Alessandro Vigo, CV

Personal Information

Name Alessandro Vigo
Address C.so Italia, 57 - 10019 Strambino, Turin - ITALY
Mobile 0039.347.1391168
E-mail alessandrovigo@gmail.com
Nationality Italian
Date of birth 1985, 13th June
Birthplace Ivrea, Turin - ITALY

Working Experiences

Dates (from - to) 2007 June - (today)
Name and address of employer Io Prima Persona Plurale S.r.l.
C.so Tassoni 52, 10143 Turin - ITALY
Type of business or sector Communication agency
Occupation or position held Art Director
Main activities and responsibilities · Projects Supervisor
· Logotype and corporate identity devising
· Editorial and commercial pagination
· Packaging and gadjets devising
· POP design
· Web Layout design
Dates (from - to) 2004 June - 2004 October
Name and address of employer Enzo Vigo architect, di Enzo Vigo
Via Ivrea 4, 10010 Chiaverano, Turin - ITALY
Type of business or sector Architecture and design studio
Occupation or position held Consultant and illustrator/sketchers
Main activities and responsibilities · Visual reliefs
· Sketches
· Color plans study
· Photo editing
· Projects pagination
Dates (from - to) 2003 June - 2003 September
Name and address of employer Arti Grafiche Martinetto, di Martinetto Massimo
Via Circonvallazione 48, 10090 Romano Canavese, Turin - ITALY
Type of business or sector Grapich design agency
Occupation or position held Trainee graphic designer
Main activities and responsibilities · Draft Check
· Manual Cromalin
· Editorial and commercial pagination
· Logotype and corporate identity devising
· Introduction to printing techniques

Education and training

Dates (from - to) 2004 October - 2007 June
Name and type of organization providing education and training Istituto Europeo di design (IED), Visual Arts Department - Graphic design Course, Turin - ITALY
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Theory of colour, theory of lettering, morphologhy and pshycology of shapes, print tecnologies, polygraphic tecnologies, presentation techniques, semiotics, history of cinema, modern and contemporary art, typography and page making, pubblic speaking, writing techniques, photography foundamentals, sociology of communication, logodesign and corporate identity, BTL strategy, history of graphic, web design, contemporary visual communication, publishing graphics, graphic installation, packaging, visual graphics, pubblic utility communication, communication law, interaction design.
Title of qualification awarded Degree in Graphic design and Visual Arts.
100/100 with commendation.
Dates (from - to) 1999 September - 2004 July
Name and type of organization providing education and training Liceo Scientifico Statale Piero Martinetti of Caluso, Turin - ITALY
Title of qualification awarded Artistic school-leaving certificate in Visual Arts and designs.
100/100 with commendation.

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue Italian
Other Languages English
· Reading skills: excellent
· Writing skills: good
· Verbal skills: good
Organizational skills
and compentences
· 09-2007 / Istituto Europeo di design (IED) creative team member at Festival della Creatività, Florence.
Technical skills
and compentences
Knowledge and use of Mac’Os and Windows platforms.
Excellent use of:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand.
Good use of:
Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress, iLife and Microsoft Office bundles.
Basic use of:
Logic, Adobe Premiere.
Artistic skills
and compentences
· 05 2009 / www.alessandrovigo.com is published on Web Design Index by Content.04
· 04-2007 / The video-installation live_pay_sing_bear_die wins Magmart International Video Art Festival and becomes part of the CCAM, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum permanent collection.
· 06-2006 / Creation of the video-installation live_pay_sing_bear_die. Watch it.
Other skills and compentences · 08-2007 / Patrol trip to Rhode Island University in Providence, AIB and Mass Art in Boston.
· 10-2004 / Winner of the Istituto Europeo di design (IED) scholarship.
Driving Licenses · A
· B (car owner)
Personal keywords Art, graphic, communication, image, sport, music, picture, sound, sign, dream, love, needle, cd, graphic tablet, palette, fork, mum, headphones, book, glasses, sea, vinyl, friend, pencil, dad, pipe, shoe, track, helmet.