I’m a graphic designer and illustrator based in Lugano, Switzerland, bringing warmth and character to software, publishers, and content-led businesses through identity systems, illustration, and editorial design. My focus is on creating cohesive visual languages—especially character-driven illustration systems—that help teams communicate consistently across channels. Most recently, I spent three and a half years at Candis in Berlin, where I built an illustration system that became the brand’s default visual language. I’ve designed hundreds of marketing assets, supported demand generation with visual storytelling, extended company-wide rebrands across marketing and events, and delivered customer-facing editorial materials and presentation systems that connect with people and support lead generation.…

Anna Karolina Tampieri

I’m a graphic designer and illustrator based in Lugano, Switzerland, bringing warmth and character to software, publishers, and content-led businesses through identity systems, illustration, and editorial design. My focus is on creating cohesive visual languages—especially character-driven illustration systems—that help teams communicate consistently across channels. Most recently, I spent three and a half years at Candis in Berlin, where I built an illustration system that became the brand’s default visual language. I’ve designed hundreds of marketing assets, supported demand generation with visual storytelling, extended company-wide rebrands across marketing and events, and delivered customer-facing editorial materials and presentation systems that connect with people and support lead generation.…

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I’m a graphic designer and illustrator based in Lugano, Switzerland, bringing warmth and character to software, publishers, and content-led businesses through identity systems, illustration, and editorial design. My focus is on creating cohesive visual languages—especially character-driven illustration systems—that help teams communicate consistently across channels.

Most recently, I spent three and a half years at Candis in Berlin, where I built an illustration system that became the brand’s default visual language. I’ve designed hundreds of marketing assets, supported demand generation with visual storytelling, extended company-wide rebrands across marketing and events, and delivered customer-facing editorial materials and presentation systems that connect with people and support lead generation.

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Language

English
Fluent
Polish
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Candis Berlin
March 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Worked with the demand generation team as illustrator and one of three designers, owning Candis’s visual identity across paid social and organic channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, webinars, podcast), Candis Magazin newsletter, event branding, and in-product marketing. Built a reusable character and illustration system adopted across content, sales, and onboarding; standardized design file structures and asset libraries. Extended the 2024 company-wide rebrand across marketing, editorial, events, and sales, including the illustration system as the default brand visual language. Designed and illustrated 200+ social assets and 100+ video thumbnails, and established visual identities for multiple content series. Designed 15+ editorial PDFs for customer education and lead generation, and owned visual design for two recurring event series with campaign visuals, presentation systems, and post-event content. Partnered with content, marketing, sales, and onboarding to produce pillar pages, decks, an
Graphic Designer Intern at Twinkl Educational Publishing
April 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022
Year-long remote internship with the Australian product team, delivering editorial and communication design including teacher content, marketing assets, and weekly creative briefs. Liaised with illustrators and writers to deliver brand-consistent design across educational publishing. Coached writers and editors on design considerations within the production workflow to strengthen cross-functional collaboration. Delivered work in Agile production cycles (Scrum/Sprints), managing multiple projects in parallel.
Freelance Brand & Marketing Designer (EMEA)
January 1, 2020 - Present
Selected freelance projects since 2020 including brand identity and packaging for a natural supplements brand, and website and brand work for a London psychology clinic.

Education

Digital Illustration at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2023 - September 23, 2026
Graphic Design at Shillington
January 1, 2020 - September 23, 2026
BA Education at Pedagogical University, Kraków
January 1, 2014 - September 23, 2026
Digital Illustration at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Graphic Design at Shillington Education, London
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
BA Education at Pedagogical University, Kraków
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Digital Illustration at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Graphic Design at Shillington
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
BA Education at Pedagogical University, Kraków
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail