Marina Willer is a Brazilian-born graphic designer and filmmaker based in the United Kingdom.[1]
Biography edit
Willer grew up in Brazil, and developed a passion for design, largely due to the influence of her artist parents. She went on to study graphic design at the Royal College of Art in London. After gaining her MA, she was approached by brand agency Wolff Olins. Despite being more interested in filmmaking at the time, she accepted their offer and worked with the agency for over a decade. The firm recognized her talent for design, and she gained the title of creative director.[2] Following her work with Wolff Olins, she joined the Pentagram team as their first female partner. Her work continues to be grounded in experimentation and fluidity. [3] In addition to her work with Wolff Olins and Pentagram, She has been a D&AD judge,[4] an external examiner at the Royal College of Art[5] and is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.[6] She was named one of Creative Review's Creative Leaders 2017[7] and was inducted into Design Week's Hall of Fame in 2018.[8] In 2021 Marina was made a Royal Designer for Industry[9] (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts in London.[10]
Career edit
Graphic Design edit
During the course of her career, Willer has led the design of major identities schemes for Amnesty International, Tate, Southbank Centre, Serpentine Galleries, Nesta, Oxfam, Macmillan Cancer Support, Natural History Museum and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.[7][11][12][13] She led the rebrand of Battersea[14] and designed ‘Ferrari: Under the Skin’ and ‘Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition’ for the Design Museum[15] as well as ‘Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics’ for the Barbican Centre.[16]
Film edit
Willer's first feature film, Red Trees,[17] premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival[18] and was released worldwide by Netflix in 2018.[19] Willer has made several films for British architect Richard Rogers, including Exposed[20] – a film to introduce Rogers' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre – and Ethos,[12] which was screened at the Royal Academy of Arts.
References edit
- ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (2017-11-16). "Pentagram's comic-inspired identity for the Barbican's manga exhibition". Design Week. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Burgoyne, Patrick (2012-02-29). "Marina Willer joins Pentagram". Creative Review. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ BURGOYNE, PATRICK. “Willer Steps Up.” Creative Review, vol. 32, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 38–42. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=keh&AN=74650603.
- ^ "Marina Willer - D&AD Member Profile". www.dandad.org.
- ^ Dawood, Sarah (28 June 2018). "Marina Willer: "Design should never be self-indulgent"".
- ^ "Members". AGI.
- ^ a b "Marina Willer - Creative Review". 31 May 2017.
- ^ "10 people who made an impact on the design industry in 2017". 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Current The RDI is the highest accolade for designers in the UK". The RSA. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ Long, Molly (2021-11-25). "Marina Willer, Ilse Crawford among 2021 Royal Designers for Industry". Design Week. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (8 February 2017). "Pentagram partner Marina Willer designs new identity for Nesta".
- ^ a b Willer, Marina (June 11, 2015). "How to create a strong identity for your practice". Architects Journal.
- ^ "Marina Willer". It's Nice That.
- ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (16 April 2018). "Battersea Dogs & Cats Home reveals "honest" rebrand by Pentagram".
- ^ "Pentagram "goes beyond cliché of masculinity" for Ferrari exhibition". 22 November 2017.
- ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (16 November 2017). "Pentagram's comic-inspired identity for the Barbican's manga exhibition".
- ^ Ghert-Zand, Renee. "Impressionistic visual essay 'Red Trees' reinvents Holocaust film genre". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ Dawood, Sarah (27 April 2017). "Pentagram's Marina Willer reveals first screening of feature film".
- ^ Cohn, Gabe (24 March 2018). "What's on TV Saturday: 'Hope & Fury' and the 'Kids' Choice Awards'". The New York Times.
- ^ "AGI Open — Marina Willer". 2013.agi-open.com.
