Dimitris Havlidis

Dimitris Havlidis

Web Developer and UI/UX Web Designer with a bit of a photographer and a passion for social media and psychology.

  • London, GB

My name is Dimitris Romeo. I am a dyslexic one-eyed, web designer developer and designer with a passion for photography, User Experience (UX) and Social Media marketing. I was born in Thessaloniki, Greece which I left back in 2004 for the United Kingdom. I have spent a considerable amount of my life travelling around Europe before finally settling down in London. Currently I work for The One Off as the chief web technology officer and I am absolutely thrilled about it. I spend my free time taking photos, watching tv series, cooking and watering my plants. I love lemon tarts, audiobooks, top hats and science fiction in all its forms.

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    Karen von Grabowiecki

    Karen von Grabowiecki in Self-development, Job Hunting, Career, Job

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    Death by Desk Job
    ..maybe time to change?
    • Death by Desk Job: How to Fight It [INFOGRAPHIC]
      Death by Desk Job: How to Fight It [INFOGRAPHIC]

      Your desk job can kill you. At the very least, it will likely make you fatter, sicker and more stressed out than a job that doesn't require sitting down and hunching over a keyboard for a third of the day.

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    Irina Elyzabeth

    Irina Elyzabeth in Education, Learning, Quiz

    Quick Test: How do you learn? I'm a Visual Learner - what type are you? #Learning #Education #Quiz
    • Dimitris Havlidis
      Dimitris Havlidis
      You learn best when you use your eyes. Seeing your teacher’s body language and facial expression helps you fully understand what you’re supposed to be learning. You’re at your best when you see things in pictures and visual displays like diagrams, illustrated textbooks, overhead transparencies, videos, flip charts and handouts. One of your tricks is to take detailed notes to really soak in what you’re seeing.
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    Dimitris Havlidis

    Dimitris Havlidis

    This re-innovation of BraveNewTalent is really a huge step towards creating a network of communities that can help people share and learn within an environment that promotes skills and talent with the eyes of the companies turning towards you.
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    Lucian Tarnowski

    Lucian Tarnowski

    Great article on the end of Capitalism and move to Talentism from Prof Klaus Schwab: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/klaus-schwab/end-of-capitalism----_b_1423311.html?ref=tw
    • Klaus Schwab: The End of Capitalism -- So What's Next?
      Klaus Schwab: The End of Capitalism -- So What's Next?

      Even though capitalism has not been laid to rest, it is fair to say that capital is losing its status as the most important factor of production in our economic system. Capital is being superseded by the ability to innovate -- and therefore by human talents.

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    • Lucian Tarnowski
      Lucian Tarnowski
      This year's World Economic Forum in Davos saw intense debate about the future of capitalism. Many participants were asking whether capitalism, with all of its excesses, still has a place in today's world. The media, meanwhile, speculated that if even managers and bankers were raising doubts about the system's future, then perhaps capitalism had already been laid to rest in Davos.

      The reports about capitalism's imminent demise may be somewhat exaggerated, as the ideology of a free but socially… Read more committed and fairly regulated market economy was never questioned in Davos. However, there was some discussion as to whether capitalism in its present form serves or undermines the free market economy. A clear distinction needs to be made in this regard between the ideology of a social market economy based on individual responsibility on the one hand, and the term capitalism as such on the other. Over the course of the past 200 years a range of different interpretations of capitalism have emerged as a reaction to industrialization. In historical terms, the transition from manual trades to machines required an ever increasing degree of investment, and therefore the provision of capital. In this sense, capitalism is not an ideology as such, but an applied theory of the creation and efficient deployment of capital as a factor of production. In its genuine sense, capitalism is therefore the component of an economic system that relates to the capital market, enshrined in the principles of a free market and guaranteed ownership. However, these principles are part of a more comprehensive ideology.

      Unfortunately, in today's parlance this free market ideology has been equated with "capitalism" as a technical component. As a result, it is easy to gain the impression that the free market economic system founded on individual freedom and, at the same time, social responsibility, is to blame for the excesses of a capitalism that has lost its equilibrium. This is clearly incorrect. The subject of intense debate in Davos was not, therefore, the end of capitalism as an ideology, but the issue of how capitalism's technical components -- which have come off the rails -- can be reformed.

      One of the criticisms of capitalism centers on the widening gap between winners and losers due to the so-called turbocapitalism that is a result of global competition. In this context, the so-called Nordic model demonstrates that a high degree of labor market flexibility and social welfare systems do not have to be mutually exclusive -- indeed, they can actually be combined to very good effect. This type of economic policy also enables countries to invest in innovation, childcare, education and training. The Scandinavian countries, which underwent a similar banking crisis in the 1990s to that which we are now experiencing in other Western economies, have shown that by reforming regulation and social welfare systems, flexible labor and capital markets really are compatible with social responsibility. So it is no coincidence that these countries are now among the most competitive economies in the world.

      Other aspects of the criticism of capitalism that are worthy of serious consideration are excessive bonuses, the burgeoning market in alternative financial instruments and the imbalance that has emerged between finance and the real economy. However, we do see some progress in these areas thanks to mounting pressure from the general public, governments and also the market.

      So even though capitalism was not laid to rest in Davos, it is fair to say that capital is losing its status as the most important factor of production in our economic system. As I outlined in my opening address in Davos, capital is being superseded by creativity and the ability to innovate -- and therefore by human talents -- as the most important factors of production. If talent is becoming the decisive competitive factor, we can be confident in stating that capitalism is being replaced by "talentism." Just as capital replaced manual trades during the process of industrialization, capital is now giving way to human talent. I am convinced that this process of transformation will also lead to new approaches within the field of economics. It is indisputable that an ideology founded on personal freedom and social responsibility gives both individuals and the economy the greatest possible scope to develop.

      To ensure that this capacity for development is fair, better regulation and safeguards are required -- above all for capital markets -- which also necessitate global coordination. In this sense, capitalism is now called upon to make the necessary adjustments for it to remain a key pillar of our free market economic system, but also for it to adapt to today's circumstances and to be the servant rather than the master of a socially responsible market economy.

      Ultimately, it is a question of returning to the stakeholder principle which I developed and presented in a book published in 1971 and which is now undergoing a renaissance under the name of "shared value creation" thanks to Harvard professor Michael Porter. In an age when social networks are enabling greater participation and transparency, companies will only be able to achieve economic success if they can generate long-term benefits not just for their shareholders, but also for the common good.

      Dr. Klaus Schwab is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.
    • Adam Swash
      Adam Swash
      Great post and I think what we are seeing through the investment of companies in young people through WORKing for YOUth and other endeavours shows that things are changing
    • Dimitris Havlidis
      Dimitris Havlidis
      Quite an an interesting article, but I really want to see how this change is going to be implemented. I mean most of the people that can drive it won't directly profit from it, at least not yet... The trend must be nurtured.
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    Lucian Tarnowski

    Lucian Tarnowski in Entrepreneurship

    While Kodak goes bust, Facebook buys Instagram for $1bn - a profitless single app company with huge usage. In the words of Bob Dylan 'The times they are a changin' http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/09/facebook-buys-instagram-mobile-photo?newsfeed=true
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    The One Off

    The One Off

    http://www.theoneoff.com/news/read/article/Moneycorp_branding/id/27
    • The One Off: News - New Branding for Moneycorp
      The One Off: News - New Branding for Moneycorp

      2012-03-27 We designed a new retail space in line with Moneycorp's new branding. The retail unit opened with unique elements such as the mushroom lamp to help it stand out amongst the other bureaus within the airport. The design was a huge hit and the business is currently looking into rolling out the design across the estate.

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    The One Off

    The One Off

    Are you an amazing Account Director who wants the next career step to manage an awesome team to create new retail, digital and graphic environments. Ideally you will be great at retail and ready to lead and inspire a team of four gifted managers. Great salary and working environment. http://www.theoneoff.com/recruitment
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    The One Off

    The One Off

    Do you graduate Summer 2012? We are looking for talented graduates to work in photography, graphics, product, interior architecture and account management. Join our team and enjoy! http://www.theoneoff.com/recruitment
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    The One Off

    The One Off

    We have launched our new website http://www.theoneoff.com
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    Dimitris Havlidis

    Dimitris Havlidis

    BraveNewTalent begins to look seriously awesome!

  • The One Off, CTO

    April 2011 to present

    I am currently leading the development team of the One Off. My tasks include: Macro and micro managing the team; Consulting on Social Media campaign strategy;Leading the User Experience (UX) and Information Architecture (IA) research and designing the architecture of web applications while succeeding into never loosing touch with developing code.

    The team currently uses PHP 5.4, MySQL, XHTML, HTML5, Javascript, jQuery, and working with Zend Framework, Symfony2/Twig/Doctrine. Additionally the team is working with Flash (AS3) and ASP .NET as well as Arduino and Kinect technologies.

    My team is working for clients like: Samsung, Primark, ASDA, Barclays, National Trust and start-ups like Trillion Fund

  • Melodious.me, Founder, London, UK

    January 2011 to present

    Social media network specializing on providing services for professionals of the Music industry.

  • BraveNewTalent, Head of Design, London,

    January 2010 to present

    During my work in BraveNewTalent I had the opportunity to work in an enthusiastic start-up and expand my skills in frontend design and Zend Framework as well as have the chance to work on product specifications for the website.
    Also due to the nature of the company I had the unique opportunity to dive into the world of social media expand my knowledge on the issue of user and social media dialogue.


    My main focus was the design of the website (XHTML/CSS2/3/JS/jQuery/PHP/Smarty Templates and MVC/Zend Framework at a later time) but in many occassions I worked with the team on backend tasks as well.

  • Black Box Studios, Head of Design & Development

    January 2004 to April 2011

    Black Box Studios is a multi-discipline studio that I have founded in 2004 (Formerly known as Arxis Studios). Black Box Studios works as a coalition of freelancers from Greece, UK and the Netherlands that in many occasions come together to tackle challenging tasks. During this time I have worked with PHP5 OOP, mySQL, XHTML Strict, CSS2, JavaScript/Ajax (jQuery and Scriptaculous) and I have worked with various PHP Frameworks like Zend Framework, Joomla, Drupal, CakePHP and a considerable time with WordPress.

    I have worked on many eCommerce websites as well as many dynamic Content applications and developed the ability to create administration panels that are easy to use, and helpful to the user.

  • Midas ltd, Senior Web Developer, Web Designer and Project Manager, Thessaloniki, Greece

    February 2003 to November 2009

    While working for Midas ltd
    I had the responsibility to design the architecture and oversee the development of 4 versions
    of their main webs

  • BLR Network Solutions, Web Developer and Graphic Designer, Thessaloniki, Greece

    January 2001 to January 2003

    In BLR N.S I have started working with PHP4 and
    mySQL as well as XHTML and CSS. And I had the role of designing the mockups for all the
    webs

  • ITD Media, Junior Web Designer and Video Editor

    January 1999 to January 2000

  • Social Psychology, MPhil in Psychology at The Open University

    2006

  • Visual Communication, Bachelor of Arts (BA) at University of Derby

    2005

  • Computer Science, BSc (Hons) at Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis

    2003

  • Computing, HND at Data Station Information Technology Institude

    1994