Kristina Marinova: Independent Brand Designer and Art Director

Kristina Marinova is an accomplished independent Brand Designer and Art Director with a career spanning over a decade. She is recognized for her ability to help premium brands, startups, and individuals develop thoughtful, refined visual identities that convey their unique stories with depth and artistry. Her professional background includes collaborations with some of the world's most prominent companies, such as Disney, Universal, Meta, Instagram, Snap, Adidas, and Nebula. Through these partnerships, she has executed high-impact campaigns across diverse international markets, including the US, LATAM, EMEA, Asia, and India. Kristina’s creative expertise is broad, encompassing brand identity and guidelines, personal and corporate brand strategy, art direction for international advertising and television campaigns, and editorial design. Her visual style is characterized by its flexibility and adaptive nature, often blending bold, eclectic color palettes with striking typography and layered patterns. This aesthetic is frequently enriched with photography and playful doodles, reflecting her belief in the power of curiosity and collaboration. In addition to her design work, Kristina Marinova is an award-winning photographer. Her 'AMNESIA Project' received several prestigious accolades, including 1st Place in the Architecture category at the 2010 International Photography Awards, where she was named Discovery of the Year. She also received the PREMI Volkswagen Photography Award at the Swab Barcelona Awards in 2013 and an Honourable Mention at the 2014 Moscow Photography Awards. Her portfolio showcases a wide range of projects, from the 'Zodiac Botanical T-Shirts' and 'Embrace Your Rhythm' mental health awareness campaign to editorial work for 'Unique Estates Life Magazine' and brand identities for entities like 'AutoRap' and 'ApolloWine'.