About

After obtaining a degree in Graphic Design and Art Direction at NABA in Milan, I began my professional career in 2022 collaborating with Frab’s Magazines, an independent publishing platform, where I deepened my interest in editorial and publishing design.
In the same year, I joined I MILLE as a Brand Designer, contributing to projects for leading companies such as Maire, Enel and Edenred.
My practice spans across branding and digital design, combining conceptual rigor with strong visual sensitivity.
In 2024, I expanded my expertise by attending a Type Design course at CFP Bauer, strengthening my knowledge of typography as an expressive tool.
I continuously invest in enriching and broadening my skill set through a multidisciplinary approach, guided by a constant curiosity and attention to the evolving design landscape.
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Education

Graphic Design & Art Direction
NABA MilanoBachelor Degree
2018 – 2021
Type Design
CFP Bauer
Short course
2024 – 2025

Employment

I MILLE
Brand Designer
Milan
2022 – Ongoing

Freelance
Graphic Designer
2022 – Ongoing

Frab’s Magazines
Blog Editor & Contributor
Remote
2022 – 2023

Press

The Brand Identity

Maire

Bounty Hunters

Bivacco

Pittogramma

Bivacco

Women Type Club

Bivacco

Parola Magazine #1As a contributor

Skills

Brand Design
Graphic Design
Editorial Design
Digital Design
Type Design
Art Direction
UX/UI

Clients

A2A
Barilla
Cosmico
Edenred
Enel
ITAS
Maire
Mutti
Synergie
Tassullo

Workshops

Erratic Signs

 
With Collletttivo & Pittogramma
2025

Maria Vittoria Navati

Graphic Designer and Art Director, but mostly a curious observer.

Working between branding, editorial, digital and type design.

Full portfolio available upon request.
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Bivacco

Work: Type Design
Year: 2026
Personal Project

Bivacco is a display typeface inspired by mountain architecture, in particular alpine lodges and bivouacs. It blends different stylistic influences within a geometric grotesque , creating a strong presence in both headlines and medium-sized text settings.

Bivouacs represent the challenge of essential living in extreme geographical conditions. This translates into a strict functional necessity and a radical approach to architectural solutions, often resulting in bold and uncompromising forms.

Design: Maria Vittoria Navati

Assistance: Anna Damoli, Beatrice D’Agostino, Antonella Sartorelli
[CFP Bauer Type Design course]

Glyphs: 524

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Bivacco is a type design project, developed as a personal exploration of form and process.
Inspired by the essential, functional architecture of alpine shelters, the typeface translates structural principles into a visual language defined by clean geometry, sharp angles, and softened curves.
Distinctive cuts and subtle irregularities introduce tension and rhythm, balancing precision with expressive detail.

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Cosmico

Work: Branding, Digital Design
Year: 2023
Agency: I MILLE

I worked on redesigning the narrative, visual identity, and website of Cosmico, a company connecting businesses with top talents in design and technology, as it evolved towards a platform-based model.

The visual identity and website were refined through a reduced colour palette and a more consistent photographic language, aligning the brand with its growing role as a platform rather than a service.

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Design: Maria Vittoria Navati, Elena Aquila, Silvia Borio

Copy & Strategy: Amelia Rose, Matteo Roversi

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When Cosmico first started, I MILLE built the brand from scratch: name, logo, website, visual identity, and storytelling.  
A vibrant, colourful and illustration-based brand image supported  a narrative focused on the stories of the 'unhirables’, the uncatchable talents, always in search of cosmic work experiences. Years after its birth, Cosmico needed its image to keep up with its rapid growth and the maturation of its business.
The rebranding brings more emphasis to the content and makes Cosmico’s mission more universal, narrating a journey filled with people, experiences, and connections.

Pordenone

Work: Branding
Year: 2025
Agency: I MILLE

Along with I MILLE, I partnered with Pordenone to tell the city’s untold story during its bid for the Italian Capital of Culture 2027.

The mission was to craft a vibrant brand identity capable of capturing the city’s spirit of surprise and showcasing its rich history, diverse cultural events and unexpected charm.

Design: Maria Vittoria Navati, Elena Aquila, Silvia Borio

Copy & Strategy: Stefano Panini

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We built a brand identity rooted in the idea of discovery, creating a striking visual language.  
The logotype is based on FT Aktual, a font produced by Formula Type, an independent digital type foundry based in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The visual system is built on the concept that “we are the city you don't expect.” Pordenone is a city so rich in culture that two dimensions are not enough; it needs to be observed in depth to glimpse all its aspects. This is why we have included the iconic 3D ‘P’: a signature element that shifts between perspectives, symbolizing the hidden cultural layers waiting to be explored.

Expressif.ai

Work: Branding, Digital Design
Year: 2025
Agency: I MILLE

Expressif.ai is I MILLE's proprietary artificial intelligence, an advanced AI powered content engine capable of creating immersive, multi-dimensional content through text, images and even sound.

The narrative, based on the tagline “Transform words into worlds”, refers to AI's ability to produce visual imagery from a single prompt, a simple combination of words.

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Design: Maria Vittoria Navati, Irene Martinelli, Antonio Lionetti, Andrea Corradi

Copy & Strategy: Giulio Milone, Andrea Corradi

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The visual identity is built on the letters of the word “worlds”, minimal elements of language that, like fragments of a kaleidoscope, represent the complexity and versatility of artificial intelligence. Each letter becomes a dynamic surface, capable of reflecting the multiple functionalities of AI: writing, creating, transforming.
Through combinations, overlaps and variations, the letters multiply and recompose, suggesting AI's ability to generate unique worlds, always new, and to adapt to different contexts and languages.
The identity captures the essence of a complex, constantly evolving system.

Maire

Work: Branding, Digital Design
Year: 2023
Agency: I MILLE

By transforming itself, Maire — a company operating in the field of engineering and chemistry — communicates in a more effective way how it puts its commitment at the service of the most urgent challenges.

To support Maire in this transformation process, focused on energy transition and new models of economic development, the design drew inspiration from the company's ability in transforming matter.

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Design: Maria Vittoria Navati, Elena Aquila, Irene Martinelli, Andrea Corradi, Riccardo Schito

Copy & Strategy: Amelia Rose, Matteo Roversi, Noemi Maggini

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The tagline “MAke to inspIRE” has given  a new meaning to the name Maire and added a new strength  to the company's purpose, which aims to inspire change through its capacity to create, build and design.
The logo restyling reinterprets the three arches from the previous logo in a more open configuration. They no longer converge at a single point, symbolizing continuous evolution.
The visual identity is inspired by concepts of strength, boldness and impact: light/dark contrast, prominent and distinctive typography and evocative and striking iconography.
Finally, new corporate websites make the contents more accessible,the brand’s story clearer and its and its identity more digital-oriented.
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Last update: July 2026