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THE ICONOLOGIST

THE ICONOLOGIST

THE ICONOLOGIST

NOT AN AGENCY. A CULTURAL DESIGN LAB

TURNING BRANDS INTO ICONS.

A VISION BY JOSÉ M. VUOLO

INFLUENCING

BRAND PERCEPTION

INFLUENCING BRAND PERCEPTION

Icons have always shaped how humanity sees, feels, and believes.When a brand becomes an icon, it transcends commerce — it becomes culture. That’s when people fight for it.

BECOMING
AN ICON

Every brand lives inside culture.
By understanding its social meaning, defining its purpose, and expressing its values through

design, language, and experience, a brand canbe transformed into an icon that inspires,connects, and endures.

CREATIVE STRATEGY

Decoding how brands live in people’s minds and shaping strategies that turn their values into cultural relevance — through storytelling, design systems, and experiences.

- Translating business goals into cultural and creative frameworks. - Revealing a brand’s social meaning and emotional potential. - Defining purpose, positioning, and tone of voice across ecosystems. - Aligning narrative, design, and experience under one strategic vision. - Turning insight into storytelling that moves people and markets.

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

Building and leading multidisciplinary teams to create cohesive worlds around a brand’s essence — from vision to execution — driving trust, aspiration, and emotional connection.

- Guiding diverse talents under a unified creative vision. - Shaping processes that enable innovation and consistency. - Balancing artistic intuition with strategic clarity. - Mentoring teams and cultivating a shared creative culture. - Elevating brand expression through coherence, emotion, and excellence.

CREATIVE STRATEGY

Decoding how brands live in people’s minds and shaping strategies that turn their values into cultural relevance — through storytelling, design systems, and experiences.

- Translating business goals into cultural and creative frameworks. - Revealing a brand’s social meaning and emotional potential. - Defining purpose, positioning, and tone of voice across ecosystems. - Aligning narrative, design, and experience under one strategic vision. - Turning insight into storytelling that moves people and markets.

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

Building and leading multidisciplinary teams to create cohesive worlds around a brand’s essence — from vision to execution — driving trust, aspiration, and emotional connection.

- Guiding diverse talents under a unified creative vision. - Shaping processes that enable innovation and consistency. - Balancing artistic intuition with strategic clarity. - Mentoring teams and cultivating a shared creative culture. - Elevating brand expression through coherence, emotion, and excellence.

CREATIVE STRATEGY

Decoding how brands live in people’s minds and shaping strategies that turn their values into cultural relevance — through storytelling, design systems, and experiences.

- Translating business goals into cultural and creative frameworks. - Revealing a brand’s social meaning and emotional potential. - Defining purpose, positioning, and tone of voice across ecosystems. - Aligning narrative, design, and experience under one strategic vision. - Turning insight into storytelling that moves people and markets.

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

Building and leading multidisciplinary teams to create cohesive worlds around a brand’s essence — from vision to execution — driving trust, aspiration, and emotional connection.

- Guiding diverse talents under a unified creative vision. - Shaping processes that enable innovation and consistency. - Balancing artistic intuition with strategic clarity. - Mentoring teams and cultivating a shared creative culture. - Elevating brand expression through coherence, emotion, and excellence.

SILVERSEA
CASE STUDY

The case study highlights
the milestones that redefined Silversea’s brand DNA and perception.

2017 - 2024 / From identity to experience, I led Silversea’s global repositioning with a +300% growth in brand equity and pivotal impact on Royal Caribbean Group’s $1.5B acquisition.

FIND YOUR ENEMY, THE REASON TO FIGHT FOR, AND PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW.

FIND YOUR ENEMY, THE REASON TO FIGHT FOR, AND PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW.

FIND YOUR ENEMY, THE REASON TO FIGHT FOR, AND PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW.

Brands grow when they stand for something — and against something.
Helping them find that belief, articulate it, and turn it into culture is what this is all about.

JMV’s clients:

  • ING Direct
  • Perris
  • Beck's
  • Nike
  • Mont Blanc
  • Leo Burnett
  • P&G
  • Silversea
  • GNV Grandi Navi Veloci
  • Telethon
  • FEI
  • Alitalia
  • Iqos
  • Mondadori
  • National Geographic
  • ING Direct
  • Perris
  • Beck's
  • Nike
  • Mont Blanc
  • Leo Burnett
  • P&G
  • Silversea
  • GNV Grandi Navi Veloci
  • Telethon
  • FEI
  • Alitalia
  • Iqos
  • Mondadori
  • National Geographic
  • Maserati
  • Samsung
  • Fiat
  • MSC Crociere
  • Campari
  • Trenitalia
  • Unipol
  • IDI Farmaceutici
  • europ assistance
  • Braun
  • autostrade per l'Italia
  • Jeep
  • Philip Morris
  • Menarini
  • Ferretti
  • Maserati
  • Samsung
  • Fiat
  • MSC Crociere
  • Campari
  • Trenitalia
  • Unipol
  • IDI Farmaceutici
  • europ assistance
  • Braun
  • autostrade per l'Italia
  • Jeep
  • Philip Morris
  • Menarini
  • Ferretti
  • Electa
  • Autoexpert
  • Fonte Grafica
  • Operation Smile
  • Eni
  • Fedrigoni
  • Hines
  • Parliament
  • Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Palazzo Chigi
  • Bassetti
  • Heritage
  • Intrepido Film
  • Zàini
  • Electa
  • Autoexpert
  • Fonte Grafica
  • Operation Smile
  • Eni
  • Fedrigoni
  • Hines
  • Parliament
  • Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Palazzo Chigi
  • Bassetti
  • Heritage
  • Intrepido Film
  • Zàini
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