I am a graphic designer specialising in publishing and an illustrator with years of professional experience working both as a freelancer and in studio. I am genuinely passionate about books and illustration, and I hold a Master’s degree in Editorial Design, Major in Illustrated Books, which has brought me a great experience in designing, developing and printing illustrated books.
Publications and awards
• Illustration: publication on Digital Ecology Magazine• Graphic Design ad Illustration: collective exhibition for Venezia senza filtri at Querini Stampalia Foundation (Venice)• Graphic Design ad Illustration: collective exhibition at Base Milano• Web Design: third place winner at the competition Interaction & Experience Unirsm Design Contest 2021• Illustration: publication on Andersen magazine• Illustration: publication on the book Giuseppe Garibaldi – Disabile e Arruolato• Graphic Design and Packaging: winner of the Comunicare con il packaging (Communicating through Packaging) contest – 2023 held by Ufficio Cultura del Comune di Fermignano• Illustration: publication on IES Magazine• Illustration: solo exhibition at gnegnegne.design Concept Shop (Trieste)
Studio work
• Social media manager, graphic designer and copywriter at Studio Blanco – Reggio Emilia In my collaboration with Studio Blanco, I have had the opportunity to work as social media manager, copywriter and translator for luxury brands and prominent clients. Within social media managers team, I designed visual concepts and multimedia content for 3 to 5 clients at the same time, learing how to jump from a project to another, communicate within the team and keep an organized schedule.• Graphic designer, illustrator and copywriter at Copy Studio – Ragusa During my time in the sicilian region, I explored the role of illustration in brand identity, applying illustrations and graphic design to sought-after local businesses and products. It was a very practical approach to design, moving from digital to prototyping to printing final copies, experimenting with techniques and ideas. Copy Studio has a fun and unusual way of doing things, pushing the boundaries of graphic design in its possible uses.• Graphic designer and illustrator at Basiq Studio – Trieste At Basiq Studio, I found an extremely well-organised and professional environment, where I worked with high-profile sponsors and managed major events involving the whole region. Here I spent months designing all kinds of printed and digital material for Barcolana 57, the biggest regatta in the world: from the city-wide billboard campaigns to newspaper advertisements, from social media posts to promotional merchandise, as well as creating a consistent visual identity for the information pavilions and key facilities. I also particularly enjoyed working with museums, curating their catalogues and exhibition layouts.
Freelance work
• Illustrator for Maestro Guido Ricci’s debut opera Dialogo di un venditore di almanacchi e di un passeggere at the Ennio Morricone Auditorium (Rome) – 2018• Illustrator and graphic designer for the concert R-esistenza Jazz at Acrobax Social Center (Rome) – 2019• Guest lecturer at the Liceo Lucio Anneo Seneca in Rome for the open lectures: - Rudiments of graphic design (or how to make a poster and survive) - 2019 - Rudiments of graphic design (or how to make a power point and survive) - 2021• Social media manager and content creator for the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano’s official accounts – 2020• Editorial designer for Federico Bertacchi’s book Mille e una strada – 2022• Graphic Designer for Electric Sheep Collective’s album Nope–Hope – 2022• Scriber, illustrator and comic artist at Lonely Planet’s Ulisse Fest 2023 (Pesaro)• Exhibit designer, project manager and graphic designer for the ISIA U’s pavillion at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024• Exhibit designer and illustrator for the exhibition associated with Pesaro Capitale della Cultura 2024 - Fiorenzuola di Focara, l’800 si racconta• Guest lecturer at the Scuola del Libro di Urbino for the open lecture Communicate through packaging – 2024• Graphic designer and illustrator of posters and promotional materials for the music lecture series Anniversari by Maestro Guido Ricci – 2026• Graphic designer, social media manager and strategist for the Concept Shop gnegnegne.design – 2026
Education
• Liceo Artistico Statale via di Ripetta – Three-year course in Architecture• UNIBZ – Free University of Bolzano – Faculty of Design and Art – Bachelor in Product Design and Graphic Design• ISIA U - Superior Institute for Artistic Industries of Urbino – Master in Graphic and Editorial Design, Major in Illustration