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Hi, I’m Simone Ciotola, a visual designer based in Milan with a long history in graphic design, branding, signage and digital identities for fashion houses, cultural institutions and architecture firms. I enjoy combining brand identity, signage systems, and web design to create coherent visual experiences. I also teach and mentor students at Politecnico di Milano, Bauer Academy, and other institutions, promoting visual design and photography.…Hi, I’m Simone Ciotola, a visual designer based in Milan with a long history in graphic design, branding, signage and digital identities for fashion houses, cultural institutions and architecture firms. I enjoy combining brand identity, signage systems, and web design to create coherent visual experiences. I also teach and mentor students at Politecnico di Milano, Bauer Academy, and other institutions, promoting visual design and photography.

Simone Ciotola

Designer, Graphic Designer, Product Designer, +2

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Hi, I’m Simone Ciotola, a visual designer based in Milan with a long history in graphic design, branding, signage and digital identities for fashion houses, cultural institutions and architecture firms. I enjoy combining brand identity, signage systems, and web design to create coherent visual experiences. I also teach and mentor students at Politecnico di Milano, Bauer Academy, and other institutions, promoting visual design and photography.…Hi, I’m Simone Ciotola, a visual designer based in Milan with a long history in graphic design, branding, signage and digital identities for fashion houses, cultural institutions and architecture firms. I enjoy combining brand identity, signage systems, and web design to create coherent visual experiences. I also teach and mentor students at Politecnico di Milano, Bauer Academy, and other institutions, promoting visual design and photography.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Simone Ciotola, a visual designer based in Milan with a long history in graphic design, branding, signage and digital identities for fashion houses, cultural institutions and architecture firms.
I enjoy combining brand identity, signage systems, and web design to create coherent visual experiences. I also teach and mentor students at Politecnico di Milano, Bauer Academy, and other institutions, promoting visual design and photography.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Italian

Fluent

German

Beginner

English

Intermediate

Work Experience

Intern – Assistant Designer at Bertron & Schwartz

December 31, 1994 - October 23, 2025

Internship focusing on graphic design and assisting senior designers.

Co-founder / Designer at Ciotola+Rossi

December 31, 1999 - October 23, 2025

Opened studio in Napoli; designed for Kiton and Arin; exhibition design for the Duke of Windsor, Hotel Excelsior (Florence); Arin aqueduct; corporate identity and campaigns.

Designer at Matteo Thun & Partners / Design Continuum Italy

December 31, 2002 - October 23, 2025

Designed for Matteo Thun & Partners and Design Continuum Italy.

Designer at Studio Cerri & Associati

June 30, 2007 - October 23, 2025

Designs for signage system at Tech Park of Pula; corporate identity for Fratelli Guzzini; campaigns for MART; Teuco; Valextra; and related branding projects.

Freelance Designer at +Sign Design Concept

December 31, 2007 - October 23, 2025

Presentation work including Salone Satellite concepts and related branding projects.

Designer at Altea

December 31, 2015 - October 23, 2025

Altea clothes cross-platform website development and branding.

Designer at Alfex Watchmakers

December 31, 2014 - October 23, 2025

Corporate identity / retail / packaging / advertising / website projects for Alfex.

Design Consultant at Linea 6 Subway of Napoli

December 31, 2022 - October 23, 2025

Identity and signage system consultant for the Napoli Linea 6 subway.