VIVIAN GAO
graphic designer & art director | chicago

advertising & marketing  print  web & digital  art direction  illustration  

let’s work together.
vgao.vivian@gmail.com

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AKIRA
+ FW25 / Glamour Instinct
+ Store Marketing
+ Homecoming 2025
+ Brand Collateral

Kleinfeld

Birch

Wrangler
+ Holiday ‘21
+ Collab Social

excerpts of [ life ]

Poise
+ Print & Packaging
+ Organic Social

Ariel Investments 

Maybelline
+ World Mental Health Day

Kraft Heinz
+ Organic Social

Rom Club

+ INFO
+ ART
     

AKIRA FW25 GLAMOUR INSTINCT

campaign | website & app | social 
art direction  marketing  digital role: in-house graphic designer + art director
photographer: shaun harris
stylist: kyleigh simmons
vp of e-commerce:
sara kim
marketing manager
: hannah ware
model: gabriela varela

THE WORK

Developed the visual concept for the Fall/Winter 2025 campaign, pairing modern fur, animal print and leather silhouettes with a dark, moody palette. Velvet drapes were used as a textural backdrop to create a cinematic, elevated aesthetic.

Campaign generated strong results, selling 2.7k units with an average sell-through rate of 23.2% at a $69 average retail price. Over its two-week run, it delivered $226K in revenue, positioning it as one of the top-performing campaigns of the year.



the intial concept mood board i presented to the team