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Hi, and welcome to the blog of Piero Zagami (me!), graphic designer and data visualization artist.
POSTS | design work in progress + personal projects- PHOTOS | photography work and life snapshots
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My two submissions for the next issue of BOLO ”dreams are indispensable”.
I know, I’m having weird drams lately O.oVisual Identity and set of illustrations (to be applied on vehicles) produced for the Pakistan based project “Bright Star Mobile Library”, service of library/shuttles to provide kids in Pakistan schools with books. Another team-up work with Carmen Vela
Advertising page promoting Zigzag as event communication agency, for the Festival of Festival 2010 catalogue. The claim “Dai forma al tuo evento” (“shape your event”) aims to place Zigzag within the range of event communicators, defined by clear message, personality elegance. Artwork produced with the very talented designer Carmen Vela
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- Graphic Designer at Information is BeautifulGraphic Design | London, United Kingdom, GBSummaryPiero is a qualified graphic designer with training and work experience in both the UK and Italy, in a wide range of sectors and media. Piero’s personal work has been published internationally and exhibited in London and Rome.Specialties: Data visualization, information designExperience
- Jun 2011 - PresentInformation Designer / Information is Beautiful
- Jan 2010 - Jun 2011Graphic Designer / Allies and MorrisonAs part of the Practice Graphics team I worked closely with architects and the practice’s in-house graphic design team to produce planning submissions, client reports and illustrations. I also designed and realised several practice's exhibitions.
- Jun 2009 - Jan 2010Freelance Graphic Designer / StylorougeStylorouge is an independent creative consultancy with 25 years experience in commercial media. I started my collaboration with Stylorouge as design intern in June 2009 and continued as freelance designer. I produced visual communication for the studio's clients, often music artists. Some of the names in the music business I worked for are Blur, McFly, Sharon Corr.
- Nov 2007 - Jan 2010Designer and Art Director / ZigzagZigzag is a communication company based in Rome, Italy, specialized in visual communication, marketing services and event organization. I am the sole designer of the company; I produced work from branding (Capalbio Libri, Memoria del Futuro, Capalbio Cinquanta), editorial design (Terna), and packaging.
- Sept 2009 - Sept 2009Design intern / Icon magazineMagazine layout and artworking, photography (product photography and magazine social events photoreportage).
- Jul 2009 - Jul 2009Visiting lecturer / London College of CommunicationVisiting Lecturer at London College of Communication during a collaboration between LCC and LSE about information design applications in economics ad graphic design.
- May 2009 - May 2009Design intern / Smith & MiltonInternship as graphic designer, involved with identity and packaging projects. Clients: Rupert Sanderson, Ernest Jones, McEwans.
- Apr 2009 - Apr 2009Photographer / Villa MediciPhotographer at Académie de France en Rome, Villa Medici, for new catalog, website and merchandise of the Museum (Rome, Italy; collaboration with Giuseppe Causati).
- Jul 2007 - Feb 2008Freelance Graphic Designer / Genesi srl
Education-
2008 - 2009University of the Arts LondonMA in Graphic Design
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2007 - 2008University of the Arts LondonDiploma in Graphic Design
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2001 - 2006Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido CarliBachelor in Communication in Communication and politics
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Honors:AdobeYouCG, Adobe Systems (2nd awarded), 2010
