Resumé

ELISABETTA COCCIONI::
gialloearancione@yahoo.es
+39 3282120975

EDUCATION::
Currently enrolled at the Politecnico of Milan in the course of Industrial Design.

Graduated with honours at Instituto Europeo di Design in Rome in June 2003.
Major: Graphic and Digital Design (three years professional education course).

Exchange Study Program as undergraduate student at University of Canberra (UC) in Australia during the fall semester July - December 2002 at the graphic design department.

High school at Liceo Scientifico "Tomaso Parentucelli" in Sarzana (SP), Italy.
Scientific school - leaving examination in July 2000 (mark 82/100).


PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE::
Currently working as freelance graphic designer for various firms in Spain and Italy.

Working from August to December 2005 as graphic designer for "Focus on emotions" company of Corporate & Instore TV Channels.
The projects involved design, usability and development of the narrowcasting corporate channel for Barcelona city council (contents based on www.bcn.es: city news and events, advertising campaigns, videos...) and design of "Focus on Emotions" company web page.

Coordineting in July 2005 for "Eco-Art Didactic" groups of work on a project, sponsored and promoted by Sitges' and Barcelona's city councils, aimed at raising awareness of recycling through artistic expressions.

Working from November 2003 to September 2004 as graphic designer for "IED Studio - Officina Creativa", internal graphic design studio and experimentation and research platform of the Instituto Europeo di Design (European Design Institute) in Rome.
Projects involved: advertising from concept to final arts (Clients: SKY TV, Agency Consulting, Next Exit Magazine, Casato Jewels...); print design from logotypes and corporate identity to books, brochures and invitation cards (Clients: Casaidea, Next Exit Magazine, Casato Jewels, IED...); multimedia projects both on-line and off-line from design to development (flash animations, web sites, banners, interactive CDs...).
Collaborating since September 2004 with Instituto Europeo di Design (European Design Institute) as freelance graphic designer.

Committed in March 2003 of projecting and designing logo, poster, brochure, web site and corporate identity for the cultural exhibition "Espressioni-1st Edition" sponsored and promoted by Regione Lazio (local administration offices) and Rome's city council.

Working during all 2002 as a freelance graphic designer in publishing and web projects in Rome.

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE::
Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark X-Press, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Premiere, Final cut and After effects. Final PDF for printing.
Woks on both Machintos and PC platforms.

LANGUAGE SKILLS::
Italian: mothertongue
English: advanced, both written and spoken (TOEFL)
Spanish: advanced, both written and spoken (EOIDB Certificate)
Catalan: very good understanding both written and spoken (ongoing study)
French: intermediate, both written and spoken

OTHER INTERETS/SKILLS::
Enthusiastic and dynamic person with communicative & interpersonal skills, thrives on working in a team environment.
Always looking for creative inspiration, is curious and fascinated by foreign cultures.
Loves travelling as a mean of personal and cultural growth. Strong passion in packaging design, photography and artesian arts and crafts.

Projects by Elisabetta Coccioni