Cristina Vanko

Art Director

Cristina Vanko

Former art director at Y&R Chicago.

Cristina Vanko is an art director, hand-letterer, and illustrator with experience art directing and illustrating marketing collaterals and campaigns for global brands such as McDonald's, Instagram, Nike, Crate & Barrel, Allbirds, Ragu, Trunk Club, Think with Google, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, IBM, Billboard Magazine, and Huffington Post. At Y&R, she designed for Mini Babybel cheese account, including web, print, social, online video, OOH, digital, and TV. She is also the author of books Hand-Lettering for Everyone and Adult-ish published by Penguin Random House.

Art DirectionIllustrationHand-letteringGraphic DesignInteraction DesignUI DesignUX DesignInfographicsBrandingBrand IdentityAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignDigital IllustrationCreative Direction

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Employment Highlights

Art Director, Illustrator & Designer

Independent

January 2011 - Present (15 years 3 months)

Art Director

Y&R Chicago

August 2014 - August 2016 (2 years)

Interactive Designer

DeveloperTown

August 2012 - June 2013 (10 months)

Design Extern

IA Collaborative

May 2012 - July 2012 (2 months)

Education Highlights

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Indiana University

September 2007 - December 2011 (4 years 3 months)

Bachelor of Arts, Spanish

Indiana University

September 2007 - December 2011 (4 years 3 months)

Portfolio

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Art Director, Illustrator & Designer

Independent

January 2011 - Present (15 years 3 months)

  • Worked with multiple agencies such as Havas, The Annex, Blast Radius, Mullen, Office of Experience, and We Are Unlimited.
  • Clients: Nike, McDonald’s, Instagram, Allbirds, Ragu, Crate and Barrel, Natural American Spirit, SNUS, Popular Pays, Trunk Club, Mack Trucks, Billboard Magazine, IBM, Huffington Post, Auntie Anne’s, Charles Schwab, Princeton University, and Indiana University.

Art Director

Y&R Chicago

August 2014 - August 2016 (2 years)

  • Provided art direction, design, and illustration Mini Babybel cheese account, including web, print, social, online video, OOH, digital, and TV. 
  • Oversaw Spanish translations.
  • Other clients: Butterball, Embassy Suites, Sakura of America, DoubleTree, Carfax, Farmers Fridge, Boursin, National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Interactive Designer

DeveloperTown

August 2012 - June 2013 (10 months)

DeveloperTown works with established companies to create software aimed at key business problems or opportunities.

  • Provided art direction, web and mobile app design, branding , UI/UX design, and concept development for mobile products.
  • Helped with user research and testing for many startups.
  • Learned a lot about launching startups from concept to finished product.

Design Extern

IA Collaborative

May 2012 - July 2012 (2 months)

IA Collaborative is a global design and innovation consultancy that works at the intersection of human-centered design and business strategy.

  • Developed design thinking skills and collaborated on successful user-driven design solutions.
  • Assisted on print and digital projects for Fedex, McDonald's, Abbott Laboratories, DePuy, Vera Bradley, and Workspring. 

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Indiana University

September 2007 - December 2011 (4 years 3 months)

Bachelor of Arts, Spanish

Indiana University

September 2007 - December 2011 (4 years 3 months)