Raquel Benedict

Raquel Benedict is the Creative Director at SMAKK Studios, where she has worked for over four years. Specializing in brand development, visual identity, and packaging design, she leverages her background in art direction to translate brand strategy into compelling visuals. She earned her Bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota.

Raquel is a self-described "visual communicator by nature" based in Brooklyn, NY. In the past, she has expressed an interest in podcasts covering culture and science, such as "Keep It" and "Hidden Brain, " as a way to learn something new.

During her study abroad program, she was a recipient of the DIS Copenhagen Academic Excellence Award for Design.