Laura Bortoloni résumé
Place and date of birth:
Rovigo, 15th October 1980
Residence:
39, vicolo Carlo Goldoni
I – 45100 Rovigo
Mobile:
+39.347.5040886
E-mail:
laura.bortoloni@gmail.com
Web:
www.laurabortoloni.com
Tax code:
BRTLRA80R55H620Q
Laura Bortoloni is member of Aiap, Associazione italiana progettazione per la comunicazione visiva.
Occupational fields
Design for visual communication, art direction, graphic design, illustration.
Qualifications
2013.02
Master Universitario in Science Communication. Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
2009.06
MA degree in design for communication at “ISIA Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche,
Faenza (RA)” (marks: 110/110 cum laude). Degree thesis about information design.
2008.09-10
High level training course in type design, POLI.design, Consorzio del Politecnico di Milano.
2005.02
BA degree in graphic design and visual communication at “ISIA Istituto Superiore per le
Industrie Artistiche, Urbino (PU)”; 4 years course (marks: 110/110 cum laude). Degree thesis on
Gregorian Chant.
2003.07
High school diploma, applied arts and advertising at “Istituto Statale d’Arte Scuola del Libro” in
Urbino (marks: 98/ 100).
1999.07
High school diploma at Liceo Scientifico Statale “P. Paleocapa”
in Rovigo (marks: 100/100).
Professional experience
Ongoing
Creative directore at IDA S.r.l. (since 2013.07)
Graphic designer and partner at Co.Mo.Do. (since 2012.01)
2013-2007
Freelance designer for communication and illustrator.
2012-2011
Illustration teacher in high schools in Padova e Rovigo (“Attivamente” project, Fondazione Cassa
di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo).
2012.09
Tutor at “Digital publishing” workshop, organized by Aiap at IUAV during “Design Per”,
international graphic design week.
2012.06
Tutor at “Happinessie” workshop organized by Isia Urbino and Politecnico di Milano during
Festarch, Perugia.
2011.02-2010.09
Partecipation to EU project “Erasmus for young entreptreneurs” at Creando Estudio Gráfico,
Santander-Spain.
2008
Teacher of graphic design at Cnos-Fap post-diploma couse, Bologna.
Collaborations with graphic design studios (Bcpt Associati, Perugia; Heads Collective, Treviso).
2007-2006
Graphic designer for Bcpt Associati, Perugia and Nemo Future Exploration Lab, Milano; art
direction Marco Tortoioli Ricci.
2005
Graphic designer for Studio Magni in Ferrara.
2004-2003
Graphic designer for Elica srl in Milan, art direction Paolo Bazzani.
2002-2001
Project work at ISIA on the identity of Bibliotheca Lancisiana in Rome, supervisor Massimo
Dolcini.
Internship for the advertising agency “Casa Factory & Adpress Communications” in Bologna.
Workshops, training and other courses
2014.03
Tribeca Story Matter Hackathon at Cern Geneve, Switzerland.
2013.04
Partecipation to a beginner level course Arduino, Verona. 2012.08
German course for beginners A1. Did Deutsch Institut Amburgo, Germania.
2011.11
Partecipation to an Adobe After Effects course at Antenna Lab, Padova.
Partecipation to a webmaster course at Html.it presso Milano.
2011.03
Partecipation to a calligraphy course held by Barbara Calzolari for ACI, Bologna italy.
2009.07
Partecipation to a basic design workshop held by Laura Badalucco, Scuola di dottorato in scienze
del design, IUAV, Venezia.
2008.07
Spanish for beginners course, Scuola Microsoft Global Training, Rovigo, Italy.
2008.06
Partecipation to a graphic design workshop held by Daniel Eatock, Fondazione Claudio Buziol,
Venezia.
2007.06
Partecipation to a type design workshop held by Luciano Perondi, Biblioteca Palatina Parma.
Partecipation to “Graphic leasure” held by Vasava, Athens, Greece.
2006.08
English course at London Study Centre, “upper intermediate” level, London, UK.
2005.11
Partecipation to a writing workshop held by Scuola Holden, Umbrialibri, Perugia.
2003.04
Partecipation to an international workshop to design the logo for Rekula, a European
Community Environmental Plan, Grössrachen Germany.
2002-2001
Partecipation to illustration courses held by Sandro Natalini
at ISIA, Urbino (PU).
2001
Partecipation to illustration courses held by Arcadio Lobato, Sarmede (TV).
Contests, awards and exhibitions
2014
• “Emergence”, interactive installation born during Tribeca Hacks Story Matter, developed with
Nadja Oertlet, Mike Robbins, Adria LeBoeuff, Julia Stein e Joao Pequenao, is exhibited at
Tribeca Film Institute Interactive Playground, ICA in New York City, 26/04/2014.
• “Lo farò”, book made for IDA together with Fabio Maffione, is showcased at Farenheit 39 and
published in the exhibition catalogue. Ravenna, Italy, 7-9/03/2014.
2013
• “Bacalà” poster is selected in “Spollo Kitchen” competition.
• Four illustration are showcased in collective exhibition “Castelli per Aria”, organized by Brigo
editore at Sala della Gran Guardia, Rovigo, Italy.
2011
• Poster “150” is shown in the exhibition “150x150x150” curated by Mario Piazza, Graphic Fest
Civitanova Marche 19-22/03/2011.
2010
• Poster “58 mq” is shown in the exhibition “Stanze”, Gela Museo Archeologico
28/07-29/08/2010.
• “Avevamo il cuore appeso” project is selected for the book “Spaghetti grafica 2” and for the
collective exhibition dedicated to Italian graphic design in Triennale di Milano
11/2009-02/2010.
2009
• “Museo di Qualità” project, developed together with Matteo Guidi, won 1st prize in the contest
organized by Regione Emilia-Romagna. Published on Art Lab, 06/2011.
• “Eco2Hotel” and “ReFuture” projects, developed for Nemo Future Exploration Lab, with the
art direction of Marco Tortoioli Ricci, are selected at “4th Block”, triennale of Eco-poster,
Ukraine.
2007-2006
• Touristical identity of Sardegna district project, developed for Bcpt Associati together with
Matteo Guidi and Marco Tortoioli Ricci for the international competition won 1st prize ex
aequo. Silver award in brand implementation cathegory at European Design Awards 2007;
published on: New Italian Design La Triennale Milano Exhibition Catalogue; Progetto Grafico
n. 9; Novum 09/2007, Etapes 169/2009.
2003
• 2 prize at the first on line international graphic and creativity award “Creolo. Lascia un sogno”.
• Third award (debutants) “Sulle ali delle farfalle” international competition for an illustrated
fairy-tale, Bordano (UD).
2002
• Special award for the editability of the project at the competition “Sulle ali delle farfalle”,
Bordano (UD).
• Display of a series of pictures titled “Ichtus” in a collective exhibition at the “Magazzini del
Sale” in Cervia.
Technical skills
Design of visual identity systems for events, exhibitions, firms. Logo design. Illustration. Information design.
Type design. Professional use of the main softwares for graphic design. Photographic shooting skills.
Linguistic skills
Upper intermediate knowledge of English C1 (95 score in IBT Toefl).
Basic knowledge of Spanish. I am currently attending a German course for beginners.
Interests and other activities
• Letterpress: co-founder of Tipolesine, association promotin local typographic culture.
• Public art: member and founder of Spazio XY, public art lab organizing film review, video making
workshops and performing events dealing with public space.
• Theatre: in 2006 and 2007 I attended to Spaziozero, a theatre laboratory in Perugia.
• Music: I performed with professional choruses (Polifonico Città di Rovigo, Venezze Consort) under the
guide of Maestro Giorgio Mazzuccato, and in the 1997, 1998 and 1999 “Operagiovani” editions with the
chorus of Rovigo Social Theatre. I attended to piano and singing courses at the Conservatorio of Rovigo.
Last update 2014.05.01