DESIGN PORTFOLIO • Jessica Grandola

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Jessica Grandola selected works 2017 - 2022

© Portfolio 2022 Jessica Grandola VISUAL DESIGNER

Jessica Grandola

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content 00. ABOUT about me, CV.

01. GRAPHIC DESIGN Branding project, Packaging, Editorial design.

02. ILLUSTRATION Editorial Illustration, book cover, advertising, concept art, prop design, children illustration.

03. MOTION Showreel portfolio, animated illustration, animated logos, personal project, “Chi nasce tondo non muore quadro”.

04. UI/UX DESIGN Domò app, ABA website.

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Hello, I’m Jessica!

I am a freelance visual designer and illustrator. Working with images is like working with words, through images I like to tell stories and ask questions about how we perceive reality. Sight is one of the senses that we use the most, but it is also the one that affect us the most.

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Grandola Jessica

I’m a creative artist with a recognized ability for conveying personalities, emotions, weight and motion. I collaborate very well with others to generate and execute ideas within tight deadlines. I have the ability and willingness to learn different art styles and match an art style when needed. Furthermore, I’m very dedicated, and I’m always willing to improve my skills and talents.

Visual designer & Illustrator

CAREER OBJECTIVE grandolajessica@gmail.com Rome, Italy

My ideal world? A place where everything is in palette and well-designed.

From here in 10 years I would like to see myself working side by side with the best designers to create extraordinary projects.

+39 333 7308679

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EDUCATION Job Formazione/Roba da Grafici, Rome User Interface Course 2020/2021 More information at www.jobformazione.com MiMaster, Milano Masterclass Illustrazione, “Le copertine Feltrinelli” / luglio 2019 Masterclass with the professionals of the publishing market, in which I had the opportunity to work under the guidance of art director Feltrinelli Cristiano Guerri. www.mimasterillustration.com Genius Academy, Roma Master in Digital Painting / Januari 2009 - Dec 2011 Main topics: digital painting, character design, costume design, prop design, interior design, exterior design, environment concept design, visual storytelling, editorial illustration. More information at: www.geniusacademy.it Accademia di Belle Arti , Rome Laureata con 110 e lode in Grafica Editoriale Main courses and topics covered: Computer Graphic, Design for Publishing, Art Publishing, Digital Image Processing, Elements of Editorial Graphics, Photography, Digital Photography, Multimedia Graphics, Graphic Design, Illustration.

More information at: www.abaroma.it Genius Academy, Rome Digital Face Workshop, Luglio 2018 Genius Academy, Rome.

Character Design Workshop, 2017 Linguistic High School Diploma Rome, Italy. 2007 - 2012.

Linguistic diploma at the “Leopoldo Pirelli” linguistic high school.

Main languages studied: English, French, Spanish.

Language internship at the “Pierre Overall” institute Antibes, France. 2011.

Language internship at “Emerald Cultural Institute” Dublin, Ireland. 2010.

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TRATTAMENTO DEI DATI PERSONALI Autorizzo il trattamento dei miei dati personali ai sensi del Dlgs 196 del 30 giugno 2003 e dell’art.

13 GDPR (Regolamento UE 2016/679) ai fini della ricerca e selezione del personale

LANGUAGE

Italian

WORK EXPERIENCE FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER Rome, Italy / Since 2012 to Present In these years I have honed my skills as a freelance graphic designer, taking care of the image of various brands and realizing projects and publishing volumes for companies and independent reality.

I’m a curious person who loves to improve, so I never stopped studying.

I specialized in digital illustration, UI design and 2D animation.

ILLUSTRATOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER Insight magazine / Januari 2009 - Dec 2011 Publication of the magazine “Insight”, Magazine of the “Department of Design and Applied Arts” of the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome.

More about Insight at www.insight.abarm.it

English

KEY SKILL & COMPETENCIES

French

Adobe creative suite:

Spanish

Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Photoshop, Media Encoder, Adobe Xd. Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Exel.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

Figma Procreate Trello Sistemi Operativi:

Good Food

Travelling

Books

Mac Os / Microsoft Windows As Person An exelent communicator who can articulate and visualize design ideas.

Ability to work quickly and meticulously.

Anime & TV series

Painting

Photography

Dedicated work ethnic and ability to work overtime as needed.

Ability to work under pressure, prioritize schedule and manage workloads.

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Graphic Design Jessica Grandola Branding, Packaging and editorial design.

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Branding project Tools Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Year 2019

LM EDIZIONI CORPORATE IDENTITY “LM Edizioni” is a publishing house dedicated to the publication of ancient, modern, and contemporary literature, which seeks a modern graphic design and aims at a wide target ranging from 18 to 60 years.

The idea and development of the branding project, therefore, focused on a simple but well-defined style, recognizable and suitable for such a wide age range.

The simplest solution is often the most effective, simplicity helps the design be more versatile. Adopting a minimalist approach enables the logo to be used across a wide range of media, such as on business cards, billboards, pin badges, or even a website favicon. Simplicity also makes the design easier to recognize, so it stands a greater chance of achieving a timeless, enduring quality. full project here

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Branding project Tools Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, indesign Year 2020

BELLAROBA KOSMETIK CORPORATE IDENTITY The Bellaroba Corporate Logo consists of two elements, the logo symbol and logo type. The logo symbol aims to give a powerful image that evokes Femininity and Identity. The symbol is the center of the logo.

Three women, a surname. A female profile that emerges in the negative space of the letter B, Bellaroba. Bellaroba is a family-run brand, where love and passion for work make you feel at home. The Logo Type has been carefully chosen for its modern and at the same time refined style, highly readable, which has been further enhanced by the use of upper case letters. The typeface is Montserrat regular and has also been chosen to compliment and balance perfectly with the logo symbol. full project here

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editorial design Tools Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop Year 2019

MAGAZINE DESIGN

C U LT U R I F I C I O “Culturificio” is a virtual space dedicated to the love of culture. After four years of virtual existence, the editorial staff of the Culturificio decided to try a paper experiment, and publish the first issue of the magazine, which was totally designed and illustrated by me with the theoretical support of the editorial director Federico Musardo. culturificio.org

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MAGAZINE

INSIGHT I had the pleasure of working at Insight Magazine, as a graphic designer, illustrator and occasional photographer. Insight is the periodical magazine of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Department of Design and Applied Arts. Take a look at the whole project!

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MAGAZINE

EFFE What is EFFE? Effe was born in February 1973 as a weekly counter-information for women. ​​​Today Effe is an internet portal that collects all the most relevant articles of the magazine. From this categorization we propose the restyling of three articles on the theme of sexuality.

The redesign This project is a redesign of an old issue of the magazine, and its purpose is to leave a living memory that helps you figure out which great revolution was the femminist movement, the passion of the women who participated, and to remember tha unfortunately no conquest is forever ans there is still much work to do.

This issue of the magazine has been completely redesigned, in particular: • • • •

The grid system Layout and lettering Illustration and information design Two-color printing

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Illustration Jessica Grandola Editorial Illustration, book cover, advertising, concept art, prop design, children illustration.

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Editorial illustration Tools Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Year 2019

Unchosen illustration made for Ingo Schultze book cover during the MiMaster masterclass with Cristiano Guerri (Art Director Feltrinelli).

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Ingo Schultze, Peter Holtz

F E LT R I N E L L I Unchosen illustration made for Ingo Schultze book cover during the MiMaster masterclass with Cristiano Guerri (Art Director Feltrinelli).

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Children illustration Tools Procreate, Adobe Indesign and Illustrator Year 2021

CHARACTER DESIGN CHILDREN ILUSTRATION When you draw for school books, everything you represent must reflect the reality of things. However stylized it may be, the represented reality must be precise, as well as for clothes, boats, buildings etc…

Drawing to know.

This is the goal of a scholastic designer.

We all remember the illustrations in our old school books, often the illustration in this field has been neglected from an aesthetic point of view.

With these exercises I tried to bring the textures and warm environments of a life in the countryside. I believe that an important part of our work as illustrators is to show that our characters exist and move in a real world full of sensory experiences. Specificity of setting is essential, and conjuring particular weather is a powerful way to draw readers into a scene.

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concept art Tools Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Year 2019

Hecate was one of several deities worshiped in ancient Athens as a protector of the Oikos, alongside Zeus, Hestia, Hermes, and Apollo. She was also regarded with (some) rulership over earth, sea, and sky, as well as a more universal role as Savior, Mother of Angels, and the Cosmic World Soul. She is variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery.

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props design Tools Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Year 2019

My attention to detail is not limited to the design field. When I create illustrations, I like to emphasize characters with details. The study of props makes each illustration more characterized and unique. Tables, chairs, doors, lanterns... all seem so insignificant by themselves. But mixed together, they create the world and eventually help to sell imaginary reality. Props and clothing can help emphasize character traits and their background. For example, shabby clothes can be used for poor characters and many diamonds and jewelry for the tasteless rich. Accessories can also be more literal extensions of your character’s personality, such as a parrot on a pirate’s shoulder or a worm in a ghoul’s skull. A warrior’s sword can be the symbol of the character’s military glory. In the following props, I wanted to emphasize the textures and materials of the Roman gladius, imagining its thousand battles.

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Motion Jessica Grandola Showreel portfolio, animated illustration, animated logos, personal project, “Chi nasce tondo non muore quadro”.

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Motion design Tools After Effect, Illustrator, Procreate.

Year 2020

Motion design is a container for visual compositions that change over time. A graphic designer understands how to create harmony in a single image, whereas a motion designer creates harmony across a sequence of images. This sequence of images is translated into motion by an animator or team of animators when a project moves into production. The designer’s job is to create a unified visual style for a project. They also establish visual hierarchies that direct the viewers’ focus. A motion design piece without a strong designer will at best have elegant movements. More than likely, it will fail to connect with viewers and fail to communicate effectively.

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SHOWREEL A1 SHOWREEL DETAIL

Small detail from the reel.

A2 LOGO ANIMATION

Small detail from the reel.

A3 SHOWREEL DETAIL Small detail from the reel, I enjoyed creating a walk cycle that matches the playful soul of the character.

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NEUTRAL

HAPPY

EXCITED

ANNOYED

TIRED

SAD

ANGRY

HYSTERICAL

SCARED

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PERSONAL PROJECT

THE LINE

“The line“ is a short-animated video I made for a personal project. The aim of this video is to talk about the difficulty of time management and how deadlines are thigh in a freelancer’s life.

I really enjoyed making this short video because, however exaggerated, I’ve felt represented in my work routine. Working as a freelancer can be really hard, especially if you’re a beginner. In addition to developing and growing your business, you’re also looking for new customers, managing them, providing your services, dealing with invoices, building your brand, updating your social media networks, etc. Time management is perhaps the biggest obstacle that most freelancers face in their day-to-day lives. The truth is, there is no secret formula that will make you productive with a snap of a finger, it is all up to you. But it doesn’t hurt to think about how to improve on those things.

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PERSONAL PROJECT

CHI NASCE TONDO...

“Chi nasce tondo...“ is a short animated video, based on a famous Italian saying, designed to go beyond stereotypes with irony. “Chi nasce tondo, non pò mori quadrato” Means literally “who is born round, cannot die square” I made this short film because I think everyone has the right to be what they want, regardless of how they are born.

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UI / UX Jessica Grandola Domò app, ABA website.

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04 UI/UX design Tools XD, Figma, illustrator.

Year 2021

User interface is designed to allow humans to control machines effectively and efficiently, and good UI should make the interaction between the user and the product as smooth, effortless and enjoyable as possible.

The UI not only focuses on the aesthetics but also maximizes responsiveness, efficiency, and accessibility of a website. An interface is a point where a users interact with the website they’re using. UI is a main part of building an engaging website, and a good design helps improve conversion rate. A good User Interface design presents a seamless blend of visual design, interaction design, and information architecture.

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

DOMO Domo is the app to buy, manage, modify, intelligently and automatically program all the functions of your home: lights, shutters, sockets and thermo regulation.

Smart Home App design full project here

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

DOMO

I started this project by analyzing competitors, thinking about the flow of users and trying to create a simple and intuitive design that meets the needs of users. The main problem with many home automation apps is the unclear design that confuses users. One of its objectives is to facilitate user access to technology. Speed up but also customize your devices.

The homepage contains most of the actions and features, including a stylized 3d model of the house that allows you to immediately see the

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

DOMO

current state of the house and consumption statistics. Statistics help the user to know how much energy is spent per day, month or year. On the homepage we also find the button “start a routine” and the button “explore rooms”. The first allows the user to create custom routines so as to speed up the customization of the rooms. The second instead allows us to view all the active devices and statistics of each room.

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

PETME

Petme makes it easy to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, or find other furry or scaly friends. Search dogs, cats, puppies and kittens for adoption from thousands of shelters and rescue groups. Filter based on location, breed, age, size and gender. And find the perfect pet for you.

Year 2021 - 2022

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

PETME

Millions of animals are currently in the shelter and foster homes awaiting adoption. The goal of this application is to connect more individuals with pets in their local area, with the hopes of reducing the number of euthanized animals. The aim was to design an experience that would help connect people looking for a new pet and help potential adopters to find a pet that fits their lifestyle and also promote pets adoption.

Tools Figma, illustrator.

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

ABA ROMA This was one of the first user interface projects that I tackled in 2017 by making a redesign proposal for the site of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. We live in a multiscreen society. For this reason, it is important that each site is viewable on as many devices as possible, because you never know which device the user will use to view it. Responsive design can Year 2017 - 2018

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WEB GRAPHIC & UI

ABA ROMA help solve many problems. Making the site optimized for mobile devices will improve the appearance on devices with large and small screens and will increase the amount of time that visitors spend on the site. Helping to improve rankings in search engines.

Tools XD, illustrator.

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PER ASPERA AD ASTRA. For any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes, Jessica grandolajessica@gmail.com +39 333 7308679

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