Hard worker, curious, fun.
marco.alama@gmail.com
Telephone
0039 3473454763
@artlightyear
I love to make artsy stuff, experiments and some code.
I write and draw books for (mostly) children.
Some of the things I do
I can supervise and help building coherence and consistency in a project involving different skills and professionalities.
I can elaborate graphics and visuals for a wide range of occasions, both for digital and print use.
I love creating character designs, worldbuilding and add narratives to the stories!
I enjoy trying out new techs and softwares to always find new approaches to design something fun!
Some of the things I do
With Adobe Photoshop - Proficiency in designing static assets and mockups for digital or print use
With Adobe Illustrator - Proficiency in designing logos and vector assets and icons
With Adobe After Effects - Proficiency in creating motion graphics videos and animations
With Adobe XD or Sketch - Proficiency in designing UI systems and Interfaces
With Unity - Proficiency in developing games and experiences, both in 2D and 3D
Proficiency in developing websites using HTML, CSS, JS, PHP - using a CMS as Wordpress or starting from scratch.
What I did in my past
2016-2021
Project manager - Art Director - Graphic Designer - UX designer
Rome
Coordination of the resources dedicated to the graphic production Skills in creating presentation material and digital strategy plans to the client. Production of static and animated assets for social media for clients as Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures. UX, prototyping and developing of websites. Project management of Videogames and editorial social/digital marketing strategies.
2012-2016
Graphic designer / Visual designer
Rome / Genoa
I designed several graphic assets for a local radio and a local wedding events website
2015
Intern Storyboard Artist
Rome
I was the Intern in the storyboarding process. I made concept art and environment design for the storyboards of an animated series.
2015
Pitcher, COO and Creative Director
Rome
I founded my early-stage startup about Toys to Life. I was the creative director and in charge of presenting the project to investors
2013
Intern Level Design
Genoa
I worked in this videogame development studio - which was acquired by Miniclip - in Level Design, Level Editing and Texture Painting
University and Schools
2014 - 2015
Rome
Master degree in Visual Communication and Multimedia Design. Summa cum Laude. Thesis project: Toys-to-life videogame named "Toys".
2010-2013
Genoa
Bachelor Degree in Visual and Product Design. Summa cum Laude. Thesis project: small videogame portfolio named "Never Mind".
Other cool stuff I did
2018-2019
Rome
I wrote, illustrated and auto-produced two books, "The Cure for Sad Days" and "Gleam", presenting them to Arfestival, an indie comics festival in Rome.
2015-2019
Rome
I took part to several Global Game Jams in Rome. Most of the results of those experiences can be seen in the "work" section of this site.
2015-2016
Rome
I presented two projects at the European edition of the Maker Faire. The two projects were "Battle for the City" and "Toys", both visible in the "work" section of this site.
Where you can reach me
marco.alama@gmail.com
telephone
00393473454763