valentina.venza@ellione.it / +39 340 29 78 765 / www.ellione.it/portfolio
EDUCATION
• Scientific High School (Artistic specialization) in Brescia.
• Undergraduate degree in Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano.
• March 2010 graduated from IUAV’s graduate degree in Visual and Multimedia Design, specialising in Interaction Design, with 110/110.
EXPERIENCE
• My strengths are in project development and prototyping. I like to find graphic solutions (desiging icons, for example), sketching, and I really enjoy programming.
• I can program with PHP (6 years experience), ActionScript (mostly 2.0, some 3.0), Processing, Mobile Processing, and other web-based languages like Javascript, Ajax, CSS and HTML.
• I am experienced with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, and InDesign.
• I have worked since 2004 for WorkOnWeb, a graphic studio that develops internet and multimedia solutions.
• I made an three months internship at IDEO Palo Alto (CA) as an Interaction Designer.
• I am particularly interested in web design and mobile applications, expecially from an interactive point of view.
LANGUAGES
Mother tongue: Italian. I speak and write English well.
PORTFOLIO
Here are links to some of my projects (all collaborations with other students):
What’s Cooking? A social software application that brings together people who love cooking and focuses on the joy of eating together. Through What’s Cooking? you can find people with the same tastes as you and have dinner with them, dividing tasks and sharing your skills.
This project won first prize in the Mobile category of the Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2008.
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Cinderella Shoes An interactive solution for shoe shops that helps customers in their buying, assuring a faster service, giving him information about the products, and entertaining them at the same time.
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Spook A mobile application which transforms a boring, never-ending visit to a museum into a great adventure. It is designed to stimulate children to visit museums and to make them appreciate something which is usually imposed by their parents.
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And here is my website.