Audrey Bartis is an image & body semiologist, consultant, writer, and researcher. For over twenty years, she has consulted on brand strategy, creative direction, and strategic planning to major global brands (e.g., Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Pernod-Ricard, L’Oréal, Michelin, Nina Ricci). She has taught Branding and Semiotics in Design and Management schools in France and elsewhere. As of January 2024 she is a professor of Design Theory at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).