About.me

Ciao! I’m Anna, a graphic designer, illustrator and cat enthusiast from Italy. I mainly work with editorial projects and illustrations, but I also enjoy everything that involves traditional techniques or getting your hands dirty.
Partly web designer, partly zine-maker, I try to keep a balance between digital and traditional practices. I’m a fresh graduate from the master in Communication design at ISIA Faenza, always ready to experience new ways of learning and growing.
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE DESIGNER
GRAPHIC AND ILLUSTRATION
Forlì, Italy | 2026
– editorial design, brand identity
– curator of traveling exhibition Solchi d’Appennino
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
@ TURTLE s.r.l.
Forlì, Italy | 2024 – 2026
– editorial design, company presentations
– infographics and layout designs for various clients
INUIT BOOKSHOP
INTERNSHIP / COLLABORATOR
Bologna, Italy | 2025
– Graphic design and social media manager
– exhibition layout, inventory, organization
– bookshop attending, web design for online ecommerce
ISIA FAENZA DESIGN
COLLABORATION GRANT AND TUTORING
Faenza, Italy | 2024 – 2026
– Graphic design
– Erasmus students tutoring and referent
– Exhibition and conferences preparation and monitoring
FIU (FONDAZIONE INNOVAZIONE URBANA)
INTERNSHIP
Bologna, Italy | 2022
– Graphic design intern
– FIU is a multidisciplinary urban regeneration research, development, co-production and communication centre working to build the city of the future. FIU aims to promote relationships between local government, universities, firms, the tertiary sector and citizens.
PRIVATE TUTOR
HUMANITIES, ENGLISH
Forlì, Italy | 2017 – 2019
– Private tutoring for high school students in preparation for university admission exams and high school final exams (italian, philosophy, history, english)
– Private english lessons
EDUCATION
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
MASTER’S DEGREE
ISIA Faenza | Faenza, Italy | 2023 – 2026
– Master’s Design in Graphic and Communication Design at ISIA Faenza
– Graphic design, history of graphic design and curatorial practices, multimedia, editorial and type design
– final grade: 110L/110
ERASMUS+
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Savonia UAS | Kuopio, Finland | 2022
– Erasmus+ exchange program during the final year of my Bachelor’s degree in Product Design
– Fashion design, 3D modeling, interior design, brand design
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DESIGN WITH ADVANCED MATERIALS
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
ISIA Faenza | Faenza, Italy | 2019 – 2023
– Bachelor’s degree in Product Design at ISIA Faenza
– Product design, industrial design, graphic design, illustration, ceramics design
– Thesis on a card game design project: Salem 1692
– final grade: 110L/110
LICEO CLASSICO
HIGH SCHOOL
Liceo Classico G.B.Morgagni | Forlì, Italy | 2012 – 2017
– humanities and classic literature studies
– final grade 82/100
WORKSHOP
TIPO+GRAFIA CREATIVA
MOVABLE TYPE PRINTING
La Vecchia Stamperia | Faenza, Italy | 2024
– Traditional printing techniques, movable type printing
INTERACTION DESIGN
TOUCH DESIGNER
Marco Giordano | Faenza, Italy | 2024
– Creation of visuals using Touch Designer software and Kinect motion capture technology for an interactive performance
SERIGRAFIA EDITORIALE
SERIGRAPHY PRINTING
INUIT independent publisher, Samuele Canestrari | Faenza, Italy | 2024
– Learning serigraphy printing techniques aimed at creating a collective editorial project
L’ANTICA ARTE DELLA LEGATORIA
BOOK BINDING
Elena De Fazio | Faenza, Italy | 2024
– Learning book binding techniques
– Creation of three different notebooks, hand-bound with three different techniques (paperback, japanese binding, section sawn binding)
BLU DIVINO
CERAMICS AND GLAZING
Giulia Bonora and MIC Faenza | Faenza, Italy | 2021
– Study on the traditional blue pigment “Egyptian Blue” from the collection of MIC (international ceramics museum, Faenza), a brief history on the colour blue and its significance in religion, philosophy and spirituality
– Each participant created their own piece using the “colombino” technique, followed by the creation of different shades of blue and green glazing, based on the previous research on divine blue
– The final pieces were showcased in an exhibition at MIC Faenza in September 2021
ETCHING AND AQUATINT
TRADITIONAL PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES
Enrico Versari | Faenza, Italy | 2021
– Learning the traditional method of aquatint, an etching method introduced in the 17th century, to create modern prints
LANGUAGES
ITALIAN | mother tongue
– native speaker
ENGLISH | C2
– IELTS 7.5 (2022)
SPANISH | B1
– self taught
JAPANESE | A2
– JLPT N5 (2017)
