Person
Lunna
Arts, Music & Media
Design
Brand & MarketingWho is Lunna in the Agency editorial?
Lunna, a tattoo artist and designer interviewed in Creative.9 of the Agency editorial, sees tattooing as a ritual and a way to connect with people. She began with photography at 15, moved into graphic design and graduated in Social Communication and Digital Media. She says technique can be studied but creativity comes only from living, and sees branding as the essence that makes people connect. Her name, from the Latin for moon, symbolizes rebirth: the choice to live her truth as the protagonist of her life.
In short
Creative.9 is an interview with Lunna, a tattoo artist who worked as a graphic designer before. The author introduces her as someone who does not like labels because she can transform at any moment. Lunna says she was born in Ponta Grossa and has lived in several cities, now Curitiba; that she graduated in Social Communication and Digital Media and also studied Interior Design, Photography and Pharmacy; and that she started with photography at 15 and entered graphic design through an internship. She speaks of branding as the essence that makes people connect, of tattooing as a ritual, of a tattoo project combined with design that she created for Sentient, and of her name as a symbol of rebirth.
Key facts
- In which edition is Lunna interviewed?
- In Creative.9, published on 3 August 2023. It is the only edition that names her, and it uses only the name Lunna.
- What does the name Lunna mean to her?
- She says it is an adaptation of the Latin word for moon, Luna, also the goddess associated with the Moon, and that she had been introducing herself this way for almost a year because the name symbolizes rebirth.
- What does she say about Sentient?
- She says she created a tattoo project combined with design for Sentient, that it was incredibly significant for her, and that she would love to be the Brand Manager of Sentient because she knows she would have the freedom to create.
How does Creative.9 introduce Lunna?
The author says he brings one of the greatest professionals he has ever met and one of the most sensitive artists. He writes that Lunna does not really like labels, because she acknowledges that she can transform at any moment, and compares her to a human chrysalis ready to spread new wings. He also calls her a true survivor, a bard with many soundtracks and a shy rapper, someone who at the end of the day will draw something beautiful and inspiring.
In the interview she says she has always had difficulty answering where she is from, because she has lived in so many places: she was born in Ponta Grossa and lived in Paranaguá, Santos, Guarujá and Foz do Iguaçu before Curitiba. She says she graduated in Social Communication and Digital Media and also studied Interior Design, Photography and Pharmacy. The portfolio in the edition shows a branding project, Abertura Digital.
What does Lunna say in the interview?
About her path, she says she started working with photography at 15 and, while in Interior Design college, had the opportunity to intern in Graphic Design, where she could merge photography with design. About branding, she says she is passionate about concepts and loves breathing life into brands and giving them purpose. For her, branding is the very essence, what makes people connect.
About tattoos, she says she stopped counting her own at the 40th and that tattoos do not need a meaning, but every tattoo speaks about the person. She states: “Tattooing is a ritual for me, as well as a therapeutic process.” She tells that she has covered scars, done first tattoos and fulfilled dreams based on her clients' ideas, that all her materials are vegan and that she is researching biodegradable products.
About creativity, her advice is to live: techniques can be studied, she says, but creativity comes only from living. She goes out to photograph flowers, insects and plants, consumes art from other fields and brings it together in Sketchbook Pro. About her name, she says her old name no longer fits who she is today and that Lunna stands for the choice to be the protagonist of her life and live her truth.
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.