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About

MIZBLACK is Mary Elizabeth Black, a freelance graphic designer and artist currently based in Hamburg (DE). Working as a creative partner in all aspects of visual communication, Black develops innovative and thoughtful design solutions for clients across varied fields — bringing brands, products and visual identities to life through print and digital implementations.

Originally from Finland, Mary studied fine arts and visual expression at Kouvola Region Vocational College with a focus in painting and photography, followed by BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at Prague College, Czech Republic. With a background in both, fine arts and graphic design, she holds a broad creative and technical skill set, offering services from graphic and editorial design to drawing, painting and photography.

Services

GRAPHIC DESIGN

All things print! Brochures, packaging, posters, visual identity, you name it.

EDITORIAL DESIGN

Magazines, books, catalogues.

VISUAL ART

Digital art, drawing, painting, photography / photo editing, vector graphics.

DIGITAL

Ads, iconography, presentations, social media graphics, web design/UX.

Education

2009-2010:

BA HONS GRAPHIC DESIGN

First class honors, major in editorial design
Prague College / Teesside University (UK)

2007-2009:
HND GRAPHIC DESIGN

Practically oriented graphic design training
Prague College (CZ)

2001-2004:
VISUAL ARTISAN

Classical art training, focus in painting
Major in photography
Kouvola Region Vocational College (FI)

Select Exhibitions

IDÄTETYT

Kuusankoskitalo (FI)

Group exhibition, 2021

SNAP TO GRID

LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (US)

Group exhibition, 2017 & 2018

BA GRAPHIC DESIGN FINAL SHOW

AF BKK Gallery (CZ)

Group exhibition, 2010

STORIES OF ILLUSION

MUDDUM Art Space (CZ)

Solo exhibition, 2006

THE NON-EXISTENTS