Matteo Maria Zanni
Based in Milan 8+ years of experience

I design brands and build websites

I work across branding, web design and art direction. My goal: carry a project from idea to finished result, without losing it in translation.

Fashion Art & Culture Start-ups

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I work both directly with brands or as design partner alongside agencies:

I’m a good fit if you:

  • Need a full brand identity: from the building blocks to a website or e-commerce, product photography to team shoots, AI imagery down to social templates
  • Want someone designing your site with an eye for art direction, not just execution
  • Need someone who can direct a team of junior and mid designers
  • Need a designer that doesn't flinch when conversion comes into play
Brand identity Website & E-comm Art Direction

You might find someone more apt if:

  • You need someone very technical, like a product designer
  • You need heavy 3D, type design or motion work. I can art direct and collaborate, but they're not my core
Product Design Type Design 3D or Motion-heavy work
Lecturer Experience

Alongside client work, I teach both fixed classes and one-day workshops.

At WeSchool, an Italian educational company, I worked next to people who studied how learning actually happens and now I bring some of that thinking into my practice as graphic design teacher.

Graphic Design Principles Graphic Design Software Generative AI
2025 - Ongoing

Freelance Lecturer at Istituto Rizzoli

Graphic Design Principles and Softwares (Suite Adobe, Figma, Midjourney)

One-day Workshop May 2026

Workshop at IED

Generative AI for images (Midjourney & Nano Banana)

One-day Workshop June 2026

Workshop at Istituto Superiore Archimede

Generative AI for images (Midjourney & Nano Banana)