Senior Graphic Designer with a strong intuition for visual storytelling and a diverse creative background spanning digital, print, visual identity, and product design.
Beyond delivering thoughtful, detail-oriented design solutions, I thrive in collaborative environments where creativity and curiosity are valued.
My friends call me Maia.
I'm a graphic designer with a MA in visual arts.
I believe life is a constant wonder so
I'm always ready to discover its secrets, eager to learn, explore new ideas and contribute to meaningful projects.
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With her talent and empathy, with a good common sense and a fine sense of humour, Maia succeeded each time to balance colours and shapes with the client’s brief, (making the graphic design to be an improvement of the concept and then a remarkable moment in the product’s life).
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Maia possesses a very rare quality of sensing the soul, the essence and the 'hook' of each project, that special little thing that makes it unique, and translating it all into a visual medium. It’s an absolute joy to see what she concocts each time, the freshness of her work and the care for each tiny detail.
Cornel Brad
Photographer
General Manager at B.R.ADV&Consult srl
Diana Rotaru
Composer
Coordinator of the Romanian Information
Center (CIMRO), Artistic Director of SonoMania New Music Ensemble
Sabina Ulubeanu
Composer
Co-Artistic Director of InnerSound New Arts Festival
' Maia has the unique ability to transform the client's feelings into amazing coherent visual ideas. Her graphic designs are both refined and visionary, her originality is striking and her work ethic is impeccable.'
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Andrei Tarnea
Executive Director
Aspen Institute Romania
'Natively intuitive, but also having years of very diverse creative experience, Maia Manolescu has developed a mature and acute understanding of her clients' needs. She will not be content with a summary brief and prefers a dedicated project walk-through with the client. This makes her understanding more organic and this is reflected in the superlative quality of her visual products. These are not merely supporting a project or brand but are part of it.
With a broad scope of visual expertise in print, advertising, digital, packaging, as well as brand, space and product design, Maia is a complete and competent designer. Above and beyond providing solid design solutions, Maia Manolescu makes her work into a visual arts experience. This is why I was as confident working with her on an art book project as I was working on a branding project for a major non-profit.'