2025 ©

Currently Based

Berlin, DE

Art Director

Designer

Creative

Clara

Speckhart

Calculated risk-taker, also an Art Director

Calculated risk-taker, also an Art Director

Brain Children

Brain Children

Brain Children

The Mind, the mess

Clara Speckhart is an art director and creative strategist currently studying at Miami Ad School Europe in Berlin. She earned her BFA in Advertising from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she developed a strong foundation in branding, design, and creative problem-solving.

With a background in photography and painting, Clara brings a visually driven perspective to her work. She started as a copywriter but quickly realized her passion for art direction, embracing the challenge of stepping into a more visual, conceptual role. This ability to adapt and push creative boundaries defines her approach to advertising.

Clara has collaborated on projects with brands like Adobe and Gravity Sketch, winning multiple awards for her strategic and design work. She thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments where ideas flow freely, and creativity drives impact. She believes advertising should do more than sell: it should inspire, connect, and challenge perspectives.

When she’s not designing, you can find her exploring Berlin’s art and fashion scene, collecting vintage design books and posters, or resisting the urge to buy a new house plant.

Welcome to the website of a self-proclaimed calculated risk-taker. 

What does that mean?

Well, you’re looking at it. Right now. 

This website is the culmination of my calculated risk-taking. Did I use a template for this website? Absolutely not. I had to prove to myself (for the millionth time) that I can complete the tasks I set my mind to. 

So learning a new skill and software in the process is nothing I’m unfamiliar with.

I took a calculated risk when I moved halfway around the world from San Francisco to Berlin. I compounded that risk when I decided to study art direction instead of copywriting. I had always been a writer. Words came easily. But they were my comfort zone. And if there is one thing I don’t like, it’s staying in my comfort zone.

So, I went off to Berlin to study design. And I think I'm doing pretty okay.

Experience

Experience

Experience

Experience

Education

Education

Education

Education

Awards

Awards

Awards

Awards

Projects & Training

Projects & Training

Projects & Training

Projects & Training

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the creator

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the creator

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Clara Speckhart 2025