Meta Connect

Role: Art Director & Designer
Project: Connect Flagship Conference (Quest 3 & Content Focus)
Quest 3 Team: Diana Otero (Creative Director), Jason Young (Team Lead), Julia Henkel (Art Director & Designer)

  • Meta Connect is one of the most anticipated moments in the tech calendar, setting the tone for Meta's vision and product direction to a global audience. The creative challenge was to deliver a visually cohesive, high-impact keynote experience that translated Meta's brand ambition onto one of its biggest stages, while coordinating across multiple internal teams under tight timelines.

  • Art direction and design for the Meta Connect 2023 keynote, with a focus on on Quest 3 and content. From concept development through final execution, collaborating across content, leadership, animation and CG teams.

    Responsibilities

    • Art directed the keynote visual experience including presentation design, video and motion styles

    • Storyboarded video and motion content to guide narrative and production direction

    • Collaborated with content leads and executive leadership to align creative with Meta's strategic vision, and turn complex ideas into engaging content

    • Worked directly with and CG artists to execute high-quality visual production

    • Ensured creative consistency and quality across all aspects of the keynote experience

    • Delivered a polished, on-brand keynote experience seen by a global audience of over 1m across live and digital channels

    • Distilled complex product features into digestible, visually engaging narratives that made Meta's technology vision feel intuitive and inspiring for viewers worldwide.

    • Developed a cohesive keynote design system across all topics and chapters, ensuring visual consistency and a unified creative language throughout the full presentation.

    • Content Leads

    • Executive Leadership

    • Motion Artists

    • CG Artists


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