Anjelika Kour

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Anjelika Kour
Born
Barnaul, Siberia
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationUniversity of Toronto, University of Hong Kong, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, University of Siena
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Parents
  • Vladimir Kour (father)
  • Alla Kour (mother)

Anjelika Kour is a Siberian-American entrepreneur and managing director of an NYC design agency DigitalDesign.NYC. [1]

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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. "#1 Award-Winning Digital Design Agency in New York". DD.NYC. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. "L'Oreal - Sundance Channel - Anjelika".
  3. "Clutch Top Design Companies for Women Owned".
  4. "aWWWards Gallery for Chef Antoine Lours".
  5. "Bloomberg Press Release" . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. "Anthem Awards Winner Gallery".
  7. "2023 Webby Awards Nominations".
  8. https://dd.nyc/news/from-nyc-to-the-world-ddnyc-silver-pentawards-2024/
  9. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/willowwood-rebrand-by-ddnyc-wins-gold-anthem-award-for-product-and-innovation-in-2024-rebrand-302337766.html
  10. https://nynjfwc26.com/
  11. https://www.inc.com/profile/ddnyc

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