Stefano Chies
Creative Graphic Designer
About
"Sign" is Stefano, an Italian creative designer based in Bristol, England.
He works across a variety of different media producing work and design concepts both digital and prints like:​
brand identity, collateral material, image manipulation, infographic posters, typeface design, eCommerce websites, motion animated presentations, screen printing poster, stencil art graffiti, NFT, and have experience with video editing and product design 3D software.
He participated in different exhibitions, design competitions, especially on social graphic design projects.
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He loves design that informs, shares knowledge, provokes opinions.
Good design is socially relevant. He believe in beautiful and intuitively functional design.
For Stefano, visual communication it's a constant excuse to stay curious, learn something new and to interact with.
His creativity is stimulated from observing the society, media and people in general, how they react in a certain context, in which his focusing ideas and details. Graphic design has often been about the challenge of paradoxes, aesthetics vs. functionality or minimalism vs. chaos.
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" My motto is to be positive and curious about the things I am doing,
so I will be motivated to be always creative and unique thinking. "
Education
2017 - 2017
2014 - 2014
2006 - 2007
2004 - 2006
1998 - 2003
Typography course
@ Central Saint Martins
London, UK
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Screen Printing course
@ Spike Island
Bristol, UK
“MA” Degree in: “Creative Design“
@ “SID” Scuola Italiana Design
Work project with: ARNEG - FERPLAST - HAUSBRANDT caffè - ONLY T-SHIRT - PITTI NEW BEATS - KINDER FERRERO - VETROTEC - VIMAR
Padua, ITA
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Bachelor Diploma in: Product Creative Design
@ “SID” Scuola Italiana Design
Padua, ITA
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High School Diploma in: "Architectural Technician Surveying"
@ Surveyor Technic College Institute
Treviso, ITA
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Work Experience
Present
Since 2018
2018 - 2018
2009 - 2017
2007 - 2009
2007 - 2007
2003 - 2004
SIGN(Self Employed)
Freelancer Creative Graphic Designer
Bristol, UK
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@ SPIKE ISLAND PRINT STUDIOS
Printmaker member - Creative Designer
Bristol, UK
@ BRIGHTCARBON
DESIGN CONSULTANT
Bristol, UK
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TRAVEL / FREELANCING
Flexible worker as Graphic Designer , Photographer and in the Hospitality sector
UK, ASIA, OCEANIA
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@ GEOX
Graphic Creative designer
Treviso, ITA
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@ SINTONY DETAIL DESIGN
Junior Creative Product Designer
Treviso, ITA
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@ TECHNIC STUDIOS
Surveyor Apprentice
Treviso, ITA
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Awards - Exhibitions - Workshops
2024
2022
2019
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
2013
2012
2010
2010
2008
2006
2005
@ Spike Island Print Studios Open Day Exhibition
Spike Island
Bristol, UK
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@ Spike Island Print Studios Open Day Exhibition
Spike Island
Bristol, UK
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@ Spike Island Print Studios Open Day Exhibition
Spike Island
Bristol, UK
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@ The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair
The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Wakefield, UK
@ Parallax Art Fair Exhibition
Chelsea Town Hall
London, UK
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@ Urban Paint festival, “Up Fest”
Selected and participated for the 4th time at this Graffiti festival with 300 International artists,
Bristol ,UK
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@ Urban Paint festival, “Up Fest”
Selected and participated for the 3rd time at this Graffiti festival with 300 International artists,
Bristol ,UK
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@ Urban Paint festival, “Up Fest”
SSelected and participated for the 2nd time at this Graffiti festival with 300 International artists,
Bristol ,UK
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@ Urban Paint festival, “Up Fest”
Selected and participated for the 1st time at this Graffiti festival with 300 International artists,
Bristol ,UK
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@ Design Crowd Competition
Winner of a signage competition
Sydney, AUS
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@ Graphic contest “ROCK THE WALL”
Poster selected in the category: “Best acoustic insulation works”
ITA
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@ Graphic contest “Good 50x70”
Poster selected in the category: “Play for Africa” endorsed by AMREF and Exhibited in "La Triennale di Milano"
Milan, ITA
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@ Graphic contest “Good 50x70”
Poster selected in the category: “Child Mortality” and Exhibited in "La Triennale di Milano"
Milan, ITA
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@ "SID" Creative workshop and brief courses for:
“RONCATO’s LUGGAGES”
Along with other participants, I developed product design concepts
Rovinj, Croatia
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@ "SID" Creative workshop and brief courses for:
“CHICCO ARTSANA”
Along with other participants, I developed product design concepts
Rovinj, Croatia
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