Ioana Friedman is an Art Director. She offers a bespoke approach that defines and elevates brand image, desirability, and growth.
Tailored creative strategy, campaign development, and design with focus on digital and e-commerce in the beauty, fashion, art, wellness, and luxury industries. By appointment.
From start-ups to heritage, luxury retail to art institutions, throughout her career, Ioana Friedman has developed nimble strategies that capture brand essence and deliver growth.
She has led creative strategy and talent for several global organizations, including Estée Lauder Companies and e.l.f. Beauty, nurturing audience and customer experience throughout the digital ecosystem by building design teams, visual languages, and content pipelines. She’s served in a creative strategy capacity at Magnum Photos, Keith de Lellis Gallery, and powerHouse Books.
Ioana was born in Bucharest, Romania, and came to the U.S. as a refugee at twelve years old. She studied visual arts at the Duke Ellington School of Arts in D.C. and earned a BFA in Media Arts from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
Select Clients
Luxury Beauty & Apparel
Clinique for Men
Darphin Paris
e.l.f. Beauty
Estée Lauder
Lab Series Skincare for Men
Origins
Prescriptives
vineyard vines
Art Institutions
Higher Pictures Gallery
Keith de Lellis Gallery
Magnum Photos
New York Historical Society
New York Photo Festival
powerHouse Books
Technology + Agency
BlueSwitch
Visura Media
Visual Artists
Vivian Cherry
Paola Gianturco
Gilles Peress
Ray Mortenson
Health & Wellness
Kinespirit Studios
Areas of Expertise
Creative Direction
Strategy
Art Direction
Brand Incubation
Brand Editorial
Team Building and Mentoring
Digital Product
Content Design
UI/UX Design
e-Commerce
Visual Language
Style Guides