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Hi there! Ciao! Hallo! Griaste!

My name is Andreas and I am an Interactive Designer at Unibet based in London.

I am proficient in design, branding, webdevelopment, user experience and social media. I love digital artworks and illustrations, animation and cinematographics. I try to keep myself updated on the newest web technology trends and I am somewhat a geek when it comes to online computer games, in particular real-time strategy games and virtual worlds (MMO’s).

What I am good at:
- creative design solutions
- branding
- user centered design
- illustrations & art
- persuasive presentations
What I am passionate about:
- everything web
- virtual worlds
- social games
- techy geek stuff
- social media

Core Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, iMovie

Coding skills: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML

Platform: Mac and PC

Some things about me

I grew up in the middle of the amazing Dolomite mountains, Italian Alps.
I climbed on the most famous “Drei Zinnen” when I was 7 years old.
I am from Italy but speak German, even English, better than Italian.
I was runner up in a CV competition at the University of the Arts London.
I won a storyboard and several art competitions.
I played the french horn in several music bands for over 12 years.
I got 1st place in Regional Orchestra Music Competition playing the french horn.
I am big fan of Oasis, U2 and Marilyn Manson.
I love big cinema alla Matrix and The Lord of the Rings.
I was under the 40 best Warcraft3 solo-players in Europe, playing Orc.
I spent 4 month straight in World of Warcraft, pfff geek.
I was top level hunter officer in WoW and captain of 3 arena teams.
I fancy Ferrari, Juventus and Chelsea.
I won 2 regional junior tennis tournaments.
I was once in the top 10 of an Italian junior cross-country skiing tournament.
I can ride a unicycle and do a three-sixty jump with the snowboard.
I was barkeeper for a year in the arguable busiest irish pub in London.

My professional journey:

since 11.2008 Interaction Designer at Unibet, London
Online Gaming
>> www.unibet.com
>> www.unibetopen.com
Responsabilities: developing and maintaining websites, user interface design, movie production, graphics for online campaigns, Flash banners, html emails, web applications
10.2008 Freelance Designer at Shiftclick, London
Marketing & Advertising
>> www.shiftclick.co.uk, part of
>> www.lateralgroup.co.uk
Clients: HSBC, Gala Casinos, e-commerce sites
09.2008 Freelance Designer at Virgin Media, London
Online Media
>> www.virginmedia.com
Clients: Virgin web portal, Budweiser, Universal Studios
10.2007 – 09.2008 London College of Communication, London
University of the Arts London

MA (Dist) in Interactive Media
>>See course info
06.2007 – 09.2007 Designer at Conzepta, Bozen, Italy
Branding
>> www.e3network.com/conzepta
Clients: Schär, Pircher, Sparkasse, VOG
05.2006 – 05.2007 Freelance Designer, Toblach, Italy
Projects included music festivals, personlized online portfolios and CD designs
07.2005 – 04.2006 Designer at GungHo Design, London
Graphic Design, Web Design
>> www.gunghodesign.com
Clients: NHS, PricewaterhouseCoopers, City Conference Centre, Schroders
10.2004 – 06.2005 Barkeeper at O‘Neill‘s, London
Biggest and busiest irish pub in Piccadilly
10.2001 – 07.2004 Designer at ACC, Innsbruck, Austria
Marketing & Advertising
>> www.acc.cc
Clients: HELLA, Raiffeisen, Caritas, Südtirol 1
06.2000 – 07.2002 Werbe-Design-Akademie Innsbruck, Austria
Diploma in Graphic Design