Design Work
I’m an Italian designer with more than 15 years of experience in branding, advertising and user interfaces for digital products. I currently work as freelance with focus on Art Direction and Product Design (as known as UX, UI and Interaction Design).
Education & Mentoring
I strongly believe in the power of education and sharing my know-how in design schools.
Currently I’m an academic tutor and lecturer of UI Design Master at Talent Garden. In the past I’ve taught at IED and Quasar Institute in Rome.
Sometimes I held workshops and talks. One year ago I’ve been invited as a speaker by The Fountain Institute in Berlin to talk about Designing Kindness.
Other events I’ve took part has been World Usability Day in Rome, workshops at Talent Garden in Rome and Milan, IAAD in Bologna and Scuola Holden in Turin.
Writings about Design
I write articles and short essays on Medium when I have something to say. Here is a list of things you can read:
- A due reflection on the world of design education The web is overflowing with courses in digital design, but it’s time we question the quality, value, and sustainability of these offerings.
- Some things I have been asked about My background, what does mean to me to be a designer, thoughts about working places and the pandemic effects.
- How to design a new educational experience for kids What we learned converting a dictionary into a digital product, adapted to new technologies and educational practices.
- Designing kindness The meaning of being a designer nowadays and how we may bring a positive impact to society through our job.
- Blogging is dead, long live blogging A brief introduction to this not-so-new adventure of writing articles about design in the 2020s.
Side Projects
With friends in communication fields I founded Creative Fighters, an association of creative people involved in pro-bono advertising campaigns. In 2018 we launched Solo in Cartolina in support of NGOs involved in rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean.
I have a fetish for typography. I published a font called Aldone after attending a course in Type Design at CFP Bauer in Milan, which is open-source so you can use it for free and enhance it further.
I love wandering in the world: in 2017 I embarked on a three months trip between United States and Australia. You can read thoughts on Medium written along the road and watch the pictures.
Another passion is photography. In 2016 I made an exhibition of polaroids and film pictures at Mono Bar in Milan. You can get a look at the exhibit minisite.
Send me some kind words
Let’s get in touch for new projects, collaborations or to just have a nice chat.