Ioannis was born in Athens, Greece. In 1967, his family emigrated to the United States, where at an early age he became influenced by American comic book artists , animation and science fiction. He immediately knew he would be an illustrator and began creating and drawing his own comic books, which he then sold around the neighborhood. His love for rock music pushed his artistic development in a particular direction, with the hopes of one day creating artwork – and, in particular record sleeve design – for the music industry.  During his teen years he began painting in different media, developing a unique mixed-media technique combining photographs, several types of paints and mixing traditional and airbrush applications.

 As he began college, Ioannis had already begun providing design services to the local independent music acts and labels. In the early 1980s, this expanded to include clients in the New York music scene where his work as a freelance art director increased dramatically.  Since then, he has done over 165 record covers/CD packages, along with a vast catalog of promotional material, merchandise and tour art for a diverse series of clients in the Classic Rock, Metal, Jazz, Prog Rock, World music, alternative, and electronic genres.

Some of his music clients have included Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI  and Virgin Music, he has worked with such acts as  Deep Purple, Urian Heep, Styx, The Allman Brothers Band, Blue Oyster Cult, Dream Theater, King Crimson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Biohazard, Sepultura, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Quiet Riot, Dokken, Johnny Winter, Extreme, UFO, The Tubes, Eddie Money, Van Zant, Saga, and many more.  In 1994, he was one of 80 artists selected to create a mural at Woodstock II, and his works have been featured in many magazines, books and exhibitions worldwide.

His design firm that he operates with his brother George, VIVID IMAGES CREATIVE - also creates film posters, entertainment company ID programs for Radio , TV companies and shows, websites and viral campaigns for entertainment clients, while his art company - DANGEROUS AGE GRAPHICS - showcases, sells and promotes his original artwork, limited edition prints , merchandise, website,  exhibitions and licensing (recently his original works have been selling  in the $25 - $50K range).

He resides in the coast of New England (which is a constant source of inspiration) with his wife Lisa and daughter Maria.