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Graphic Design

Vincent De Boeck

He’s been working for over 10 years in many different design fields like graphic design, brand design and user interface design. In agencies like BBDO, TBWA and Skinn Branding Agency. Last couple of years he focussed on how brands move within their visual identity,...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Luka Primorac

Motion Design Team Lead at Holographik

Luka Primorac

Luka has been working in the motion design industry for 6 years now at a couple of creative agencies in Zagreb, Croatia. Specializing in After Effects has brought him to his current position as a Motion Design team lead at Holographik where he works on projects ranging from brand awareness videos,...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Matt Lamont

DESIGNER | COLLECTOR OF PRINT AND ARCHIVIST | EDUCATOR

Matt Lamont

Matt is a passionate designer, education and collector. His collection of over 5,000 design artefacts form a basis of his teachings and design output. He is currently the co-director of Out of Place Studio, a small agency specialising in design for arts and culture organisations and charities. Matt...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Stuart Tolley

Co-Director of the Master, Art Director and Graphic Designer

Stuart Tolley

Stuart Tolley is a graphic designer, editorial art director, author and educator. He is the director of Transmission graphic design studio and works with clients in the arts, culture, lifestyle and publishing industries.

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Frederick Peens

Graphic Designer, Founder of Mark Studio

Frederick Peens

Frederick Peens, founder of MARK Studio in Cape Town, is a distinguished packaging designer with over 18 years of expertise in visual communication. Renowned for his unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, Frederick has garnered global acclaim, establishing new standards in the field. His...

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Online Master in Brand Design

Astrid Stavro

Creative Director at Astrid Stavro Studio

Astrid Stavro

Astrid is a globally recognised and awarded creative director with over two decades of leadership in design. Her work is characterised by powerful ideas, exceptional craft and deep engagement with the content and audience. Formerly a partner at Pentagram and co-founder of the design...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Sarah Boris

Artist & designer

Sarah Boris

Sarah Boris is an artist and designer whose work has been exhibited at the Design Museum, London and acquired by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the New York Centre of Book Arts; and FRAC Normandie Rouen. Projects range from screenprinted editions such as her LOVE...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Henk Willems

Founder and brand designer at Studio WillemsPeeters

Henk Willems

I am a Graphic Designer from Belgium. Throughout my career I worked as a Graphic Designer, Art Director and Design/Creative Director for established agencies in Belgium, leading teams and projects across the disciplines of brand identity and communication design. I...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Will Knight

Freelance Creative

Will Knight

Will Knight is a freelance creative living and working in London. He previously led the creative team at It’s Nice That, an award-winning platform with a mission to inspire the global creative community. His collaborative and cross-disciplinary practice has included projects for brands such as...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Kevin Twohy

Founder & Principal, Twohy Design Works

Kevin Twohy

Kevin Twohy is a product designer and strategist helping to build and scale great technology businesses. He has spent the last fifteen years helping companies go from zero to one, navigating the space between humans and technology. He currently heads up his own design practice, Twohy Design Works,...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

David Lamothe

Design Director at AREA 17

David Lamothe

As Design Director at AREA 17, a brand and digital product agency based in Paris and New York, David shapes the firm’s design principles, methodologies and processes. For the last 17 years, he has crafted meaningful solutions and outcomes for brands and...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Johan Pieterse

Creative Director & Brand Designer

Johan Pieterse

Johan has 20 years of invaluable brand experience and a seasoned strategic brand developer. He loves crafting compelling brand narratives and strategies, understanding that each present unique challenges and opportunities. His holistic approach to building dynamic brands has consistently delivered...

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Online Master in Brand Design

Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Mark Bloom

Graphic designer, creative and typographer

Mark Bloom

Mark has over 22 years of design experience, specialising in brand identity and type design. During this time he has worked with some of the world’s leading design studios, producing logos and typefaces for major global brands and agencies. His clients to date include: NASA, Virgin, Coca-Cola,...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

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Máster Online en Diseño Gráfico Avanzado

Timothy Milne

Founder, ARTOMATIC

Timothy Milne

ARTOMATIC started life as a screen-printer in 1982 pioneering the use of tactile materials and processes as an evocative visual language for printed matter that’s since emerged into the mainstream.

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Tom Hume

Associate creative director at Re

Tom Hume

Tom is an Associate Creative Director at Re, a brand-led experience business. He prides himself on creating brands that are distinct, dynamic and full of character. He has over 10 years of experience in the industry and has worked with global clients such as FIFA, Skyscanner, The Global Fund and...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Haldon Burns

Conceptual Creative / Brand Architect / Marketing Strategist

Haldon Burns

With 32 years of experience in the creative and marketing industry, you could say that Haldon knows 1 or 2 things about a thing or two. Specialising in Concept Ideation, Brand Positioning, Name & Tagline Development, he excels in Brand Creation & Campaign Ideation. As a skilled...

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Online Master in Brand Design

Marina Soto

Graphic designer

Marina Soto

Marina Soto is a graphic designer who specializes in brand identity, communication and art direction. She lives and works in Barcelona. She is currently the lead designer at Artofmany Studio. She has developed projects for many clients, from local companies and businesses to international...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Peter Sunna

3D artist

Peter Sunna

Peter Sunna (AKA 2D.Pete) is a 3D artist with an extensive background in branding and design. He has lived and worked across the world—from Stockholm, London, and Burlington, VT to Brooklyn, NY— as both a graphic designer and Creative Director. Currently living...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Olivier Segers

Co-Director of the Master and Design Director at Zypsy

Olivier Segers

Olivier Segers is a multidisciplinary branding and type design freelancer. During his 10+ years of experience, he worked with companies, agencies, startups and individuals all over the world. Olivier is currently working as Design Director for Zypsy, a company that...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Jaqui Hiltermann

Co-Creative Director Jackal & Hide

Jaqui Hiltermann

Jaqui Hiltermann is a writer with a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Cape Town. She specialises in human geography and cultural studies– how people behave in and interact with space and place informs her work. Jaqui has lectured and tutored at numerous South African tertiary...

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Online Master in Brand Design

Bruno Arizio

Design Director @Resn

Bruno Arizio

Bruno is a globally acclaimed Design and Creative Director at Resn.

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Jesse Reed

Partner at Order

Jesse Reed

Jesse Reed is the managing partner of Order, a Brooklyn-based design office specializing in brand identity systems for a wide range of clients and industries. In addition to Order, he is the co-founder of Standards Manual, an independent publishing imprint, and...

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Franziska Böttcher

Freelance packaging and brand designer

Franziska Böttcher

Franziska is a Berlin based designer and design teacher focused on packaging and branding. She worked as an art director and brand strategist in various design agencies for several years before going freelance. As a freelancer, she ended up right in the middle of...

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Online Master in Graphic and Digital Design

Martin Rettenbacher

Design Director at AREA 17

Martin Rettenbacher

Martin is an Austrian-born Design Director at AREA 17, a brand and digital product agency in Paris and New York. He became instrumental in developing and advocating AREA 17’s design principles, methodologies and processes....

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Online Master in Graphic Design and Applied Typography

Ron Irwin

Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town Centre for Film & Media

Ron Irwin

Dr. Ron Irwin grew up in the United States and has taught in the University of Cape Town Centre for Film and Media since 2009 where he is a Senior Lecturer. He has acted as a brand management consultant to numerous companies, including Strategic Name Development in Minneapolis and Interbrand in New...

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Online Master in Brand Design

Communication

Rita Lino

Art Director & Freelancer Photographer

Rita Lino

With over 13 years in fashion, beauty, and photography, Rita Lino brings extensive experience as a freelance photographer and art director. Her unique visual style is refined through collaboration with global brands like Courreges, Calvin Klein, and Prada. Shaping Voo Store over seven years, Rita...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Carmen Dusmet

Visual Artist & Independent Garphic Designer

Carmen Dusmet

As an independent graphic designer, Carmen specializes in editorial and web design, identities, and moving images. Her work as a visual artist delves into time-based media like video, audio, and text, embodying the persona of an unreliable narrator. Her creations, blending autobiographical elements...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Marta Veludo

Director of the Master, Art Director and Graphic Designer

Marta Veludo

Marta Veludo is a graphic designer currently working in Amsterdam. Inspired by the internet, pop culture, folk art, and pound shops, fascinated by inventions, color, movement, and compositions. She designs & conceptualizes for both cultural and commercial fields....

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Online Master in Art Direction

Gabriëlle Ibelings

Freelance Brand Identity Designer & Art Director

Gabriëlle Ibelings

Gabriëlle is a freelance Art Director and Brand Designer based in Amsterdam. She specializes in working for people and businesses within the sustainability space, and has been doing so for the past 8 years. With a background in fashion and brand strategy, her way of working is rooted in conceptual...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Ricardo Leite

Designer and Art Director

Ricardo Leite

Ricardo Leite is an Amsterdam-based designer and art director, specialising in global projects across branding, culture and arts. With over a decade as a creative professional, he crafts creative strategies and visual concepts for diverse industries including sports, fashion, food, tech, and music....

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Online Master in Art Direction

Céline Hurka

Type Designer

Céline Hurka

Céline Hurka is an independent type designer based in The Hague, NL. In her practice, she aims to play with, question, and break the conventions that have prevailed for the past hundreds of years. She is fascinated by how meaning is attached to form and transforms over years of usage in different...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Jonathan Tavares

Marketing and Strategy, partner @ Studio Bruto

Jonathan Tavares

Public Relations, Communication Manager, Brand Identity and Marketing Direction.

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Online Master in Art Direction

Noortje de Keijzer

All-round Creative, Set Designer & Art Director

Noortje de Keijzer

Netherlands, from where she works for local to international compagnies and magazines. She combines her own design studio with working for design studio Raw Color. Together with the small team of Raw Color she worked for a wide range of clients like Ikea, Samsung and Hermès.

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Online Master in Art Direction

Raquel Figueira

Visual Artist & Graphic Designer

Raquel Figueira

Raquel Figueira is a multidisciplinary creative working across graphic design, visual art and writing. Beginning her career as a designer and art director working for brands, agencies and not-for-profit organisations, she then developed a visual art practice exhibiting across several galleries and...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Clémence Gouy

Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Clémence Gouy

Clémence Gouy is a graphic designer and illustrator with a branding background. From collaborating with creative studios and in-house design teams to working directly with small

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Online Master in Art Direction

Daniela Uribe

Motion designer & Stop-Motion Animator

Daniela Uribe

Daniela Uribe is a Venezuelan motion designer specialized in traditional animation, currently based in Amsterdam, NL. She has over 12 years of experience, mostly freelancing in advertising as a stop motion animator, but also leading and mentoring a team of motion designers working in branding....

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Online Master in Art Direction

Christie Morgan

Creative Director & Digital Artist

Christie Morgan

Christie is a London-based immersive creative/art director, digital artist and the founder of PITCH STUDIOS™️; a design studio + creative consultancy. Her experience spans visual communications using a wide range of creative technologies—working with mediums such as AI, extended realities,...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Phoebe Dodds

Brand & Growth Strategist at Buro 155

Phoebe Dodds

Phoebe is a startup strategist and writer based between Paris, Amsterdam and London. She consults for companies across the EU & the US on brand and organic growth marketing. She’s a contributing writer for Harvard Business Review, and has also written for the Huffington Post, the...

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Online Master in Art Direction

Interactive Design

Sergio Romero

Senior Product Designer at Holaluz

Sergio Romero

Sergio is a digital product designer with over a decade of experience in e-commerce and online services. He has honed his skills as a UI designer for several agencies and in recent years, has focused on introducing quantitative and qualitative user research into his...

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Marina Nakagawa

3D Artist & Motion Designer

Marina Nakagawa

Marina Nakagawa is a freelance 3D artist and motion designer based in London, originally from Japan. Her primary focus is on creating 3D characters, stylized worlds, and storytelling.

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Mireia Lopez

Lead designer of Digital Experience at Adidas

Mireia Lopez

Mireia is a Product designer passionate about experience design and visual communication. Her 15 years of experience working in the creative industry has taken her to live in London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. She is currently based in Barcelona, leading the digital...

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Ruby Nian

AI-focused Motion Graphic Artist with Diverse Skills

Ruby Nian

Ruby Nian is a 3D Generalist in the Private Island studio based in London. She journeyed from Taipei to Shanghai and London, embracing diverse designs influenced by Eastern and Western. She spent 10 years working in the design industry she worked for design studios and world-renowned clients...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Mark Davis

Director and Co-founder, Form Play Animation

Mark Davis

Mark is passionate about 2D frame animation and co-founded Form Play studio in 2017. He specializes in creating characterful animations, and it is his playful approach and belief in the power of storytelling that has led to commissions from global clients such as...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Christian Lowell

Director of the Master, Design and art Director

Christian Lowell

Christian has experience in a variety of visual communication disciplines from working on award-winning brand campaigns, films, websites and other digital experiences for global brands & celebrities. Since graduating from the Ringling College of Art + Design in 2016 with a BFA in Graphic Design...

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Elena Ceriani

Product Designer at B-Reel

Elena Ceriani

Elena is a multidisciplinary creative with a background in digital and advertising, specialising in User Experience and User Interface design. She has worked with corporate law firms and e-commerce brands such as Carolina Herrera, Diesel, Profuomo, and Batavus, and...

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Millie Woodcock

Art and Animation Director at Lambda Films

Millie Woodcock

Millie Woodcock is an illustrator and animator based in Norwich, UK.

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Amandine Palazon

UX designer and strategist

Amandine Palazon

Amandine is a UX designer & strategist. She spent 8 years in Paris working on top consulting companies and design studios such as AKQA or PWC, being a luxury specialist (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, YSL, Sephora, Nike).

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Callum Cannarella

Freelance Motion Designer

Callum Cannarella

Callum is a self-taught freelance motion designer specialising in explainer videos, social content and motion branding. He found his love for animating whilst still in school, which led him to work for some local studios before venturing out as a freelancer. He has since worked on projects for...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Marius Vaitkevicius

Senior Motion Designer at Buff Motion

Marius Vaitkevicius

Marius lives and works in Brighton, UK. Having been part of Buff for 5 years, he does all things motion: from 2D to 3D to character animation. Marius has worked on small and large projects, both for local charities and global tech brands, including Google and Microsoft.

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Tom Allen

Director of the Master, Creative Director & Co-Founder of Buff

Tom Allen

After several years working as a motion designer in a handful of studios in London, both full-time and freelance, Tom setup Buff in 2014. Since then the studio has grown to work with some of the world’s biggest brands, agencies and non-profit organisations. The...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Mikey Dowdle

3D Motion Designer and Director

Mikey Dowdle

Motion Designer and Animator, specialising in 3D with 10+ years experience. He worked for 6-7 years in various studios around London, but now as a freelancer, he is working and collaborating with some of his dream studios and peers around the world. He is in his happy place when he is working on...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Nuria Quero

Experience Designer & Creative Lead

Nuria Quero

Nuria Quero is an experience designer and creative lead, specialized in creating unique interactive experiences and games within the realms of design, XR and creative technology.

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Online Master in UI/UX Design

Daniel Lofthouse

Motion Designer at Kinisi

Daniel Lofthouse

Dan Lofthouse is a Motion Designer living and working in the historic city of York. After completing a Master’s degree in Sound Design he spent five years at a film production company, sharpening his skills in everything from editing to visual effects and...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Dani Molyneux

Type-Twisting Artist & Designer

Dani Molyneux

Dani Molyneux is a type-twisting artist and designer based in Manchester, UK. Her work features powerful messages told through playful type. She has worked in leading creative agencies for both independent and international clients, specialising in branding and typography. She has since founded her...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Lawrie Mallyon

Head of Production at Buff Motion

Lawrie Mallyon

Lawrie is a Producer based in Brighton, UK. Having begun as a 3D designer he began managing his design projects before progressing to become a Producer for animation. Now Head of Production at Buff Motion, his experience includes collaborating with international...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Mat Voyce

Type Designer & Animator

Mat Voyce

Mat Voyce is ‘Your Friendly Neighbourhood Type Designer & Animator’. He specialises in 2D type animation and is mainly known for his pioneering style exploring illustrative kinetic typography. His style infuses letterforms with character and has been...

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Online Master in Motion Graphics

Interior Design

Mariana Martini

Architect and Entrepreneur

Mariana Martini

Mariana has over 13 years of experience working with Interior Design. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she founded her studio there and then in Milan after concluding her Master at Istituto Marangoni. She has done over 200 projects and won 9 awards. She has also an MBA in...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Paola Frascerra

Architect, Digital designer and founder of Évoque Lab

Paola Frascerra

Paola Frascerra is architect and founder of Évoque Lab, a Milan digital contemporary design studio.

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Elisa Forlini

Lighting Designer at L'Observatoire International

Elisa Forlini

Elisa Forlini is an Italian Lighting Designer who lives and work in New York city. She completed her studies and started her career in Rome, and then moved to the Big Apple to join L’Observatoire International.

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Chiara Luzzatto

Director of the master, Art Director and Architect at notooSTUDIO

Chiara Luzzatto

Italian architect, stylist, and Art Director who loves conceptualizing and constructing modern spaces and environments.

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Mattia Messori

Architect & 3D Artist

Mattia Messori

Mattia Messori is an Italian architect and 3D artist, and his activity today is focused on the production of images in the fields of architecture, design and product. Degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, followed by master’s degree and in-depth courses about 3D graphics. After...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Lorenzo Troiano

CGI Artist at Notoostudio

Lorenzo Troiano

First Architect then CGI Artist. He studied in Pescara (Italy) where he graduated with honors in Architecture under the guidance of one of the most active architects in Italy and in the world (Paolo Desideri-ABDR Studio). After working in various studios where he...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Omar Sartor

Photographer

Omar Sartor

Omar Sartor is a photographer specialized in landscape photography, interiors and still life. He moved to Milan 20 years ago, where he still works and lives. During this period he has collaborated with the main fashion and design brands like Valentino, Jil Sander, Flos, Poliform, Zanotta… He...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Mariana Bettinelli

Interior stylist and contributor

Mariana Bettinelli

Mariana Bettinelli is an interior stylist and interior designer based in Milan. She graduated in Interior Design and later specialized in Interior Styling at Istituto Europeo di Design. Some of her clients include CasaFacile, Perdormire, MCZ camini, Fila solutions.

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Maria Francesca

Freelance Consultant and Interior designer

Maria Francesca

Maria Francesca is a designer who works in the field of interiors and art direction. She graduated in 2014 at Politecnico di Milano University and gained experience in Cassina as a designer for fairs and showroom display, then moved to London to work as Interior designer specialised in FF&E at...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Emanuele Longo

Architect, Digital designer and founder of Évoque Lab

Emanuele Longo

Emanuele Longo is architect and founder of Évoque Lab, a Milan digital contemporary design studio.

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Alberto Rizzieri

Freelance photographer, Co-founder of Specchi Studio

Alberto Rizzieri

Alberto Rizzieri is a freelance photographer specialized in interior photography and product photography, he has always combined his interest in photography with a fascination for architecture. He lives and works in Milan where he moved to follow his studies. Alberto is co-founder of Specchi...

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Online Master in Interior Design and Hospitality

Illustration

Grace Helmer

Freelance illustrator

Grace Helmer

Grace Helmer is a freelance illustrator known for her rich and colourful oil painted illustrations. She lives and works in Brighton, UK. In her 10+ years of freelancing, she has worked for a variety of clients producing work for magazines, books, websites,...

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Online Master in Editorial and Advertising Illustration

Bárbara Malagoli

Director of the Master and Multidisciplinary Artist

Bárbara Malagoli

Brazilian multidisciplinary artist focused on Illustration and Visual Arts based in London-UK. She has been working as an independent professional with studios and clients in a wide range of projects, as an Illustrator, graphic designer, and creative director. Her...

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Online Master in Editorial and Advertising Illustration

Helena Sbeghen

Visual Artist (autonomous)

Helena Sbeghen

Helena Sbeghen is a Brazilian illustrator based in Barcelona. She began her career working as a graphic designer but since 2016 she has been working as an autonomous illustrator. Her work embraces a wide range of media, such as murals, books and magazines cover’s,...

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Online Master in Editorial and Advertising Illustration

Tess Smith-Roberts

Freelance Illustrator

Tess Smith-Roberts

Tess is a freelance Illustrator based in London. She approaches her work with humour, bold shapes, and lots of colour. Still life paintings, bad dance moves, and food are the main inspiration for her drawings. She has experience in editorial, commercial, and...

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Online Master in Editorial and Advertising Illustration

Gabriel Rolim

Freelance Visual Artist, Designer & Music Video Director

Gabriel Rolim

Gabriel Rolim is a visual artist and music video director who creates images through a process called visual synthesis, which by the exploration of old video equipment and digital manipulation, transforms and repurpose footage.