Resumé

Professional abilities:
• Logo design
• Brand & Corporate identity
• Illustration
• Web design
• UI design
• Video editing & compositing

Skills:
• Adobe Master Suite CS3-CS5
• Adobe Flash Catalyst
• Quark Xpress Passport
• Microsoft Suite Office 2007
• HTML, CSS

Work experience:
October 2009 - today: Activities as a freelance. Graphic/UI design, Video/Audio editing&compositing. Last projects:
- TV theme for “L’ Italia segreta” serial, DoveTV Channel (Sky)
- Video editing&compositing for Universal Pictures’ Coraline TV spot (Italian DVD release)
- RIA Interface design for E-Billing Spa
- Corporate identity, web site and adv campaign for Qonsulence Srl

October 2007 - September 2009: Graphic/Web/UI designer at Comtaste Srl
- Adobe beta tester for Adobe Flash Catalyst
- corporate identity, logos, web sites
- UI designer for Rich Internet Applications and Air widgets
- speaker at: Adobe Tech Connection day December 2008 Rome; From A to Web conference, May 2009 Milan; All 4 Web Day, May 2009 Milan

April 2006 - September 2007: Graphic/Web designer at Valter Casini & Partners
- design & carrying out of book covers and paging-up for Valter Casini Editions
- corporate identity, logos, web sites
- design & carrying out of T con Zero series (DVD + Booklet) for Qmedia distributors
- design & carrying out of special editions, DVD digipack, inlay & label for 01 Distribution, Bim, Feltrinelli
- design & carrying out of statics/animated (video/audio editing and compositing) menus for DVD Sell/Rent for Qmedia, Bim, 01 Distribution, Feltrinelli

February 2005 - January 2006: Art director for UNIDATA S.p.A.
- company corporate identity, advertising campaign and products, gadgets
- radio advertising campaign
- logo for Roma Wireless project of Comune di Roma

December 2004 - February 2005: graphic and web designer for Agic Consulting S.p.A.
- Agic customers’ corporate identity and websites
- Agic corporate website

October 2001 - November 2004: Red Cat Design, activities as a freelance. Some projects:
- www.fao.org/gtos/gofc-gold (web site)
- www.kubrick2001.com (web site)
- www.leavingfor.com (web site and corporate identity)
- www.flavialazzarini.com (web site)
- www.garfagnoli.com/ (web site and corporate identity)

February 2001 - October 2001: CEPU Web department, tutor for Web Designer and Web Master courses

May 2001: Istituto Europeo di Design - IED, tutor for Web animation course (Flash 5)

October 1999 - March 2000: Agorà telematica S.p.A. Consultant for graphic design and HTML

April 1997 - October 1999: Primetech Informatica Srl - Consultant for graphic design and HTML

March 1994 - April 1997: Agorà Telematica S.p.A. - Editorial office and Administration’s office

Others experience:
December 1992– March 1994: Transnational Radical Party - Vice treasurer’s assistant; management of the international meeting and congress (Help-desk and secretariat); sharing of the campaign for the International Court against war’s crimes, secretary at the Deputy Chamber’s office

May 1991–December 1992: Valentino Bucchi Music Foundation - Organization of the International annual award Valentino Bucchi; management of the Foundation secretariat

Education & Courses:
October 2003 to February 2004: Academy of Illustration and visual communication
- Illustration and Children Illustration
- Figure drawing and anatomy
- Mixed Technics (acryilic, pastel pencils, pencils, ink)

June – July 2000: 3D3 World (www.3d3world.com)
- Animation for web design, video & CD Rom

April 2000: Saint Martin School of Art of London
- Computer & Graphic Design

March 1997: Studio Olympia
- Decoration course (stencil and trompe l’oeil)

1993 -1995: Scuola di Nova Musica & Arte
- Oil painting and engraving

1985–1990: Liceo Classico Ennio Quirino Visconti, Rome
- Diploma in experimental class (English language) - Classical studies

1984: Conservatory of Aquila
- Solmization’s diploma

1979 – 1984: School of Music
- Flute (recorder)

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Projects by Kira Garfagnoli