About me

www.oanamaries.com I am a freelance graphic designer and illustrator with over 6 years of experience. My focus is on branding, editorial design, and illustrations. I work with clients all over the world. I've graduated MA in visual communication from the National University of Art, Bucharest, I graduated in 2019. I studied visual communication (illustration & graphic design) in the UK at the University of Wolverhampton. I worked as a graphic designer in Berlin, and I am currently between London and Bucharest.

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• Do you know any platforms where I could find opportunities in the cultural sector ( arts, editorial, books music, etc)? Thank you.
• What advice would you give to a junior graphic designer with big dreams?
• Hi all, any of you who does creative work in 2 very different directions how did you manage to create efficient your personal website?

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Projects

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  Disinfo Radar - Brand IdentityProject Overview: Disinfo Radar, under the Democracy Reporting International umbrella, is dedicated to raising social awareness and resilience against online disinformation threats. The project is structured around three main pillars: Tools, Tactics, and Stories, all designed to spot and counteract fake news. Concept and Design: Disinfo Radar operates much like a radar in the online medium: vigilant, open, and purpose-driven. The central symbol is flexible and emphasizes the three action pilla
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  Conceptual Illustration for Brain Health, Future of Work, Travel
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  Editorial Illustration - Cover MagazineCover Magazine I made during my module on editorial illustration at The University of Wolverhampton.
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  100 intentions - Currently Working Project100 Intentions is a project that brings together a series of insignificant random drawings, made on different handbooks, paper sheets, with no special purpose, and turns them into visual images for postcards through the digital process. The name of the project is directly related to each drawing when in the conscious or the subconscious mind it was the intention to create something, yet, so far, all have remained at an unfinished stage. There will be a series of 100 postcards and this is the fir
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  Utopia ZineMy contribution to the RPWS vol1. during the live zine workshop hosted by Replika. "Breaking Utopias" Berlin, 2019 credit: Replika http://replikapublishing.com/ Concept & Layout: Replika
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  Greeting illustration Winter SeasonGreeting card illustration for the Winter season.

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Work history

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Visual DesignerFreelancer
Aug 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
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Freelancer DesignerDemocracy Reporting International
Sep 2020 - Apr 2023Berlin, GermanyFreelance

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Skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Concept
• Visual Communication
• Art Direction
• Creative Direction
• Branding
• Editorial Design
• Artistic Direction

Education

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Erasmus Program - 4 months (Master Degree) in Graphic DesignUniversity of Wolverhampton
Sep 2018Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
I study one semester at the University of Wolverhampton during my enroll in the Erasmus Program.
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MA Visual CommunicationUniversity of Wolverhampton
Jan 2018Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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Awards

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Merit AwardiJungle Illustration Awards
Ijungle Illustration Award - Merit Award Category for Kindness Book Spreads.