2009 MilanWHEN:Saturday, 9 May 2009 This event has passed. WHERE:Superstudio Piu JUDGES:![]() ALESSANDRO FAVARON ![]() BIGCHIEF DESIGN BigChief Design is a Milan-based digital communication and graphic design studio founded by Daniela Berto and Luca Gentile, two passioned and inspired people with diverse backgrounds and expertise from marketing to design, from visual communication to technology. They work in graphic design and illustrations, 3D paper art, digital and interactive media. ![]() GIUSEPPE LA SPADA Born in 1974, researching to blend in a delicate mix graphic, photography and interaction, the new ways that technology offers with the poetry of the past. All starting from self-shot original organic stuff and after manipulated with digital opportunities. Finalizated to live performance or internet works. All the past experience in art, graphic digital music, makes him now a complete multimedia director for 360 works and events. Considered as one of the most interesting Italian internet creative (random exibart). In 2006 he met Ryuichi Sakamoto and created the nonprofit project 'Mono No Aware'. In 2007 he is the only Italian winner of the Webby awards (“The Internet's highest honor” The New York Times). In 2008 he strengthened the collaboration with Sakamoto and Fennesz following the two artists with his visual comments during the tournèe Cendre (with a final exibithion on Ground Zero in New York). He worked for prestigious Italian and international clients (Autogrill, Telecom Italia, Pirelli Re, Grandistazioni, Volkswagen, Nestlè, H3g, Siemens, etc). Various international publications, awards, workshop and lectures in Italy University. In 2006 the European Institute for Design in Rome granted him with the best career in visual art prize. ![]() MAURO GATTI For over a decade Mauro Gatti has been at the forefront of new media design in Italy. Humorous, sharp and creative his work has been globally recognized. In 2004, Gatti co-founded Mutado, a creative studio with offices in London and Milan. He began his career as an interactive designer in the mid-90's and became highly influential through his personal space thebrainbox.com. Now he is working on projects in the new media, design and motion graphics fields. His main passion is illustration, Mauro loves to draw and put on paper all the ideas swimming in his head and he believes that a smile is the cheapest way to be happy, that's why he is always trying to capture the more comical side of life and make it a simple but funny and rememberable work. Mauro has developed work for MTV, Nike, Comedy Central, Paramount Comedy, Vodafone, Nickelodeon, 55Dsl and Disney. ![]() TV BOY "TV Boy" is the pseudonym of the Italian artist Salvatore Benintende. Born in Palermo, Italy, in 1980. He grew up in Milan, where he broke into the art world via graffiti since 1996. After studying painting and illustration at the University of Bilbao in Spain, he graduated in Milan in Industrial Design, specializing in graphic art. He has so far put together exhibitions in several galleries around Europe and been involved in street events worldwide. His fresh ideas for images have already landed him prestigious commissions including: Hp, Smart, FIAT, Mini, Inoxcrom, Nescafè. He currently works in Barcelona where he runs his own navy-studio. MILAN TEAM:![]() JACOPO PERFETTI ![]() FRANCESCO FERRARI ![]() ALESSANDRO BERTOLDI |
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MILAN 2D DESIGN CONTESTANTS![]() MICHAEL BASSO Michael's designs take inspiration from colours and shapes of the past to always create new and wanted works. He is a freelance graphic designer who does work for a lot of clubs, building their identity in northern Italy. He's also attending the New Technology for the Arts course at Fine Arts Academy in Venice. Michael Basso myColor myIdea ![]() STEFANO BUFFONI Shape, colour,…design is everything in my life! Love it! Stefano Buffoni myColor myIdea ![]() RUBENS CANTUNI Art director and self-taught illustrator. I find my inspiration in japanese/asian cultures, street art, tattoos, people and cultural icons. I like to work both with digital and traditional medias. I also run a visual arts blog: koikoikoi.com. Rubens Cantuni myColor myIdea ![]() LUCA FRESC A tall young designer from Milan, Luca graduated in graphic design from the European Institute for Design in 2008. He then started working for web and multimedia agencies, a job that he continues to practice today, with enthusiasm and many projects for the future. myColor myIdea ![]() TIZIANO FRUET I've been a creative since I was young and started to work as a graphic designer at the age of fifteen. Now I'm actually sharing my life between the careers of a creative, trainer and consultant for Adobe Systems Italy. I especially love photomanipulation and special effects over images. Tiziano Fruet myColor myIdea ![]() SALVATORE GIUNTA I drink Coca Cola. I drink strawberry vodka and Redbull. I eat crispy chicken from Burger King. I watch Lost. I like triangles. I like squares. I do not play sports. I liked my math teacher in elementary school. I listen to Port Royal and many other groups. I have a broke gray Fiesta. Salvatore Giunta myColor myIdea ![]() LUCA LAURENTI Luca Laurenti, aka Mklane, is an illustrator, graphic designer and art director from Italy. He works in publishing and fashion for international clients such as Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone, Sportswear International, XL Magazine (La Repubblica), Urb Magazine, Cover, Toy2r, and Graniph. He has published his work in several books, most recently “Illustration Now 2” by Taschen. Luca Laurenti myColor myIdea ![]() STEFANO POLLI I am a freelance graphic designer working in Milan, Italy. My principal areas of work are exhibition design, motion graphics and visual communication. Worked for clients such as Triennale Milano, United Nations, and MTV. Currently working with AR|CH|IT Architetti Associati and Sugodesign. And I love to slice and chop vegetables. Stefano Polli myColor myIdea |
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