SERGIO•VEZZALI GRAPHIC •DESIGN

SERGIO•VEZZALI
GRAPHIC•DESIGN
Studio Vezzali has over thirty years of experience in visual communications. Its professional
activities include both the public and private sectors. Below is a selected list of clients and
projects.
Collaborations with Public Institutions
Emilia Romagna Region, Institute of Cultural Heritage
Magazine design: quarterly journal “IBC”
Visual identity for series “IBC Notebooks”
Exhibit design “Anna Acmatova’s Petersburg”
Exhibit design “Images of the Enemy, the Spanish Civil War”
Emilia Romagna Region, Libraries Superintendence
Visual identity for series “ERBA” (Emilia Romagna Library Archives)
Exhibit design “Photography and Photographers in Bologna from 1839 to 1900”
Exhibit design “The Life and Works of the writer Renata Viganò”
Exhibit design “A City in the Square. Daily life in Bologna between 14th and 15th Centuries”
Visual identity for international conference “Arts on the Street”
City of Rome, Department of Culture:
Visual identity for events: “Book Event” and “The Language of Women”
Visual identity of annual event “Books are here”
City of Modena, Department of Education
Street signage for children of the Torrenova neighborhood
Tourism street signage for Modena’s historic downtown
City of Florence, Department of Social Policies
Visual identity for the program “Seniors at home”
City of Rome, Department of Mental Health
Visual identity for publications and collateral materials
City of Rome, USL Roma E (Local health service district)
Design of publications and collateral materials
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Book Design
E/O Publisher, Rome
- Visual identity for publications and promotion
- Book series design: “East”, “West”, “Pocket Books e/o” (1st series), “The Books of Names”,
“Pocket Books e/o” (2nd series) “Prague Series”, “Great Short Stories”, “Little Ethical Library”
- Design of 352 book covers
Arnoldo Mondadori Publisher, Milan
Illustrated Mondadori
- Book series design: “Pocket Guides Mondadori”, “Dictionaries”, “Reference Books”,
“Hand Book Series”, “Paperback”
- Design of 180 book covers
Vallecchi Publisher, Florence
- Book series design: “The Modern Thought”, “Essays”, “900”, “Writers and Poets”, “Religions”
- Design of 34 book covers
Armando Armando Publisher, Rome
- Visual identity for publications and promotion
- Book series design: “How to see”, “Home and Class Library”,
“Mass media”, “New series of Psychoanalysis”
- Design of 84 book covers
Nuove Edizioni Romane, Rome
- Book series design: “Basic series” (1st), “Basic series” (2nd),
“The Instruments of Memory”, “Italian Authors for Children”, “David Macaulay’s Books”
- Design of 72 book covers
Armenia Publisher, Milan
- Book series design “Magic World”
- Design of 12 book covers
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Grafis Publisher, Bologna
- Visual identity of the publishing house
- Book series design “Images and documents”
- Catalog design(16 volumes)
Jouvance Publisher, Rome
- Book series design “Mediterranean”
- Design of 26 book covers
Theoria Publisher, Rome
- Book series design: “Signs”, “Schemas”
- Design of 24 book covers
Compositori Publisher, Bologna
- Exhibit Catalog design (4 volumes)
Graphic design for the following publishers
Scheiwiller, Milan - Gruppo editoriale Jackson, Milan - Gallo Cedrone, L’Aquila
Multigrafica Editrice, Rome - Edizioni Rinascita, Rome - Laterza, Rome
Lettera Internazionale, Rome - Spazio Rurale, Rome - Edizioni Analisi, Bologna
Nuova Italia Scientifica, Rome - Edizioni Cargo, Naples
Design Consulting
Formez (State Institute for the Development of Southern Italy) : Workshop on Visual Design Technologies
Nuove Edizioni Romane : Editor for Children’s Series “How too see”
Cnos Tecnoservizi (I.R.I. Industrial Reconstruction Institute) : Editing program
Istituto Commercio Estero (Foreign Trade Institute): Poster and logo competitions on “Made in Italy”
Emilia Romagna Region, Institute of Cultural Heritage : Curator of exhibition “Designing the Book”
Book Design in Italy since 1945 (Bologna, Turin, Moscow)
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Visual Design
British Leyland Italia : Advertising at point-of-sale
Ayerst Italia : Pharmaceutical advertising
Janssen : Pharmaceutical advertising
Merck Sharp & Dhome : Pharmaceutical advertising
Pfizer Italia : Pharmaceutical advertising
Challoils (Chemicals) : Advertising, Packaging
Fintermica : Corporate publications
Consorzio Pergine Valdarno (Food) : Packaging
P.D.E. Distribuzione Editoriale : Corporate image
C.G.E. Computer Graphic Europe (Software) : Corporate identity
Spectrum Graphics (Software) : Corporate identity
Puppet Theatre of Accettella, Rome : Corporate identity, Advertising
ISIA, Institute of Industrial Design, Rome : Advertising
Eugenio Montale International Centre : Advertising
Carmignani Gift Consultant, Roma: Corporate identity, Advertising
TMI (Telecom Italia) : Corporate identity, Advertising,
Visible City (Association of Social and Community groups) Rome : Corporate identity, Advertising
Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome : Outdoor signage
and more . . .
State Archive, Rome - E.P.T. Lazio (Tourism) - F.G.S.I. Federazione Giovanile Socialista Italiana (Political
Party Youth Association) - Marest, Marinelli Estero (Industrial Plants) - Ervin (Publishing)
I.M.I. Istituto Mobiliare Italiano (Finance) - Living (Literary agency) - Nuovaingegneria (Engineering)
B.A.T. John Player (Tobacco) - Ipcren (Public relations agency) - Pro.In.Con. (Public relations agency)
Advisor (Public relations agency) - Fattoria di Fognano, Montepulciano (Enology)
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American Express (Card Division) - Italeco (Engineering) - Studioimpresa (Construction)
Istituto Nazionale Luce (Cinema) - C.C.I.A.A. Rome Chamber of Commerce - AMTEC (Software)
Cinecittàdue (Shopping Mall) - Le Manfredi (Prêt-à-porter) - Brunello Cucinelli (Prêt-à-porter)
Canadian Embassy in Italy - CPV Italia (Advertising Agency) - Holitours (Tourism)
I.C.C.U. Istituto per il Catalogo delle Biblioteche italiane (National Library Institute) - Argot Theater, Rome
I Nostri Diritti (“Our Rights” Social Services) - Italarte (Visual Arts Gallery) - Cervia City Library
Studio Come (Social Services) - Cantiere Infanzia (Social Services)
Friends of Adwa (Distance Adoption Service) - Soc. Agricola Poggio Concezione (Enology)
Trade Show Design
Armando Editore : Children’s Book Fair; Bologna ‘76, ‘77
Nuove Edizioni Romane : Children’s Book Fair, Bologna ‘78, ‘79, 80
Edizioni E/O : Book Fair, Torino ‘88
Ctip Solar (Engineering) : Exhibition on Solar Energy, Genoa ‘78, Bari ‘79
Jacorossi Divisione Impianti (Engineering) : Edilevante, Bari ’78 ; Pollution, Milan ’78, ’80
Jacorossi spa : Exhibition on Solar Energy, Bari ’79, ’81; Genoa, ’80, ’82 ; Bucarest International Fair ’81
Bastogi Sistemi (Engineering) : Exhibition on Solar Energy, Genoa ’80
Gruppo Orsini (Security systems) : Fair on Security System ’84, Milan
Cescu (Security systems) : Fair on Security System ’86, Milan
Cooperativa Nuove Proposte (Social Services) : Conference on the project “Childhood Workshop”, Rome ’97
Illustrations
Amélie Dubouquet, I 40 giorni di Noé (Noah’s 40 days), Rome, Armando Editore, 1973
Luigi Grossi, Filastrocche da 5 a 10 (Nursery rhymes from 5 to 10), Rome, Armando Editore, 1974
Jane Speiser, La giraffa nel tranvai (The giraffe on the bus), Rome, Nuove Edizioni Romane, 1977
Roberto Piumini, Il buio, la luce e il carnevale (Darkness, light and carnival), Rome, Nuove Edizioni Romane, 1994
Guido Quarzo, Piccole preistorie (Little pre-histories), Rome, Nuove Edizioni Romane., 2007
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Teaching
I.E.D. European Institute of Design, Rome (1975 / 77)
Graphic Design Classes
I.S.I.A. Rome (Institute of Industrial Design) (1977 / 84)
Basic Design Classes
I.S.I.A. Urbino (Institute of Graphic Design) (1979 / 81)
Theory of perception Classes
IS.I.A. Urbino (Institute of Graphic Design) (1981 / 92)
Exhibition Design Classes
Parsons School of Design, New York (1980)
Fulbright Scholarship (Visiting Scholar)
ESDI, Rio de Janeiro (Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial) (1989)
Graphic Design Workshop
City of Modena, Department of Public Education (1996)
Graphic Design Workshop
City of Bologna, Department of Public Education (1999)
Graphic Design Workshop
St. Mary Salesian Center, Adwa, Tigray -Ethiopia- (2002)
Art Education Workshop (Volunteering)
DVET, Botswana (Department of Vocational Education and Training) Francistown College (2008)
Graphic Design and Computer Graphic Workshop
DVET, Botswana (Department of Vocational Education and Training) Gaborone College (2009)
Graphic Design and Computer Graphic Workshop
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