Senior Graphic Designer with a strong intuition for visual storytelling and a diverse creative background spanning across 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 an 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, and with good common sense and a fine sense of humour, Maia succeeded each time in balancing colours and shapes with the client’s brief, making the graphic design an improvement of the concept and, ultimately, 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 is an absolute joy to see what Maia 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 Centre (CIMRO), Artistic Director of SonoMania New Music Ensemble
Maia has the unique ability to transform the client’s feelings into amazing, coherent visual ideas. Her graphic designs are both refined and visionary; Maia’s originality is striking, and her work ethic is impeccable.
Sabina Ulubeanu
Composer
Co-Artistic Director of InnerSound New Arts Festival
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Andrei Tarnea
Former Executive Director,
Aspen Institute Romania;
currently Director General, Department for Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Naturally intuitive, and with years of diverse creative experience, Maia Manolescu has developed a mature and acute understanding of her clients’ needs. Whether working from a brief or a full project walk-through, Maia brings rigour, professionalism, and genuine insight to every assignment. This makes Maia’s contribution deeply grounded in a real understanding of the project, reflected in the superlative quality of her work, which does not merely support a project or brand, but becomes an integral 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 turns her work into a visual arts experience. This is why I was confident working with Maia on an art book project, as I was working on a branding project for a major non-profit.