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    Graphic Designer & Art Director
    • AboutHello!
    • ServicesWhat I Do…
    • My ExperienceWho/When?
    • PortfolioCheck This Up…
    • More about meCat Pics!
    • ContactGet In Touch
    Hello!

    I’m Mara, freelance graphic designer and art director.

    32 years old, I’m mostly based in Milan and have 10 years of experience in visual communication, mostly in the luxury goods sector. I gained skills in different fields, both participating in large group projects and working independently. I enjoy every step of the creative process – from understanding each client’s needs to putting the finishing touches on the tiniest details.

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    What I Do!

    Some Quality Services

    • 01

      Corporate Identity

      Brand consulting, logo design and adaptations. Ensuring every aspect of the brand is consistent, from communication to graphics and materials.

    • 02

      Luxury Goods

      Concept and creation of custom product packaging and gift design; limited edition books and paper converting for creative layouts and boxes.

    • 03

      Events Communication

      Communicating each aspect of events, exhibitions, festivals or shows; from naming and image creation to invites, programmes, set ups.

    • 04

      Advertising Campaigns

      Specialising in all the steps of the process, from concept presentation to executive files, special formats and adaptations on (seriously) almost anything.

    • 05

      Catalogues and Magazines

      Concept, definition of content, proofreading, layout proposals, paper choosing, printing finishes, quotations request, direct contact with suppliers.

    • 06

      Straightforward Process

      Researching materials and suppliers, dealing with the professional figures involved in every step. Requesting quotations and samples, quality-checking.

    • 07

      Websites Layout

      Websites layout and set up on several platforms, maybe with the assistance of someone dealing with the difficult code stuff, which I can't do myself.

    • 08

      Social Media

      Strategy consultancy, identity and main content creation. Realisation of templates to allow clients to manage their own day-by-day activity independently.

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    My Experience

    • September 2015 - Present

      Freelance Graphic Designer & Art Director

      Development of projects for Gucci and in collaboration with agencies such as MACSIOTTI, WeSayHi, AdType, B&P Design For brands like Paris Texas, Morphine, Arena, Chiara Ferragni, Max&Co, Furla, Tod’s, Moncler and many other luxury goods brands. Communication for Fashion Film Festival Milano since 2016. Projects and communication for DF NETWORK.

    • June 2016 - December 2018

      IED - Istituto Europeo Di Design, Milan
      Graphic Designer

      Management of communication for the Institute’s events and initiatives. Coordination and development of projects and advertising campaigns in collaboration with students and external companies.

    • September 2015 - May 2016

      DF Network, Lugano
      Graphic Designer

      Concept and realisation of the new identity for an architecture studio based in Lugano and London. Management of the graphics for all of the studio’s projects. Visuals for competitions and presentations.

    • January 2014 - August 2015

      MACSIOTTI, Milan
      Graphic Designer

      Brand and corporate identity, advertising and catalogues layouts, editorials, and events communication within the context of a creative agency whose clients include Etro, N°21, Jil Sander, Sportmax, Sportmax Code, Tod’s, Trussardi, Liu Jo, Sisley, Marella, Zagliani.

    • January - July 2013

      B&P Design, Milan
      Graphic Designer & Illustrator

      Branding, corporate communication and related adaptations, corporate publishing, and realisation of institutional videos.

    • June - December 2012

      IED Centro Ricerche, Milan

      Communication related to IED events and courses. Creation of the masters student’s yearbook and visual identity for graduation ceremonies. Experience in modeling laboratories working with unconventional materials in order to create graphic projects.
      Graphic Design Intern

    • February - May 2012

      Armando Curcio Editore, Rome
      Illustrator

      Concept and illustrations for the limited edition book series published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of renowned Italian writer Emilio Salgari.

    My Education

    • 2011 - 2012

      IED - Istituto Europeo Di Design, Milan

      Master in Graphic Design.

    • 2008 - 2011

      IED - Istituto Europeo Di Design, Rome

      Bachelor of Illustration and Animation.

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    You might have been looking for a Portfolio section…

    Unfortunately, you won’t find any, as most of my work projects cannot be published online due to contracts and agreements with the companies and agencies with which I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate. If you got this far perhaps someone told you good things about me, or maybe you found something interesting here. If that’s the case, feel free to send me an email, let’s have a meeting, and let me show you more about my work. I don’t drink coffee anymore but I always enjoy a cup of tea.

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    More about me

    Please meet Buyo ( ブヨ ), my partner in crime. His name means “gnat” in Japanese, and is also the name of Kagome’s cat in the manga series InuYasha. Because yes, I’m another big fan of Japanese culture, from mangas and animes, from tea ceremonies and art to the impossible dream of learning the language in my spare (haha) time. Japan aside, I’m undoubtedly a “weird” person, I’m a huge fan of tattoos and I like aligning any kind of stuff especially when I’m nervous, I also like fixing things and creating things, mostly with wood. I love learning new things and I’m extremely curious; I also have a passion for erotic art and photography. Patience is not my strong point, especially when I have to do the same thing over and over again, but I’m slowly trying to accept entropy in my life. Incredibly stubborn.

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    Get in touch with me

      • Phone

        +39 338 5787225

      • Email

        mara@marascalia.com

      • Office

        Via Venini 75, Milan, Italy

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