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