About

About

I shape how things look, feel, and communicate.

I’m a Senior Graphic Designer and Art Director with over twenty years of experience across editorial design, brand identity, and environmental graphics. Based near Munich, I work across the EMEA region — from corporate design systems and product shoots to signage and spatial communication.

Experience

2023 — 2026

IT Analyst — AI & Infrastructure

Steelcase, Munich

A deliberate move sideways — into the systems behind the tools. I spent three years close to enterprise IT and AI infrastructure to understand how these technologies actually work, not just how to use them. That grounding now feeds directly back into my design practice: I’ve been integrating generative AI into creative production since 2024, from image generation to prompt-driven workflows.


2017 — 2022

Senior Creative Professional · Art Director

Steelcase — Learning + Innovation Center, Munich

Visual communication for internal and external stakeholders across EMEA — campaigns, print, digital, signage, and event design. Development and maintenance of corporate design guidelines, and art direction of product and location shoots from concept through to final image editing. Environmental graphics and wayfinding, including the Galaxy Room at Steelcase Worklife Paris.


2012 — 2016

Art Director · Head of Marketing

Roxer Grup SA / Colorama Publishing, Cluj-Napoca

Marketing campaigns and brand presentations for print and digital. Image editing, colour management, and prepress for over 60 book projects and 350+ technical publications. Built and led the graphic design and marketing team, coordinating external agencies, photographers, and print partners.


2009 — 2012

Freelance Graphic Designer

Nokia R&D Romania · Vidi-As Bergen · inforMARE Rome

Editorial design, corporate design, and communication materials for international clients across research, print, and maritime sectors.


2005 — 2009

Graphic Designer

Müller — Visual Graphic Design and Print, Cluj-Napoca

Joined as a graphic design apprentice and was promoted to Graphic Designer. Print and prepress production, layout, and studio work across a range of commercial clients — the foundation of my craft.

Education

Doctoral Research — Art History

School of Advanced Studies of the Romanian Academy (SCOSAAR) · 2009–2013

Focus on ornamental architectural decoration in Transylvania.

Master of Arts — Art History

Babeș-Bolyai University / University of Design, Cluj-Napoca · 2004–2005

Bachelor of Arts — Art History and Design

University of Design, Cluj-Napoca · 2000–2004

Certifications

Generative AI for Beginners

Microsoft / GitHub · 2024

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft · 2024

Skills & Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud
InDesign · Photoshop (Expert) · Illustrator · Lightroom · Acrobat

AI & Image Creation
Adobe Firefly · Microsoft Copilot · Prompt Engineering

Photography & Shooting
Art Direction · Product & Portrait (Digital and Analogue) · Location Scouting

Print & Production
Corporate Design · Colour Management · Prepress · Typography

Languages

Romanian — Native
English — C2, fluent
Italian — B2, conversational
German — A2.2, actively developing
French — Basic

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