Independent art director and creative director in Milan. Twenty years turning briefs into brands, campaigns and images that people actually remember.

Emiliano Marazzi, art director and brand studio in Milan.

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[[Imagination is energy.]] I've spent twenty years across agencies, companies, classrooms and my own studio, turning hunches and references into [[brands that hold together]] on every channel, in every format, at every length.

I don't keep disciplines in separate boxes. [[Brand, strategy, art direction and AI]] are just different ways of giving a project its voice. The trick is [[picking the right one.]]

How I think

Power is nothing without control

Yes, it's the old Pirelli line. Still the best brief for generative AI I know. Every tool is welcome, as long as it's the right one.

The detail nobody else sees

A project went brilliantly and all you can see is the one thing you'd redo? Then you already know how I work.

Doing it alone is only half the fun

Deadlines met, quality up, and everyone still on speaking terms at the end. That last part is the hard one.

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Selected work

A short list, on purpose. Every project here earned its place.

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Expertise

    Works

    MHero II
    MHero IIA full-AI campaign for a luxury electric SUVAI · Post-production · Art direction
    DHL Express
    DHL ExpressPublic affairs, made readableArt direction · Illustration
    Homo Sapiens
    Homo SapiensAn installation seen during the Venice BiennaleCreative direction · Post-production
    Hyundai Tucson Dark Line
    Hyundai Tucson Dark LineA golden-hour city, generated from scratchAI · Post-production
    Menin Pizzorno & Soci
    Menin Pizzorno & SociA law firm, out of the ivory towerCreative direction · Branding
    Up Down Eventi
    Up Down EventiFrom a wave to a fingerprintCreative direction · Branding
    Aurora
    AuroraA travel book, not a catalogueCreative direction · Editorial
    Folletto
    FollettoThe first black Folletto, made with AIAI · Creative · Post-production
    Rinofluimucil
    RinofluimucilGiving congestion a faceCharacter design · AI
    Lamborghini Corse
    Lamborghini Corse20 million views in a dayAI · Creative · Post-production
    Mace
    MaceA digital twin of an artistAI · Post-production
    Deep Blue XP
    Deep Blue XPAn ice bath, then a partyEvents · Creative direction
    Ogni giorno di guerra
    Ogni giorno di guerraFive hundred wounded booksCreative direction · Installation · Post-production
    ILV Brand
    ILV BrandA brand book with real weightBranding · Art direction
    Veronica Latino
    Veronica LatinoAn identity made of small signsBranding · Visual system · Illustration
    Orama
    OramaAn engineering firm, seen as a wholeBranding · Illustration · Creative direction
    Feel the Cosmo
    Feel the CosmoA sound bath, launched like a festivalEvents · Creative
    New Design Project
    New Design ProjectA brand woven like a fabricBranding · Illustration
    Inanc Moroni
    Inanc MoroniTravel accessories, with a signatureBranding · Illustration
    Feltrinelli Cards
    Feltrinelli CardsGift cards that tell a storyCreative · Illustration · Creative direction
    ILV - Imperdibili
    ILV - ImperdibiliA hot-air balloon for the best clientsCreative · Editorial · Art direction
    Lombardi brand
    Lombardi brandChange the leaves, keep the rootsBranding · Art direction
    Namaskara Groove
    Namaskara GrooveSunset yoga, sound bath, partyEvents · Creative direction
    Lombardi Packaging
    Lombardi PackagingOne code for every containerPackaging · Illustration
    Fashion&Design
    Fashion&DesignRecruiting the next creative talentsCampaign · Creative · Post-production
    La Dolce Vita
    La Dolce VitaA tribute, from the name downBranding
    Glida
    GlidaPackaging that finally gets noticedPackaging · Illustration
    Dicò opening party
    Dicò opening partyAn opening as exclusive as the galleryArt direction · Events
    Mecha Park
    Mecha ParkSmart parking, positioned from scratchStrategy · Branding
    Io non getto via
    Io non getto viaWaste, without the rhetoricCampaign · Creative
    Mecha Power
    Mecha PowerThe friendly side of chargingStrategy · Branding
    App Mecha Group
    App Mecha GroupOne app, parking and chargingUX/UI · Branding · Illustration
    Fresko
    FreskoZero-kilometre, now in a shopPackaging · Creative · Illustration
    Feltrinelli Spring 2022
    Feltrinelli Spring 2022Spring, but on fireCreative · Illustration
    Feltrinelli Christmas 2021
    Feltrinelli Christmas 2021Books as worlds to land onCreative · Illustration
    Ortami packaging
    Ortami packagingPreserves, drawn by handPackaging · Branding · Illustration
    Junbag
    JunbagA Monstera leaf, Bauhaus styleBranding
    Brooma
    BroomaA 1979 Honda, reborn as a café racerProduct design
    App Mecha Group

    UX, UI and branding for an app that handles both EV charging and private parking.

    Client
    Mecha Group
    Year
    2022–23
    My role
    UX, UI, branding, creative
    Category
    Mobility

    The project

    Mecha Group is a family brand that brings together companies in contemporary mobility: Mecha Park, automated parking, and Mecha Power, EV charging. Its app reflects that double soul, handling both the search and activation of charging points around Milan and private parking.

    Like every sharing app, most of the work was radical simplification of each step, from sign-up to booking to the end of the service, with two-factor security throughout. Search filters, charging and booking screens and invoice summaries got special attention.

    The palette had to respect red Mecha Park, green Mecha Power and the red family brand while staying joyful and fresh. Every graphic element and illustration was drawn from scratch, no existing libraries. Built and tested for iOS and Android, with a mini site explaining the app.

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    About
    Emiliano Marazzi

    Art director and creative director in Milan.Emi, to most people.

    Emiliano Marazzi at home, on a red chair in front of his record collection
    Approach

    [[Strategy, design, creative direction, AI and communication.]] I don't keep disciplines and tools in separate drawers. I look for the right language to give a project [[identity, coherence and force.]]

    Worked with
    Convinced?Ok, you've convinced me.Ask for a quote → Not yet?No, I want to see more!Browse the projects →

    Exhibitions

    Monsters and exhibitions. Series of vector works, on dedicated supports or as fine art prints.

    Want one on your wall?Availability and prices.Get in touch → Client workThe other side of the studio.Browse the projects →

    Contact

    Tell me what you're working on. Big project, tight deadline, high stakes? Sounds like my kind of brief.

    Studio

    Via Oxilia 23
    Milan, Italy

    Email

    info@enemj.com

    Social

    LinkedIn
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    Frequently asked
    Do you work with large companies or smaller ones?

    Both. Mid-size companies and major brands get the same thing from me: senior thinking and no filler.

    Can you join our agency or in-house team?

    Yes. I can lead a project end to end, or step into an existing team as the creative lead and keep everyone pointed the same way.

    Do you use AI on every project?

    Only when it's the right tool. AI sits in the same toolbox as photography, illustration and post-production. The brief decides, not the hype.

    Do you work in English?

    Yes, and in Italian. Clients in Italy and abroad, meetings wherever they happen.

    Branding in Milan

    A brand studio for companies that want to be recognised, not just noticed.

    What I do

    I'm Emiliano Marazzi, an art director and creative director in Milan. For twenty years I've built brands for companies that want to be recognised, not just noticed: from the positioning and the identity to the guidelines, the packaging and the way the brand talks.

    A brand isn't a logo. It's a system that has to hold together on a shelf, on a website, in a brochure and at an event without losing its personality. That's the part of the job I like best, and the hardest to fake.

    Positioning and strategy, brand architecture, identity and visual systems, brand books and guidelines, packaging, and the rollout across print, digital and events. Photography, illustration, post-production and AI sit in the same toolbox, and I pick the one the brief needs.

    Mid-size companies get a hands-on partner who moves fast. Larger organisations get a creative lead who can work with agencies, production companies and in-house teams without slowing anyone down.

    Selected branding work

    Identities, systems and packaging, from the brief to the shelf.

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