Cristina Vanko
Art Director

Cristina Vanko

Former art director at Y&R Chicago.
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About

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.

Employment

4 roles
Jan 2011 - Present 15 years 4 months
Art Director, Illustrator & Designer
Independent
  • 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.
Aug 2014 - Aug 2016 2 years
Art Director
Y&R Chicago
  • 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.
Aug 2012 - Jun 2013 10 months
Interactive Designer
DeveloperTown

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.
May 2012 - Jul 2012 2 months
Design Extern
IA Collaborative

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

Sep 2007 - Dec 2011 4 years 3 months
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Indiana University
Sep 2007 - Dec 2011 4 years 3 months
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish
Indiana University

Portfolio

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