Life has very little to do with what we are doing and very much to do with what we are being while we are doing it.

Work Experience

Freelance Art Director / Graphic Designer / Illustrator, Nov 2014 – present

Wilton
Being the brand’s graphic designer - creating any ongoing content, packaging, print needed.

Arthur London
Supporting the agency with designs for pitch work and clients such as RSPCA, M&G investment.

NBC Universal
Creating monthly social content for the NBC universal South Africa.

Players social
Ongoing graphic design work for print and digital materials.

M&C Saachi
Branding for /together foundation for different charity events.

Neverland
Creating line of new gin products and supporting the agency on pitch work.

Joss Search
Ongoing art direction and design for social media, print and digital materials.

Broadsword
Supporting agency with brand design and event designs for their clients.

Mindful Bites
New packaging design - Veganettone, Cantucci, Dove Easter Cake.

Dext
Social media and digital design (banners, newsletters, e-publications) for the brand.

Misfits.Health
Photography, video, art direction and design for social media, print and packaging.

The Curators
New packaging design - plant based burgers; Social media videos

Biltong Company
New packaging design - Dried Crisps. Resqued fruit rolls.

Everleaf
Art direction and design for social media, email, print and packaging.

Waste Creative
New social media identity for Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo; Weight Watchers.

Dare
New social media identity for popchips.

Livia’s Kitchen
Social media stop motion.

Frankie & Bennie’s
Social media content, emails, menu design.

Eat First
New packaging development, photography menu art direction, overall visual direction.

popchips
Content creation for social media, conceptual and design work for events, buyers etc.

Nicky Clinch
Illustration, editorial design, branding for new events, photography, recipe development

Vanquis Bank
Branding for new Vanquis products (credit cards, brochures, DM packs), icon illustration

Irving & Co
Branding and illustration for El Pastor Restaurant and Gail’s Bakery

R/GA
Creative concepts for an online product demo for Rexona

Nonsense
Creative concepts, design and illustration for New Covent Garden Soup, MND, BBC iPlayer

Creative / Art Director

Lowe Profero, London - April 2014 – October 2015, Creative concepts, designs and illustrations for Persil, Flora, Signal, SEAT, Bastille

Evidently, London - June 2013 – April 2014, Creative concepts, designs and illustrations for Dove, Jemima’s charity, evidently branding.

Graphic Designer

Lowe GGK, Vienna - Sept 2010 – Dec 2010, Branding, editorial design and illustrations for Merkur (grocery store), Lotterien, Bundesministerium Für Frauen

PKP-BBDO, Vienna - Oct 2009 – Aug 2010, Branding, editorial design and illustrations for Toyota, easybank, Licht Fur Die Welt, Zielpunkt (grocery store)

Founder & Illustrator

Vanessa Krchova - art & creative projects inspired by life, holistic living and personal development.

Education

International School for holistic medicine, Totnes - Jan 2018 – August 2020, Part time student - learning about holistic approaches to lifetyle and nutrition

Miami Ad School, Berlin, NYC, Stockholm. Chicago, Hamburg - Jan 2011 – Dec 2012, Diploma in Art Direction

Werbe Akademie (Advertising Academy), Vienna - Sept 2007 – June 2009, Diploma in Graphic Design

Languages

English, German, Slovak, Czech

Skills

Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut, XD, Squarespace, Google Drive, iWork, Illustration, Photography

Awards

Young Lions 2013 Shortlist

D&AD Best Of Year 2012