Marcelo Grassi is an experienced argentine illustrator and graphic designer, currently based in Germany. He is a passionate and curious professional, with a solid technical background and excellent performance in audiovisual software. His specialty is digital illustration in Adobe Photoshop with Wacom tablet. His art is always characterized by a conceptual search and the representation of figurative characters and scenes, with a special interest in finishes and details. His illustrations stand out for the creativity of his compositions and for his great handling of color. As an illustrator, he has a mainly advertising profile and has worked directly for prestigious advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett and Geometry Global. He has made illustrations for printed and animated advertising campaigns. He has also done illustrations for branding projects and for alternative movie posters. But he also has publishing experience, since his work has been published in some illustration books. He also has extensive experience working for the communication of newspapers and publishers in Argentina as a graphic designer. These are some of the brands he has worked for: Coca-Cola, Citibank, Adidas, UNHCR, BBVA, Sony, Discovery Channel, Danone, Clarín, Penguin Random House, and National Geographic. His main experience has been working as an art director at YENKO.TV, the studio he founded in Argentina in 2008 and where he worked until 2023. As for his personal life, he is married to Melisa and is the father of 3 little dragons. Although he lived all his youth in the city of Buenos Aires, he currently lives with his family in Bielefeld, Germany, surrounded by forests and nature. He loves classic movies and bike rides. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring and customizing vintage furniture and objects.

Marcelo Grassi is an experienced argentine illustrator and graphic designer, currently based in Germany. He is a passionate and curious professional, with a solid technical background and excellent performance in audiovisual software. His specialty is digital illustration in Adobe Photoshop with Wacom tablet. His art is always characterized by a conceptual search and the representation of figurative characters and scenes, with a special interest in finishes and details. His illustrations stand out for the creativity of his compositions and for his great handling of color. As an illustrator, he has a mainly advertising profile and has worked directly for prestigious advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett and Geometry Global. He has made illustrations for printed and animated advertising campaigns. He has also done illustrations for branding projects and for alternative movie posters. But he also has publishing experience, since his work has been published in some illustration books. He also has extensive experience working for the communication of newspapers and publishers in Argentina as a graphic designer. These are some of the brands he has worked for: Coca-Cola, Citibank, Adidas, UNHCR, BBVA, Sony, Discovery Channel, Danone, Clarín, Penguin Random House, and National Geographic. His main experience has been working as an art director at YENKO.TV, the studio he founded in Argentina in 2008 and where he worked until 2023. As for his personal life, he is married to Melisa and is the father of 3 little dragons. Although he lived all his youth in the city of Buenos Aires, he currently lives with his family in Bielefeld, Germany, surrounded by forests and nature. He loves classic movies and bike rides. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring and customizing vintage furniture and objects.

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Marcelo Grassi is an experienced argentine illustrator and graphic designer, currently based in Germany.

He is a passionate and curious professional, with a solid technical background and excellent performance in audiovisual software. His specialty is digital illustration in Adobe Photoshop with Wacom tablet.

His art is always characterized by a conceptual search and the representation of figurative characters and scenes, with a special interest in finishes and details. His illustrations stand out for the creativity of his compositions and for his great handling of color.

As an illustrator, he has a mainly advertising profile and has worked directly for prestigious advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett and Geometry Global. He has made illustrations for printed and animated advertising campaigns. He has also done illustrations for branding projects and for alternative movie posters.
But he also has publishing experience, since his work has been published in some illustration books. He also has extensive experience working for the communication of newspapers and publishers in Argentina as a graphic designer.

These are some of the brands he has worked for: Coca-Cola, Citibank, Adidas, UNHCR, BBVA, Sony, Discovery Channel, Danone, Clarín, Penguin Random House, and National Geographic.

His main experience has been working as an art director at YENKO.TV, the studio he founded in Argentina in 2008 and where he worked until 2023.

As for his personal life, he is married to Melisa and is the father of 3 little dragons. Although he lived all his youth in the city of Buenos Aires, he currently lives with his family in Bielefeld, Germany, surrounded by forests and nature. He loves classic movies and bike rides. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring and customizing vintage furniture and objects.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Intermediate
German
Beginner

Work Experience

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Education

Advertising Graphic Designer at Nueva Escuela de Diseño y Comunicación
March 1, 1999 - June 12, 2001

Qualifications

Selected Artist for "In the Heights" Contest
May 18, 2021 - May 18, 2021
Illustrated poster selected for the promotion of the movie @intheheightsmovie by @wbpictures. The contest was organized by @talenthouse
Selected Artist for "Mickey Guyton" Universal Contest
August 18, 2020 - August 18, 2020
Animated video selected for the promotion the new song of Mickey Guyton. The contest was organized by Talenthouse and Universal Music.
Selected Artist for the "Power of Creativity" Contest of Talenthouse.
November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2019
Ilustration finalist.

Industry Experience

Education, Energy & Utilities, Gaming, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer Goods
    Scoob Alternative Movie Poster
    Submission for @talenthouse contest. digitalillustration movieposter alternativemovieposters moviefanart wacom characters poster realism illustration colorful marcegrassi
    Coca-Cola #opentobetter 2
    Illustration for the opentobetter contest. Organized by @talenthouse and @cocacola digitalillustration wacom characters poster fun colorful
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
    Alternative movie poster. I worked on an illustration that tries to show the color of this new story of Peter far from his garden. Pure action and fun. I made a layout with a character style that allows an outline drawing version that is fun to color for the kids. illustrator moviePoster lineArt
    'Rachel' the Raging Rebel
    Character design exercise. illustrator characteDesign conceptDesign photoshop wacom
    Coca-Cola Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires 2018
    In 2018 I was invited by Coca-Cola from Argentina to illustrate a commemorative can for the Youth Olympic Games. illustrator graphicdesigner characterDesign branding
    Atlas Global National Geographic
    Animated commercial for TV, for the launch of Atlas Global National Geographic. The product is an editorial collection of the Argentine newspaper Clarín and Natgeo. The project is animated in After Effects. My participation: Art direction and animation. advert animator motiongraphics after
    River - Boca - Olé Newspaper
    Animated commercial for TV, for the launch of "A Big One for the little ones". The product is an editorial collection of the sports newspaper Olé, from Argentina, and deals with the history of the Boca and River Plate clubs. The project is animated in After Effects. My participation: Art direction and animation. animator motiongraphics
    Genios - Back to School 2017
    Animated commercial for TV, for the annual launch of the children's magazine "Genios". In this "Back to school" spot, the 'Pixilation' technique was used with a photo production with kids. My participation: Creativity, Animation direction, Art direction, and animation. animator kids pixilation
    The Divine Ponytail - Netflix
    Illustration for the promotional mural of the new film about the life of soccer player Roberto Baggio. Pitch for Netflix. illustrator mural sports futbol soccer calcio lettering
    Fernet Branca RAGTIME
    Animated spot for Unique Art, the traditional Fernet Branca Contest. In this case, I did the art direction, character design, and motion graphics. Character animation was done by Juano Pazos.
    Mickey Guyton - What Are You Gonna Tell Her? (Alternative audio version)
    I had the pleasure of being a Selected Artist in the contest organized by @talenthouse for the promotion of the new single by the talented artist https://www.twine.net/signin The name of the song is "What are you gonna tell her?" Raising your voice to speak about difficult issues requires courage. Mickey Guyton has boldly decided to become the voice of many unheard women. This animated video tries to show how Mickey has personally committed herself to this cause. Original version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPtQcluHqhY universal MickeyGuyton WhatAreYouGonnaTellHer yenkomotion marcegrassi 2DAnimator CharacterAnimator illustration
    Berlin Without SAP - DOGS
    Berlin without dog food Submission for Talenthouse contest. BerlinWithoutSAP This little individual story happens in a park from Berlín and shows how dogs could react if there were no dog food in the whole city. This funny point of view is based on the instinct and intelligence of this pet that we all love. I imagine that this could be one example of the hundred thousand dogs in Berlín, every day thinking about how to steal food no matter whom. I hope you enjoy this proposal made with character animation. marcegrassi 2DAnimator characterAnimator