Awais Shaukat is an award-winning digital artist, filmmaker, and the Head of Design at Bluelinks Agency. He leads the agency’s visual design strategy, steering creative branding, user experience, and digital design initiatives for global clients.
Experience & Professional Authority
- Top Global Ranking: Awais made history as the first Pakistani creative entrepreneur to rank in the Top 100 global profiles on Crunchbase out of 2 million profiles.
- Studio Co-Founder: He co-founded Awartsy, an independent animation and design studio, alongside his brother Rafhan Shaukat.
- Industry Leadership: He serves as the Founder and CEO of PakistaniArt, a premier national publication and creative directory nominated for the Global Startup Awards.
- Acclaimed Filmmaker: He wrote and directed the hand-drawn 2D animation film “Under the Blaze“, which earned national media coverage for its spotlight on child labor issues.
- Academic Background: He anchors his technical authority as a Fine Arts student at the prestigious National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore.
Personal Life
Outside of his executive design role, Awais is a painter and traditional illustrator who uses visual storytelling to document regional culture. Based in Lahore, Pakistan, he balances his corporate agency leadership with personal art projects, character design, and community mentoring for young South Asian digital artists.