Bettina Di Virgilio
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About
I am a senior Interaction and Product Designer. Never tired of learning and of new challenges, I've been working for over 20 years on diverse fields of designing: my attitude and the fact that most of my work experience has been conducted as a self-employed, gave me the strength of achieving a large variety of skills and experiences.
I now run my own design studio in Milan, working for italian and international clients, partnering with specialist practitioners to meet the needs of the project. Long experience in professional appliances and coffee word, good project managment skills.
Thanks to the quality of my work, 2004 I get selected by Adobe to join the Adobe Guru group (Digital Imaging), I was part of the Adobe Certified Professional group and I am Adobe Certified Instructor. I was Lecturer of Computer Graphics at Istituto Europeo di Design for 13 years. Author of 8 manuals about Photoshop.
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Education
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Bachelor + Master Degree Disegno IndustrialePolitecnico Milano1995 - 2000Degree in industrial Design at Politecnico di Milano (equivalent to Bachelor + Master degree). Vow: 100/100 cum laude (equivalent to AAA plus). Final work in collaboration with Whrilpool: design of a built in dish washer.
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high school Scientific LyceumLiceo Scientifico Galielo Galilei1990 - 1995High School: Scientific Lyceum. Vow: 60/60 (Equivalent to AAA)
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Experience
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Chief Designer - FounderMilano, ItalyApr 2011 - Present (15 years 2 months)I am a senior Interaction and Product Designer. Never tired of learning and getting new challenges, I've been working for 25 years in many fields of design, providing my customers with a wide variety of skills and competencies.
I am appreciated as a designer with advanced technical skills, and thanks to that, I am capable of understanding the needs and the specific features of the products to be realized, with effective collaboration with the R&D departments and attention to production issues. -
Adobe Guru - ACE Photoshop CCMilano, ItalySep 2004 - Present (21 years 9 months)I collaborate with Adobe Systems Italia as part of the group of expert called "Adobe Guru". I'm specialized in Photoshop, in design and digital imaging areas. I was invited by Adobe to be part of this group in 2004. In 2013 I was invited to be part of the Adobe Community Professional as well.
Thanks to my expertise in Adobe products, besides my design activity, I provide training and consultancy on computer graphics software. I wrote 8 handbooks about the use of Photoshop. -
LecturerMilano, ItalyOct 2006 - Oct 2020 (14 years)I was Lecturer of Computer Graphics at IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) from 2006 to 2020. I teached at classes in Italian and English at the first year of Graphics Course, Visual Communication.
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Co-founder - Chief DesignerAnima Dinamica Design StudioMilano, ItalyNov 2008 - Apr 2011 (2 years 5 months)In 2008 I founded Anima Dinamica Design studio with Nicola Zanetti and Giordano Redaelli.
Anima Dinamica worked on diverse design issues, and thanks to the effort of three professionals the studio could achieve a wide range of services. -
Founder - Chief DesignerMilano, ItalyApr 2002 - Oct 2008 (6 years 6 months)In 2002 I founded my first design studio with Masato Furusawa.
Yek Design gave consultancy in the field of product design and interaction, I carried on this activity even when working as an employee in H3G Italy. In 2008 I closed this design studio to create Anima Dinamica with other two designers. -
Freelance ColumnistMilano, ItalyJan 2000 - Jan 2008 (8 years)I worked as freelance columnist for diverse magazines specialized in computer science. I wrote software reviews and tutorial for Pc Magazine, Computer Idea and Foto Idea.
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Head of UI & ID departmentMilano, ItalyApr 2006 - Jan 2007 (9 months)I worked as head of the User Interface and Industrial Design department of H3G Italy, Handset division. I was in charge of design refinement, branding and interface of handsets and accessories distributed throughout H3G Italy.
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TV Guest- speaker as technologies expertMilano, ItalySep 1997 - Jun 2002 (4 years 9 months)In 2007 I was invited by Gabriele Di Matteo to participate to a new TV show about technologies. The show, NetCafe, was aired on Telelombardia for over ten years. I participated as a permanent guest, expert in Internet and software.
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Freelance designerVariousMilano, ItalyOct 2001 - Apr 2002 (6 months)After my degree, I cooperated as a freelance designer with diverse agencies and companies. Some samples:
- designer for Altoprofilo, to design H3G mobile site;
- designer for Centro DA, to design the new brand identity of Provincia di Milano.
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Awards
2015, EU design, UX design
2015, Red Dot Design Award, product design
2014, Eccellence in Design, gold prize
2013, Red Dot Design Award, product design //
2013, Design Plus X, Ease of use //
2011, Good Design Award, tableware //
2009, Interactive Product Experience, Bronze prize. -
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Adobe Guru
Adobe Certified Expert Photoshop CC -
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