Hello! My name is Francesco
Italian Illustrator, Designer and Artist based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
BIO
I started working freelance in 2007 as graphic designer with small associations and clients in Milan, during university at Politecnico di Milano. I graduated in 2008 with a BSc. degree in Industrial Design and later in 2012 with a MSc. degree in Communication Design, officially starting my illustrator career. After many years spent in Milan, in 2016 I moved to Gran Canaria to start up my design studio, keep working worldwide as freelance designer and illustrator.
STYLE
My art is digital. My style is mainly geometric and abstract. I try to give a charming three-dimensional touch to all my works, using only vectors, color gradients and a clear and simple composition, highlighting subjects with ethereal lights and shadows, giving value to geometry as foundation of the reality. I don’t use mouse or any raster effects. It’s just me, my fingers, a keyboard and a trackpad.
MONIKERS
I’ve used many other nicknames and monikers for my creative projects. I’m Red, Sūn Wùkōng, Shō, Red Sūn Shō, Zero C, Acreativeplace, FFvectorartist.
EDUCATION
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Master Sc. Degree in Communication Design
Politecnico di Milano
02.2009/09.2012 -
Internship in Density Design Lab
Politecnico di Milano
03.2010/10.2010 -
Bachelor Sc. Degree in Industrial Design
Politecnico di Milano
09.2005/09.2008
LANGUAGES
- Italian (native)
- Salentino (native dialect)
- English (B2 level / TOEFL certification)
- Spanish (B2 certification)
- French (A1 level)
LEARNING
- Japanese (JLPT5 basics)
- Modern Greek (basics)
- Portuguese (basics)
- Scottish Gaelic (basics)
- Sanskrit (basics)
- Latin (written)
PASSIONS
Languages, Cultures, History, Creativity, Yoga, Freestyle Skating, Music, Videogames, Tarots, Esotericism.
SKILLS
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, WordPress, Elementor, HTML, CSS, SketchUp, Shapr3D, Adobe Audition, Live Ableton, Meta Spark, Autodesk Sketchbook, Lego, Minecraft.
CLIENTS
Adobe / Abc / Telecom / Neos Air / Ascopiave / Golder / Spring Hotels / Confindustria Trento / Rocketpanda / Inter FC / Wired / World Anti-Doping Agency / International Olympic Committee / Subito.it / Saeco / Mtalk / Weber Shandwick / Ron Arehucas / Universidad Politecnica de Madrid / EFPA Italia / Playdots / SignaLabs
AGENCIES
Ogilvy Italia / CBA Italia / Leftloft / Graffiti / Sugosugo Studio / Isleta Design Studio / La Escalera de Fumio / JTA Design / Snefokk / Sono / The Nursery / Visible Comunicación / Writeless