Francesco Buffolino
Angestellt, Art Director, Brands for the Better
Berlin, Deutschland
Über mich
Hi, my name is Francesco Buffolino, I am a Visual Designer focused on Graphic Design and Art Direction. A multidisciplinary approach led me to several projects and helped me develop my design skills. I studied graphic design in Bologna (IT) and helped a few Italian companies to communicate their values and visions. I founded the creative hub Officina15 and then moved to Berlin for new inputs and opportunities. I'm open-minded and communicative. I like to experiment and share knowledge. I'm comfortable working as a freelance designer, even better in a design team.
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Francesco Buffolino
Bis heute 12 Jahre und 8 Monate, seit Nov. 2011
Visual Designer
Francesco Buffolino
With 10+ years of experience, I worked on a wide range of projects for clients, helping to shape (and colour) their ideas with clarity, consistency, and innovative visual solutions. A multidisciplinary approach led me to several projects and helped me develop my design skills, including creative direction, digital design, visual identity, editorial design, typography, packaging, photo editing, motion graphic, email marketing, and more.
Bis heute 12 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Okt. 2011
Co-Founder
Officina15 aps
I am a co-founder at Officina15, a creative hub for visual arts, music and cultural events. I started the coworking space, participate in planning initiatives and events and created some visual designs and communication assets. Active for about 10 years, Officina15 has grown from the 4 initials founders to a network of more than 300 subscribers. It works in the Italian rural internal areas by supporting people and ideas who decided to operate "off-grid" maintaining connections with the nearest cities.
As a graphic designer, I was responsible for designing seasonal magazines and printed marketing material; I was the creative director for seasonal campaign photoshoots from concept to editing. As part of the design team, I created digital marketing campaigns, landing pages, social media assets and newsletters. I worked on the maintenance and development of the brand identity, with a special focus on the Concept Store.
8 Jahre und 3 Monate, Okt. 2011 - Dez. 2019
Visual Designer
Italeri s.p.a.
I realized email marketing campaigns for several years, growing the audience and conversion rate above the industry average with time-consistent results. I realized product photoshoots and product videos for exhibition stands and online promotion.
2 Jahre und 4 Monate, März 2017 - Juni 2019
Photography Educator
ISICAST Istituto d’istruzione superiore
I've been teaching several intensive workshops about the fundamentals of DSLR Photography. About 30 students per session learned the basics of DSLR through theoretical and practical lessons. After that, they worked on a photo shoot for a partner local business.
1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Nov. 2012 - Nov. 2013
Graphic Designer
Edition Ermitage
I created several album covers for the music label Ermitage catalogue and related promotional material. I worked on the packaging of Jazz in Vinile, a renewed edition of jazz classics in vinyl 180gr., by re-designing vinyl cases, labels, and promotional material. I also worked on the music magazines Lyrica and Symphonia.
2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Okt. 2009 - Okt. 2011
Graphic Designer
Italeri s.p.a.
I created packaging and instruction manuals for several products and special lines. I realized the website restyling in 2010, leading the team to bring the company's e-commerce online.
Ausbildung von Francesco Buffolino
3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 2008 - Juni 2012
Graphic Design
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Sprachen
Englisch
Fließend
Italienisch
Muttersprache
Deutsch
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