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Info
I live and work mainly in Milan, Italy.
mail
info@francescadepalma.com / francesca.86.depalma@gmail.com
skype
francescadepalma_
portfolio
website
link & social
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Skills
Languages
Italian mother tongue / English very good (Level B2) / French good / Spanish basic
Software
On MAC OS + Windows:
Adobe InDesign / Illustrator / Photoshop / Premiere (basic) / AfterEffects (basic)
Microsoft Office Suite / Pages / Numbers / Keynote
AutoCad / Rhinoceros / TileMill (map design software)
FontLab Studio (basic) / Wordpress platform (basic)
Expertise
Editorial design, coordinate image, illustration, book binding, typography + infographics and maps, graphic representation for architecture, wayfinding design, exhibition design
Interests
design, architecture, graphic representation of the architectural project, design history, intersections between graphic and architecture + Book design, digital archives, future of the book, digital and traditional publishing, artists' books + book binding, analogic and improper printing methods, sewing, embroidery, drawing, music, photography, DIY
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I've worked for
Attoma Paris / SSA Scandurra Studio Architettura / One Works / FTA Filippo Taidelli Architetto / Communication Hub / Palladio Museum, Vicenza / Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, Milano / Peck Seoul / Humanitas University / Humanitas Research Hospital / Tenova / Moncler / Cheil Italia / UAA Unione Agenti Axa / Studiogi / La memoria del mondo Editore
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Experiences
2019 —
Collaboration with
Attoma Paris and
ID Matter, Milano
Information design and wayfinding design projects concerning French and Italian public transport
2019
- "Lungo il Naviglio Grande: comuni, ville e palazzi storici", by Francesca Rognoni
Graphic design, illustrations and map design for the historical-artistic guide, sponsored by Italia Nostra - Naviglio Grande section
Published by La memoria del mondo Editore, Magenta
Collaboration with
Studiogi – Poé Matteo George, Milano
- Design and development of the studio coordinate image (print/web)
- Graphic design of materials for competitions
Graphic Designer for
Cheil Italia, Milano, web and in-store graphics for Samsung Italia
2018
Freelance Digital Designer for
Moncler, Milano, support for some projects curated by the Digital Design office
2016
– 2019
Collaboration with
FTA – Filippo Taidelli Architetto, Milano
- Design and development of the studio coordinate image (print/web)
- 2016 - 2019 / Humanitas University Campus, wayfinding design for the new university campus and the students residencies, Rozzano (Milano) and Bergamo
- 2017 / Tenova Campus, wayfinding design for the new headquarters, Castellanza (Varese)
2015
Collaboration with
One Works – An Italian Hub for Architecture, Infrastructure, Urban Engineering, Milano
- Development of the studio coordinate image (print/web)
- Graphic design, brochures, presentations, competitions
- 2015 / Doha Red Line North Metro Stations: one work in progress, graphic and exhibition design for the event, Fuorisalone 2015, Via Statuto, Milano
2014
– 2018
Collaboration with
SSA – Scandurra Studio Architettura, Milano
- Design and development of the studio coordinate image (print/web)
- Graphic design, presentations, competitions
- Collaboration in the concept design phase and research
- 2018 / MDF Italia Stand, graphic design for the stand, Salone del Mobile, Milano
- 2018 / Cape Cod travel agency, wallpaper design for their new offices, Vicenza
- 2017 - 2018 / Exhibitions series Milano Aperta, communication materials (print/web) and exhibition design, Via Paleocapa 7, Milano – collaboration with Urbanfile
- 2014 - 2017 / Palladio Museum, Vicenza, graphics for the exhibitions, communication materials, illustrations
- 2015 - 2016 / Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, Milano, graphics for the exhibitions and workshops, communication materials (print/web)
- 2015 / Portaluppi Architettura Spettacolo – Da Expo a Milano, communication materials (print/web) and exhibition design, Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, Milano
- 2015 / Gianni Berengo Gardin. Venezia e le grandi navi, graphics for the exhibition, communication materials (print/web),
Negozio Olivetti, Venezia – Client: FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
- 2015 / Capocaccia Quirinale, coordinate image concept design of a new Capomondo restaurant, Ginevra
- 2014 - 2015 / Peck Store Concept Manual, design of the Concept Manual of new Peck stores
- 2014 / Peck Store Seoul, graphic design for the new store (packaging, labels, wayfinding design, etc)
2013
- Video Ergo Sum, website graphic design and other communication materials (print/web), with Matteo Catacchio
- Nel cuore della democrazia, illustrations, lettering and graphic layout for Farm, with Michele Galluzzo
- Inuit — Produzioni per l'autorappresentazione, coordinate image of the association, con Roberta Cramarossa
- Toblack#1 / Paesaggio_013, book series about poetry, designed with Zabar for Caratteri Mobili publishing house (Bari)
2012
- The Chimps, Sicilian alternative rock band, visual identity, logotype, merchandise, flyer, album cover
- Mani Cucite, book binding primer, written, designed and published with Zabar, Rita Colacicco, Ilaria Roglieri, Filippo Taveri
2011
Internship at MoskitoDesign, communication and graphic design studio, Varese (Italy)
- Graphic design for various projects (print/web)
- ViviAmo Laveno Mombello, graphic design of a touristic map of the town
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Exhibitions & lectures
2018
My poster for Franco Battiato's album
"L'era del Cinghiale Bianco" selected among the 30 winners of the contest
Dieci Copertine promoted by
Italianism – On show in Napoli, may 10 — 20
2015
2015
2014
Collaboration as translator for the 4th and 5th edition catalogue of Fahrenheit 39,
festival della ricerca e del design nell'editoria in Italia
2014
Digital Self-Publishing Overview, lecture about selfpublishing and online publishing, prepared with and held by
Jacopo Pompilii for the course "Sistemi editoriali per l'arte" held by prof. Marco Mancuso – Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti, Bergamo, april 2
Paesaggio_013 and my Master degree thesis La collaborazione tra autore e grafico… at Fahrenheit 39, festival della ricerca e del design nell'editoria in Italia – Armerie Almagià, Ravenna, march 7 — 9
2013
#LETSPUBLISH, selfpublishing and DIY workshop, lecture about selfpublishing and new publishing technologies, with Maria Rosaria Digregorio and Silvio Lorusso – Museo S. Castromediano, Lecce, october 18
MICROpiù Torino, Independent publishing festival – OGR Torino (during Operae), october 11 — 13
AIAP Community, Talk about the project Paesaggio_013 – Archivio Sacchi - Spazio MIL, Sesto S. Giovanni (Milano), june 8
Writing design on your desk, stationery design exhibition and market – Frigoriferi Milanesi, Milano, may 24 — 26
Paesaggio 013 at Salone Internazionale del Libro – Lingotto Fiere, Torino, may 16 — 20
2012
Mani Cucite at Fahrenheit 39, festival della ricerca e del design nell'editoria in Italia – Mutuo, Centro de Arte, Barcellona, april 20 — 23
Mani Cucite at Fahrenheit 39, festival della ricerca e del design nell'editoria in Italia – Galleria Ninapì, Ravenna, february 24 — 26
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Attended workshop
2018
2014
XY LAB New Publishing and Videomhacking workshop – Castrignano de' Greci, Lecce, july 17 — 31
Typortoghese, typography and movable type printing workshop – Luoghi Comuni Festival, Altamura, april 24 — 26
2011
Dati Sudati, typography workshop held by the association Thype! – Libreria 121+, Milano, july 9
2010
La machine ne fait pas tout, photolithography workshop held by Atelier Vostok – Libreria 121+, Milano, november 15 — 16
Vostok Mani Festa / typographic and printing workshop with self-produced stamps, held by Atelier Vostok – Spazio K, Milano, june 15 — 16
🌴 web & print layout set in html & css with Sublime Text – Ctrl/⌘ + P = PDF 🌴
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