Alessandro Piacente is an Italian graphic designer from Naples currently based in Milan. He mostly works on printed products, such as books, posters and visual identities. During his MA thesis research at ISIA Urbino he took a keen interest in folk, popular art and the culture of collecting as artistic practice. In the last years he worked for clients such as Fondazione Pirelli, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Fiera Milano and Oscar Mondadori. He currently is part of Fornasetti Design Team.
Education
2013 – 2015
Master in Communication and
Design for Publishing, ISIA Urbino
2009 – 2012
Bachelor in Design and Communication,
SUN (Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli)
Experience
2021 September – Ongoing
Graphic Designer at Fornasetti
2020 July – 2021 July
Digital Graphic Designer at K-448
2017 July – 2020 July
Graphic Designer at Leftloft
2016 July – 2016 December
Intern at Question Mark
2015 October – 2015 December
Intern at Studio Zabo
2011 August – 2011 October
Intern at Antville
Teaching
2019 October – 2020 June
Teacher for the Design 2 course at IED
Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
Exhibitions
2020
Graphic Days Torino
Singolare plurale with
Napoli Folk Archive
(ISIA Master research)
2017
• Fahrenheit 39 (Ravenna)
• Bologna Children’s Book Fair
• 100 taglieri d’autore (Milan)
• Ficciones typografika (Minneapolis)
• ADI Design Index (Rome)
2016
Fahrenheit 39 (Ravenna)
2015
Sprint (Milan)
Workshop
2015
Doooors with Patrick Lacey (Åbäke)
and Ben Cain
2014
• Progressive Disclosure in Information
Graphics with Michael Stoll
• Progettazione di caratteri tipografici
with Albert Pinggera
Awards
2017
ADI Design Index / Finalist selection
2016
European Design Awards / Gold and Jury prize
Alessandro Piacente is an Italian graphic designer from Naples currently based in Milan. He mostly works on printed products, such as books, posters and visual identities. During his MA thesis research at ISIA Urbino he took a keen interest in folk, popular art and the culture of collecting as artistic practice. In the last years he worked for clients such as Fondazione Pirelli, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Fiera Milano and Oscar Mondadori. He currently is part of Fornasetti Design Team.
Education
2013 – 2015
Master in Communication and
Design for Publishing, ISIA Urbino
2009 – 2012
Bachelor in Design and Communication,
SUN (Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli)
Experience
2021 September – Ongoing
Graphic Designer at Fornasetti
2020 July – 2021 July
Digital Graphic Designer at K-448
2017 July – 2020 July
Graphic Designer at Leftloft
2016 July – 2016 December
Intern at Question Mark
2015 October – 2015 December
Intern at Studio Zabo
2011 August – 2011 October
Intern at Antville
Teaching
2019 October – 2020 June
Teacher for the Design 2 course at IED
Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
Exhibitions
2020
Graphic Days Torino
Singolare plurale with
Napoli Folk Archive
(ISIA Master research)
2017
• Fahrenheit 39 (Ravenna)
• Bologna Children’s Book Fair
• 100 taglieri d’autore (Milan)
• Ficciones typografika (Minneapolis)
• ADI Design Index (Rome)
2016
Fahrenheit 39 (Ravenna)
2015
Sprint (Milan)
Workshop
2015
Doooors with Patrick Lacey (Åbäke)
and Ben Cain
2014
• Progressive Disclosure in Information
Graphics with Michael Stoll
• Progettazione di caratteri tipografici
with Albert Pinggera
Awards
2017
ADI Design Index / Finalist selection
2016
European Design Awards / Gold and Jury prize