I'm Manuela Bonnet, a Senior Graphic Designer based in Paris with 20 years of experience in visual identity design, brand systems, editorial and digital design. I specialize in turning strategy into compelling visual solutions, working with international clients and multidisciplinary teams from concept to delivery. I lead projects end-to-end, with strong typography skills, storytelling, and hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. I enjoy collaborating with photographers, developers, and filmmakers to create lasting brand systems across culture and commerce.…

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I'm Manuela Bonnet, a Senior Graphic Designer based in Paris with 20 years of experience in visual identity design, brand systems, editorial and digital design. I specialize in turning strategy into compelling visual solutions, working with international clients and multidisciplinary teams from concept to delivery. I lead projects end-to-end, with strong typography skills, storytelling, and hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. I enjoy collaborating with photographers, developers, and filmmakers to create lasting brand systems across culture and commerce.…

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I’m Manuela Bonnet, a Senior Graphic Designer based in Paris with 20 years of experience in visual identity design, brand systems, editorial and digital design. I specialize in turning strategy into compelling visual solutions, working with international clients and multidisciplinary teams from concept to delivery.

I lead projects end-to-end, with strong typography skills, storytelling, and hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. I enjoy collaborating with photographers, developers, and filmmakers to create lasting brand systems across culture and commerce.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Founder / Senior Graphic Designer (Freelance) at God Save the Screen
January 1, 2010 - Present
Founder of God Save the Screen, a creative studio working with a network of freelance creatives (photographer, developer, filmmaker, etc.). Designing visual identities and print, digital and web assets for emerging and established projects across cultural and commercial fields (fashion, music, art, media) in France and internationally. Project coordination from strategic brief to final delivery. Selected clients include BnF Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Centre Pompidou, CNAP Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Institut du Monde Arabe, Ordre des architectes, Pathé, Balenciaga, Boucheron, Mugler, Amambaih, Breuninger, Câllas Milano, Derek Lam, Sneex, 5 Octobre, Africolor festival, Blue Note Universal, Sony Music, and more.
Senior Graphic Designer / Freelance at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Web design for major media brands (AD Magazine and Vogue, Condé Nast; Grazia, Mondadori Editions). Print and web graphic design in collaboration with agencies (BBDP, Plan Créatif, Textuel, TBWA, Visual Link, W&Cie). Clients include Air France, Cartier, EDF, Nivea, Picard, Louis Roederer, Total, and more. Projects spanned branding, editorial, and marketing collateral.
Graphic Designer / Freelance at Freelance
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2004
Digital design projects for publishing houses, including Le Petit Prince (Gallimard) and Le Plus Beau Musée du Monde (Flammarion). Print and web graphic design for publishing collaborations with agencies (including TBWA, Plan Créatif, Textuel).

Education

Degree in Applied Arts & Graphic Design at École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, Paris
September 1, 1995 - June 1, 2000

Qualifications

Typographic Excellence, TDC65: Africolor 2019
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Typographic Excellence, TDC66: Africolor 2020
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Exhibition: World’s Best Typography 40 & 41 (Type Directors Club Publication)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Consumer Goods, Other
    paper Sneex

    I’ve been working on this project in collaboration with such a dream team, between Altanta, Paris and Berlin.
    We developed a bold and expressive visual identity, pushing the brand’s personality to reflect the desire to dance, move, and run freely without pain in high heels, and above all, with style and joy!

    #logo #logodesign #branding #brandidentity #graphicdesign #print #packaging #digitalcommunication


    paper Câllas Milano

    CÂLLAS MILANO is an elevated ready-to-wear brand. I created its rebranding.
    Câllas’ new visual identity is playful but sophisticated, built on a logo with rounded curves and sharply defined lines, combined with a monogram whose shapes are inspired by 1970s Italian design ; and also, the joy of experimenting with color pairings and bold, graphic stripes.

    #visualidentity #logo #logodesign #brandidentity #branding #communicationdesign #design #graphicdesign #type #typography #packaging


    paper Amambaih

    Built on a desire to support the indigenous communities of Paraguay and preserve their precious craftsmanship, Amambaih merges sustainability, artisanry and luxury. Each of the brand’s footwear creations draws upon vibrant, luscious fabrics. Handwoven by female artisans in Paraguay. Handcrafted in Spain, Amambaih adheres to all fair trade requirements and introduces a new approach to sustainable luxury.
    I conceived the global visual identity, (logo, stationery, packaging, website, digital publications…).
    I have had the pleasure to work with a super team based in Spain.

    #graphicdesign #branding #identitydesign #artdirection #logo #typedesign #stationary #print #webdesign #packaging




    paper AV cesar

    AVcesar is France’s leading online Tech and Culture media since 2008. AV for Audio-Video: 4K, 8K, Blu-Ray, series, films, video games, music, AI, connected objects, speakers, amplifiers, TV, …
    I created a vibrant identity to highlights tech innovations and cultural news, and a highly graphic system to support the editorial line the clarity of reading, plus a complete redesign of its website.

    #graphicdesign #identitydesign #visualidentity #logo #logodesign #artdirection #typography #typematters #webdesign #avcesar #godsavethescreen


    paper Pagerie

    PAGERIE is a luxury fashion house for pets, offering accessories made with craftsmanship, great attention to quality, detail and sustainable aspect, designed in Los Angeles.
    I created the full brand identity: logo, packaging, stationery, digital communication, graphic guidelines.
    From the letters I designed for the logo, the talented typographer Nikolastype then created a complete font: the Pagerie Roman.

    #graphicdesign #identitydesign #logo #logodesigns #brandidentity #typography #packagingdesign #branding #stationery


    paper Africolor music festival

    Identity design and collaterals for AFRICOLOR music festival 37th edition which takes place in Paris over a two-month period.
    #identitydesign #graphicdesign #visualidentitydesign #typography #print #poster #brochure #flyer#digitalcommunication