Dimo Valev completed his MA in Graphic Design (Major: Poster art; Second Major: Pedagogy) after studies at ÉCAL, Switzerland, and the National Academy of Arts, Bulgaria.

With a career spanning nearly three decades, including two decades in Dubai, he has been involved in every aspect of Graphic Design and Visual communication and has extensive experience covering all possible angles: he worked as a graphic designer, art director and videographer, as a marketing director and strategy builder, and as an art and graphic design lecturer. He was employed by the award-winning advertising agencies Ogilvy and Lowe Group and by some of the most renowned educational institutions, such as Middlesex University Dubai, Murdoch University Dubai, Manipal University Dubai, and Amity University Dubai,

He has been a Member of The Union of Bulgarian Artists, section Graphic Design, since 2000.

His teaching and learning interests include Branding, Packaging, Wayfinding, Supergraphics and Typography; his research interests include Advertising in the Metaverse, AI and Graphic Design, and the Evolution of Digital Arts and Graphic Design within the context of ESG (Environmental – Social – Governance).