, business sense, and barely-contained enthusiasm.

He’s led everything from web builds to full-on brand launches, HRDA trainings to social media strategies. When he’s not leading the team through the clouds of creativity and code, he’s probably solving five things at once.

He’s calm in chaos, a true multitasking ninja, and the guy everyone turns to when deadlines get tight. His leadership style? Supportive, strategic, and just the right amount of stubborn. His mission? Make sure every project takes off—and lands with style. He doesn’t just manage the madness—he makes it work.
Adamos
Ignatiou Adamos
Ignatiou
Head of Creative
Adamos
Ignatiou
Wordsmith Wizard & Slogan Slinger. Master of puns, certified laugh-getter, fluent in sarcasm, and allergic to boredom. Crafts copy that clicks, claps, and converts. A concepteur at heart, he’s the brains behind fresh campaign ideas, legendary slogans, and catchphrases that stick like your favourite tune. Whether he’s brainstorming big-picture concepts or crafting the perfect one-liner, he’s always chasing the #oomph factor—that little spark that turns ideas into attention.

Adamos brings over a decade of creative firepower across advertising agencies, TV, digital content, and original screenwriting. He’s worked with brands in banking, telecoms, tourism, real estate, automobiles and more—and also for TV comedy hits. From national campaigns to indie film scripts, from writing headlines to running brainstorms, he’s got range.

He’s led creative teams, mentored junior copywriters, and proudly created The Ostrakon Project—Air Balloon’s own creative platform for environmental impact.
Stella
Nicodemou Stella
Nicodemou
Visual Lead Designer
Stella
Nicodemou
Visual Virtuoso & Pixel Poet. Expert in making the ordinary extraordinary and transforming visual chaos into eye-catching clarity. Passionate about color harmony, addicted to typography perfection, and sworn enemy of design clichés. Turns ideas into eye-candy and chaos into stunning simplicity. Obsessed with whitespace and allergic to bad fonts. Always sees the bigger picture (literally).

With over a decade of design experience, Stella is blending agency pedigree with artistic flair. From shaping visual identities to directing major campaigns, she’s worked with names like Leo Burnett, TBWA, and the Planning Board of Cyprus, and served as the official Graphic Designer for Pafos2017 – European Capital of Culture, leading the visual charge for one of the country’s most important cultural moments. She’s also led the charge as founder of her own creative studio—so she knows a thing or two about running the show.

Creative but precise, playful but intentional—Stella’s the one who makes everything look better, smarter, and cooler than you thought possible. Whether she’s designing logos, booklets, or entire brand systems, she brings vision, clarity, and a whole lot of #oomph.
Menelaos
Menelaou Menelaos
Menelaou
Web Developer & SEO Specialist
Menelaos
Menelaou
A man of few words—unless we’re talking keywords. Menelaos is our behind-the-scenes wizard, turning ideas into fast, functional, and beautifully structured websites. With deep expertise in WordPress, SEO, and content strategy, he builds digital experiences that not only look good, but rank, convert, and deliver results.
 
Passionate about clean code and cleaner UX, he’s the guy who finds elegant solutions to complex problems and quietly makes everything run smoother. From site speed to search visibility, from technical tweaks to long-term digital strategy, Menelaos ensures our clients’ online presence is built on solid ground.
 
He doesn’t say much, but his work speaks volumes—and Google tends to listen.
Elena
Chileti Elena
Chileti
Photographer / Videographer
Elena
Chileti
Samurai with a camera. Elena doesn’t just shoot content—she captures movement, mood, and momentum. A storyteller at heart, she brings edge, energy, and her signature sense of adventure to every frame. From drones to dive shots, city streets to mountaintops, her lens has seen it all—and made it look cinematic.

With 45 countries under her belt, a helmet often on her head, and a skateboard or camera never far from reach, Elena lives life in motion. She’s into bikes, van life, roller skating, and anything that pushes the limits—then brings that adrenaline-fueled aesthetic straight into her work.

Elena’s visuals are bold, fast-paced, and full of soul. She’s not just here to make things look good. She’s here to give every project its #oomph.
Arkadios
Chasirides Arkadios
Chasirides
Copywriter
Arkadios
Chasirides
Once fluent in spreadsheets, now equally fluent in storytelling. Arkadios is an accountant turned copywriter who juggles both worlds with ease—bringing precision, structure, and strategy into every line he writes. With an ACCA qualification and a Diploma in International Taxation under his belt, he adds logic and clarity to creativity like a second nature.

He’s the kind of copywriter who can spot a weak headline the way an auditor spots a missing zero. Whether he’s crafting campaign copy, writing web content, or building out a brand’s voice from scratch, Arkadios knows how to blend left-brain thinking with right-brain flair.

Detail-driven, concept-smart, and refreshingly down-to-earth, he’s got a knack for turning dry into witty and complex into clear. Around the office, he’s known for catching typos no one else sees, asking the sharpest questions in brainstorms, and occasionally explaining tax law in surprisingly entertaining ways.
Athena
Georgiou Athena
Georgiou
HR Associate
Athena
Georgiou
People person. Policy translator. Calm in chaos. Athena is our go-to HR pro—an external associate who feels like part of the team. With an MSc in Human Resources and a track record of keeping companies running smoother than their coffee machines, she brings structure, empathy, and efficiency to the mix.

From recruitment and onboarding to learning, development, and labor law know-how, Athena has done it all—and probably filed it alphabetically. She’s HRDA-approved, Dale Carnegie-trained, and somehow always three steps ahead when it comes to paperwork, policy updates, or last-minute payroll hiccups.

She’s not in the office every day, but when she is, everything just… works better.
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This could be your spot
This could be you! At Air Balloon Digital Studio, we’re always looking for creative minds and passionate professionals to join our journey. If you’re ready to bring fresh ideas, lift brands higher, and grow with a dynamic team, we’d love to meet you. Let’s make your spot here the next big step in your career.
Stelios
Papoutsos Stelios
Papoutsos
Digital Strategist (External Consultant)
Stelios
Papoutsos
Digital thinker. UX whisperer. Certified chaos embracer. Stelios is our external Digital Strategist—a trusted collaborator who somehow manages to be both wildly creative and ruthlessly analytical. With a sharp eye on user behavior and a deep love for structured web experiences, he helps our clients not just survive the digital landscape—but own it.

Stelios is all about making strategy feel less like guesswork and more like a game plan. He bridges the gap between big ideas and real results, working hand-in-hand with our designers, copywriters, and social team to make sure everything clicks (literally and figuratively).

He loves a deadline, but loves changing everything at the last minute even more—because sometimes the best strategy is knowing when to scrap the plan and make a better one. Quietly intense, endlessly curious, and never without a backup plan, Stelios brings clarity, momentum, and just the right amount of madness to every project.

Equity, Diversity
and Inclusion

We design with purpose. We create with care.

At Air Balloon, sustainability isn’t a side quest — it’s part of the plan. We know every decision we make, from who we work with to how we work, leaves a mark. So we choose to leave a good one. We’re committed to building a future where creativity adds value without taking too much — from people, communities, or the planet. Because beautiful ideas should make the world a little better, not just a little louder.

Different minds make better magic.

At Air Balloon, we believe creativity thrives when everyone gets a seat at the table — and a voice that’s heard. We’re proudly building a studio where different backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas don’t just fit in — they fuel the work.

From day one, we’ve been all about equity, diversity, and inclusion — not just as a policy, but as a mindset woven into everything we do. Through ongoing EDI initiatives (and plenty of real conversations), we’re creating a culture of belonging where people feel seen, supported, and empowered to do their best, boldest work.

Because when people feel like they matter, their ideas do too.

A culture built on good vibes and real values.

At Air Balloon, we’re not just here to make cool things — we’re here to make things better. That starts with building a space where everyone feels welcome, respected, and free to be exactly who they are.

We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion because it’s not just the right thing — it makes the work richer, the ideas sharper, and the team stronger.

Come as you are. Stay curious. Make great stuff with good people.

Creativity with a conscience.

At Air Balloon, we believe good ideas shouldn’t come at the planet’s expense. That’s why we’re all in on creating smarter, greener, kinder ways of working — from the way we run our studio to the partners and projects we champion.

We keep things sustainable not just in buzzwords, but in action. That means making thoughtful choices about how we collaborate, cutting unnecessary waste (digital and otherwise), and seeking out clients and causes that align with our values.

Big picture? We’re building a creative ecosystem where people, purpose, and planet can all thrive — and we’re doing it with curiosity, transparency, and heart.

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OSTRAKON PROJECT

Our voice for the environment

We believe creativity should leave an impact — just not on the environment. From pixels to policies, we’re on a mission to keep things clean, conscious, and low on carbon.

We stay curious, stay informed, and choose clients and collaborators who give a damn about the planet too. Because at the end of the day, we want our ideas to travel far — not our emissions.

Our creative protest for the planet

Every year, we press pause on pixels and dive deep into the real world — through the Ostrakon Project, Air Balloon’s flagship initiative for environmental action.

Ostrakon is our way of saying: creativity has a responsibility, and so do we. It’s a yearly campaign designed to raise awareness, spark change, and shine a big bright light on the environmental issues that matter most — one theme at a time.

But this isn’t just another green campaign. The name Ostrakon carries powerful symbolism:

In ancient Athens, an ostrakon was a pottery shard used to vote — to hold people accountable, to protect democracy.

In nature, an ostrakon is a shell — tough, protective, essential to life.

At Air Balloon, Ostrakon is both. A creative call-to-action and a shield for the things that can’t speak for themselves — oceans, animals, ecosystems, and future generations. We want people to vote with their voice, their presence, their art, their actions. To choose protection over neglect. To choose the planet.

Career Opportunities

Join Air Balloon Web Design Team. We are constantly looking for new creatives and enthusiastic talented people.

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