MAYA  ALICE  ZIGLIO

Graphic & Digital Designer

 

 

D. O. B.

 

09/01/78

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

 

 

Mobile

E-mail

0039 339 228 1155

[email protected]

Based in

Milan, Italy

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Nov. 03 - Present

 

'CIW Website Design Manager' Certificate: currently training to qualify (distance learning).

100%; 95%; 100%; 100%; 100%: results to marked assignments submitted.

 

2001 - 2003

 

 

BA (Hons) Visual Communication. Graduated in July 2003.

The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

 

1997 - 2001

 

Design degree course. Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy).

Multimedia Communication.

 

1992 - 1997

High School Diploma. School of Art. ‘Liceo Artistico Caravaggio’ in Milan.

Specialization in Visual Communication.

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMPLE OF MODULES COVERED

 

§      Visual communication

§      Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Alias Studio

§      Web and Presentation Design

§      History of Design, Art and Architecture

§      Multidisciplinary design (for  Web, print,

     animation, photography)

§      Hand and technical drawing

§      Ergonomics (for ‘user centred design’)

 

 

RELEVANT PROJECTS AND AWARDS ACHIEVED

 

Apr. 2003

 

 

 

 

 

New Business Award – 1st prize ( Bank of Scotland )

 

Design of CD-ROM GRAPHIC INTERFACE: interactive lessons for Aikido trainees.

Flash MX, I-movie: Flash action scripting & XML.

Won sponsorship for production of the CD and placement on the market.

 

Honours year

 

 

 

 

 

Software used

 

Digital Portfolio Design’: dissertation analysing the design process of personal digital portfolios; presented both in paper and digital interactive format on CD-Rom.

 

§      Conceptualisation, design, and implementation of interactive interfaces on CD ROMs

    and graphic designs for print.

§      Self-directed work (research - concept development – production) and time management.

§      Flash MX, Freehand 10, Photoshop 7, Illustrator 8, I-movie, Sound Forge, Dreamweaver MX.

    (On MAC and PC Platforms)

 

Mar. 2002

New Company Marketing Concept: awarded course prize for design and presentation.

 

Dec. 2001

 

 

Feb. 2001

 

Dyslexia awareness Campaign: graphic design of coordinate informative leaflets, booklets

and bookmarks.

 

Portal Website ‘Design Explorer’: team of 4, realized in Flash.

Role: team coordinator, design of graphic interface in Flash and animations.

 

 

 

LANGUAGES

 

 

 

English

 

 

Commercial experience translating from English into Italian and vice versa.

 

Fluent, studied for 8 years and improved in 3 years studying and working in the UK.

(Conversation, written, Internet / computer jargon)

Italian

 

 

Mother language.

 

 

 

 

Apr. 2001

 

Oct. 04-Present

 

Software used

 

Aug. 04-Sept.04

 

 

 

 

Software used

 

Jul. 2004

 

 

GRAPHIC & MULTIMEDIA DESIGN related WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Web site design and Corporate Identity creation for Architecture studio in Milan.

 

Creation of illustrations for technical instructions, illustrations and animations for games. Freelance Designer for Daryl Industries (Liverpool) and Level-N. Ltd (Cannes, Fr).

§      Illustrator CS, Photoshop CS, Flash MX and Acrobat 6.0 Professional.

 

Full time Graphic Designer at MORE INTERACTIVE, Web Design studio in Milan.

Working for high profile clients such as Vodafone and Kinder amongst others,

I have been part of a friendly team within a challenging and creative environment.

§      Creation of graphic interfaces, banners, animations and illustrations for Web, Software

    Applications and E-learning interfaces. Working on both Mac and PC.

§      Illustrator CS, Photoshop CS, Flash MX / MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX, Quark Xpress, Swish.

 

Animations and interactive menus designed in Flash for Corporate Interface.

 

Mar. - May 04

Oct. 03 - Jan. 04

 

 

 

 

 

Software used

 

Graphic Designer/Assistant Manager at MAIL BOXES ETC. in Aberdeen.

Daily contact with customers, working within budgets, dealing with diverse briefs and tight deadlines.  Responsible for the running and finances of the shop for several days and called again to work and help with the training of the new manager in March 2004.

 

Graphic design (from concept to final print) executed for restaurants & privates such as:

§      Leaflets and Brochures, Business Cards, Posters, Calendars, Invitations, Photo Retouch.

§      Photoshop 7, Freehand MX, Corel Draw10, Publisher 2000, Word 2000.

 

Jul. 03 - Mar. 04

 

 

 

 

Game design. On line at: www.level-17.com , followed from concept to launch.

Role: redesign from scratch of game-concept and Website graphic interface in Flash MX.

 

Creation of characters, graphics, animated menus and sequences to implement user entertainment.

Advertising banners (Flash-animated).

In a team with Web-Developer and Software Consultant based in France.

 

6 - 13 Jul. 03

 

 

 

Oct. 2002

 

 

Software used

Displaying at the ‘NEW DESIGNERS 2003’ Exhibition In London.

Opportunity to display and discuss my work to potential employers.

Several contacts were gained and jobs were offered as a result.

 

Graphic Design for Print, commissioned by ‘TVP FILM STUDIO’ in Aberdeen,

related to social event (Masquerade ball).

§      Entrance Poster, Menus, Set of cards and Place names for dining tables.

§     Freehand 10, Illustrator 8, Photoshop 7.

Winter 1999

Graphic - editorial studio experience for Italian design magazine ‘MODO’. (Two weeks stage.)

§     Page layout design and use of Photoshop for photo acquisition & retouch.

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

MAC - PC conversant

 

 

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS (6 years)

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS (2 years)

MACROMEDIA FLASH MX / MX 2004 (4+ years)

§      VECTOR ANIMATION & GRAPHICS (Advanced)

§      FLASH SCRIPTING (Intermediate)

MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10 (3 years)

ALIAS WAVEFRONT STUDIO 8.5 (2 years)

MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE (5+ years)

ADOBE ACROBAT 6.0

QUARK XPRESS 6

COREL DRAW 10

PUBLISHER 2000

PREMIERE 7

SOUND FORGE

SWISH; I-MOVIE

SWIFT 3D (1+  year)

 

MACROMEDIA MX:

§      DREAMWEAVER

§      FIREWORKS

ADOBE IN DESIGN

JAVA SCRIPTS

HTML

FTP

XML (Basic)

 

 

 

 

On request

Online

 

 

 

REFEREES, DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

 

Referees and info available.

Personal Website with portfolio at www.mayadesign.it.st

 

 

[email protected]

 

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