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Profile
My name is David Raffai. I was graduated at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin, Italy. I’m working in the automotive sector from January 2009 as an exterior, interior and graphic designer.
I am interested in product, transportation, graphic design, information technology, in the arts and in music, that’s why I was learning violoncello for 11 years, I also like biking.
In my projects I’m focusing on the solutions of the social, personal and environmental problems in hope to create products for a better and more liveable future.

Experience
Freelance graphic designer in several projects from 2005
Italian Hungarian translator
ANTRO Nonprofit kft. from January 2009 (exterior, interior and graphic designer)
PannonRider from January 2010 (as freelance designer)

Education
1993-2004 Bartók Béla music school Szombathely, Hungary
2001-2005 Nagy Lajos Gimnazium Szombathely, Hungary high school
2005-2008 Istituto Europeo di Design Turin, Italy transportation design course

Skills
hand sketching, photoshop, painter, illustrator, indesign, sketchbook pro, hypershot, alias studio tools,
icem surf, clay modelling, microsoft office, apple iwork, basic website building, violoncello, I am able to work alone and as a team member, experience in mac and windows environment

Languages
Hungarian (native)
English (fluent)
Italian (fluent)
German (basics)

Referrals
1999 Hungarian Opel Design Contest second place
2003 Hungarian Ford Art and Design Contest awarded project
2003 Hungarian Car Design Contest second round
2004 Stile Italiano Giovani Design Contest finalist project Turin, Italy
2004 ARC Hungarian Graphic Design Contest finalist project
2005 ARC Hungarian Graphic Design Contest winner project
2007 Michelin Design Contest second round
2007 Scholarship Domus Academy Milan, Italy
2007 City car project in collaboration with FIAT Research Centre
2008 Degree project in collaboration with the BMW Group (highly appreciated by the BMW commission)
2008 exhibited project at AutoStyle 2008 Mantova, Italy
2008 Holcim Awards Architectural Competition finalist
2009 Antro Nonprofit kft. Solo-Duo electric city car project
2009 exhibited project at That’s Design Milan, Italy
2009 Hungarian Design Award finalist
2010 PannonRider 4 electric velomobile (information available later this year)

Portfolio information
Solo-Duo electric city car
Gallerani Manufact visual identity, Milan, Italy
BMW Snug degree project
Renault Modus small MPV designed for the youngsters who appreciate unusual things (school project)
FIAT CityBug city car made of rubber (school project)
Tiaré Social Association, Turin, Italy brand image