Wanda
Maximoff*

Art Director
wanda@example.com · +39 055 555 0192
Milan / wherever the brief is
wandamaximoff.example.com
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The Short Version

Art director, 10 years, ad agencies and my own two hands. I make loud work that sells quiet products: mineral water, insurance, socks. 14 awarded campaigns, 3 rebrands that survived the client's next CMO, and one billboard the city asked us to take down (we framed the letter).

Where I've Worked

Head of Art

2022 → NOW
Studio Fuoco, Milan (independent agency, 24 people)
  • Run a team of 6 designers and 2 motion artists across 9 retained accounts
  • "Drink Boring Water" campaign: 190M impressions, sales up 27% in 6 months
  • Won the agency its first 2 Cannes Lions (Outdoor, Design)

Senior Art Director

2018 → 2022
DDB Milan
  • Key visuals and craft for 3 global FMCG accounts
  • Rebrand of a 90-year-old pasta label: distribution grew from 2 to 11 countries

Junior → Mid Designer

2015 → 2018
Tempo Adv, Bologna
  • Print, retail, and everything nobody else wanted; learned production the hard way

Weapons

Art directionCampaign craftTypography Photoshoot directionMotion (AE)Figma Cinema 4DPrint production

Shiny Objects

2025
Cannes Lions, Silver · Outdoor, "Drink Boring Water"
2025
Cannes Lions, Bronze · Design
2023
ADCI Gold · Packaging
2021
Eurobest, Shortlist · Print craft

School

BA Communication Design, ISIA Urbino, 2011 to 2015. Thesis on Italian supermarket vernacular typography, later a small book (800 copies, sold out).