Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Mai Anne
Independent art director since 2012, I have shaped a cross-disciplinary practice ranging from graphic design, publishing, and identity creation to copywriting, ghostwriting, and translation — including contributions to books as an author.
I believe in visual and verbal storytelling that can touch and inspire, and give a voice to the narratives and ideas of tomorrow.
Creating resonance.
Building bridges.
Weaving meaning.
That is to say, connection.
I was fortunate to grow up on several continents, which taught me early on the foundational role of storytellers in imaginations, cultures, and civilizations.
The conviction is that words and images are more than mere reflections. They are active forces. Sculpting a world in perpetual reinvention. More than ever in the major transformations we are experiencing, they bear a responsibility towards the world to come.
I chose to begin my practice in a Dutch communication agency that championed creation as committed as it was engaging. Then, I worked for three years as an art director in a Parisian agency – serving clients in arts and culture, luxury, solidarity, and education, among others.
I continue to anchor each new project in analysis, intuition, and emotion. To understand, feel, and embody what makes it unique. Its DNA. Its desires. Its challenges.
And to develop relevant and unique narratives with you, capable of reaching other humans.
:: Have a question or simply want to chat? I'd be delighted to hear from you!
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Somehow studio – Direction artistique • graphisme • conception rédactionMai Anne BénédicARTS AND CRAFTSJune 2012 - Today (14 years)Paris, Francesomehow-studio.comCLIENTSPSG Foundation, Publicis, Bouygues, Parrot, Mouvement Européen France, Université Paris 8, Fabernovel, Soixante Circuits, La Phratrie, Amurabi, Roxane, Rébellion, Lecture Jeunesse, Ligue IDF de Volleyball, Théâtre de l’Estrade, Implications Philosophiques, Quatorze, Nan Mais Prod !, Cabinet Arcobelli, Galerie Dérives, Secret d'Alchimie, L Coaching Finance, Neil Gurry, Gérard Saksik, Atelier à Propos, Textaz, Vu Par…… and as part of creative collaborations:Dom Pérignon, Moët Hennessy, L’Oréal, Kering, Fondation OPEJ Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Cité de la Musique, Bouygues, Sanofi, Engie, Enedis, Unibail Rodamco, Nexity, BPD Marignan, Bain & Company, First Group, Crédit Immobilier de France, Groupama, Idi, Sénèque, Caudalie, Ricard, Enzyme, Le Figaro, Les Nouveaux Cavistes, TMC Régie, Vendôme Luxury, Galerie de France, Galerie Laurence Bernard, Fondation Karolina Blaberg, Est'ploration Positive…
- Publications, expositions, distinctionsMai Anne BénédicARTS AND CRAFTSJanuary 2013 - Today (13 years and 5 months)PUBLISHED WRITINGSIntimate Grief, Grief for the World — 2019
- Text published in Yggdrasil (N° 1);
- magazine dedicated to issues of collapse and renewal;
- co-founded by researcher Pablo Servigne.
Tendres guerres (Tender Divides) — 2017- Illustrated text published in Pli (N° 3, "Conflict");
- magazine dedicated to architecture and publishing;
- presented by the BPI of the Centre Pompidou (exhibition "Graphisme now 2: Art Magazines, New Perspectives", 2018).
Histoire·s immémorielle·s (Far, Far Away) — 2017- Introduction to "Musée Immédiat: photographing Eastern European countries in a period of cultural transition";
- photo-documentary book published by Essarter;
- dedicated to issues of memory, identity, and resilience;
- presented by Atelier Meraki (launch exhibition);
- featured in the British Journal of Photography (N° 7866).
Design :: exhibitions, awards, publications, researchGraphic Happiness — 2013- Catalog and traveling exhibition in China, with/for Trapped in Suburbia;
- European Design Award, Silver (Art Direction & Editorial Design);
- International Design Award, Bronze (Art Direction & Editorial Design);
- International Design Award, Silver (Furniture & Exhibition Design).
Social Signals — 2012- Series of flag illustrations, with/for Trapped in Suburbia;
- commissioned and presented by the Graphic Design Festival Breda;
- presented by the Museum of the Image (exhibition "I Love Breda");
- featured in the design magazine Étapes (N° 211).
Speechless(formerly Escape)- non-verbal language and research on language;
- mentioned in Étapes magazine (2013, 2014);
- featured by Julian Legendre's design blog Le Passage Saint-Bernard (2013);
- featured in a research memoir and interview by Valentine Millet (2017);
- used in "Tendres guerres", published in Pli magazine (2017).
- Agence Maison SaganArt DirectorARTS AND CRAFTSDecember 2013 - June 2016 (2 years and 6 months)Paris, France:: Art direction and graphic design:: Copywriting and storytelling:: French/English translation:: 360° print/digital communication:: Sectors: luxury, arts & culture, education, solidarity, fashion, lifestyle, industry…
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Education
- Master of Art Direction in Visual Communication — Mention BienÉcole Professionnelle Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques et d'Architecture de Paris (EPSAA)2012
- Art preparatory classÉcole Professionnelle Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques et d'Architecture de Paris (EPSAA)2009