Cinzia Bongino
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy
Toptal member since September 12, 2022
Cinzia is a graphic, information, and web designer with 5+ years of professional experience designing brand identities, editorial projects, and various websites. She has versatile knowledge of data visualization, UI/UX design, and data journalism. Cinzia's basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript allows her to design applications and websites, paying attention to developers' needs.
Experience
- Graphic Design - 10 years
- Web Design - 8 years
- Editorial Design - 7 years
- Data Visualization - 6 years
- UX Design - 6 years
- UI Design - 6 years
- Branding - 5 years
- Information Design - 3 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
Wrike
- Designed multiple infographics and ebooks showcasing the software functionalities.
- Helped expand the brand through physical and digital assets such as gadgets, swags, flyers, posters, social media posts, and digital documents.
- Designed the background visuals for fair booths. Furthermore, I enjoyed creating custom graphics and illustrations for stickers and pins.
Professor of UI/UX Design
Ied
- Prepared the material and assignments for teaching a 60-hour UI/UX design class for 15 students.
- Condensed various usability research and user behavior topics into 1-hour lectures.
- Organized a hackathon to teach the basics of data analysis and visualization.
Visiting Professor
Gengdan Academy of Design, Beijing
- Gave a 48-hour course on information design to 30 3rd-year BA Chinese students.
- Held a 32-hour course on layout design for a 1st-year class of Chinese students.
- Delivered courses via an online platform, and the students had to work on individual and group projects.
Freelance Designer
Norma Studio
- Co-founded and designed a directory of designers located in Piedmont, Italy.
- Designed the identity and custom medical illustrations for an ophthalmologist.
- Redesigned the UI of an educative music game for kids.
Founder
Cinzia Bongino
- Taught a 48-hour course on information design at the Gengdan Academy of Design in Beijing, China, for a class of 30 students who submitted their final projects to a national competition.
- Participated in multiple exhibitions and design-week events in Europe, both online and in person, including the Dutch and the Milan design weeks and exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf.
- Collaborated with several design studios and agencies in Turin, Milan, and London.
- Designed the data visualization identity for an experimental exhibition about Ryanair held at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- Developed and coded an ongoing exhibition's website during the pandemic, after the physical space for the collection had to close to the public. The website became the only portal to the artwork.
Freelance Designer
Studio Cronica
- Created the design and custom illustrations for a tech company website.
- Designed the UI/UX of a website that showcases projects from business management PhD students.
- Built a UX flow for a big company that produces home printers.
- Collaborated with the studio on multiple, mainly digital, projects.
Professor of Data Visualization
CFP Bauer
- Taught the foundation of data visualization design.
- Led a class of 12 people learning data analysis techniques.
- Helped create websites based on personal data collection.
Tableau Designer
Ringer Sciences
- Designed a concept dashboard collecting data related to an investment company from various media headlines.
- Developed an interactive newsletter powered by an AI summary.
- Designed a few charts and news components for a concept dashboard.
Graphic/Web Designer
Asia Research and Engagement PTE. LTD.
- Designed a 60-page economic report within 30 hours.
- Created bespoke charts and refreshed the company report's identity.
- Delivered an infographic with brand colors and font.
Data Visualization Designer (via Toptal)
CampusEvolve LLC
- Designed the flow of the application to map all possible user interactions, as well as wireframes on Figma.
- Presented multiple concepts and sketches to visualize a network graph.
- Helped the client categorize functionalities from the most to the least important.
Graphic/Visual Designer
UserClouds, Inc
- Realized over 30 bespoke product illustrations.
- Created and implemented an identity and illustration system.
- Refreshed the brand with a more consistent color palette.
Intern
Valentina D'Efilippo
- Worked as a data visualization and editorial designer on an NDA project.
- Developed and presented initial proposals for the company's rebranding.
- Elaborated data visualization guidelines for a course organized by the company.
Intern
Accurat
- Designed a mobile and desktop dashboard for a private client to monitor their offices. We employed the Agile methodology and Atomic Design to meet the client's needs and overcome possible blockers.
- Created several data visualization projects about the patients served by an Italian NGO, working on data research, analysis, visuals, and the final report's web and editorial design, both in digital and printed format.
- Built the design of a website presenting the UK startup scene, focusing on data research, analysis, visualization, and UI design.
- Brainstormed and sketched out a few mockups for an interactive archive with a dedicated algorithm.
Intern
Quattrolinee
- Designed a brand identity proposal for a school renewal plan, including the logo, collaterals, and landing page.
- Brainstormed, researched, and sketched visuals about an upcoming design festival.
- Took part in multiple projects handled by the studio team.
Education
Master's Degree in Information Design
Design Academy Eindhoven - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Bachelor's Degree in Design and Visual Communication
Polytechnic of Turin - Turin, Italy
Certifications
Google Analytics Certification
Data Journalism
European Data Journalism Network, Dataninja
Skills
Tools
Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Adobe CC, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Google Slides, Microsoft Office, Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, InVision, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Pie Charts, Banner, Photo Editors
Languages
Visual Design Language
Platforms
Figma, Mobile, Web, WordPress
Industry Expertise
Architecture, Entertainment & Leisure
Other
UX Design, UI Design, Web Design, Data Visualization, DataViz, Graphic Design, Editorial Design, Branding, Information Design, Graphs, Wireframe to Product, Charts, Identity, Design, Mobile UX Design, WebApp, Brand Design, Logo Design, Websites, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Visual Design, Product Design, MVP Design, Web App Design, Mobile First, Mockups, Mobile UI, Reports, Report Design, Document Design, Layout Design, User Journeys, UX Wireframes, Infographics, Visual Identity, Dashboard Design, Art Direction, Layout, Prototyping, Flourish, Design Systems, Web UI Design, Component Libraries, Wireframing, User Flows, UI Branding, App UI, Mobile UI Design, Responsive Web Apps, Data-heavy Design, Visual Workflow, Collateral Design, Information Architecture (IA), Mobile Design, Brochure Design, Web UI, Web App UI, UI Prototyping, Data Manipulation, Website Design, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, High-fidelity Wireframes, Data-driven Design, Data-informed Visual Design, Design Research, Project Management, Databases, Data Research, Mobile Banking, Books, Print, Startups, Social Media, Web App UX, Brand Guidelines, Dashboards, Mobile UX, Landing Page Design, Typography, PowerPoint Templates, Software as a Service (SaaS), UI Style Guides, User Experience Design, SaaS Design, SaaS, Web UX Design, App Design, Journey Mapping, UX Branding, App UX, Web UX, Style Guides, Agile, Landing Pages, Print Design, Brand Books, Design Sprints, Storytelling, Infographs, Annual Reports, Gephi, QGIS, Research, Excel 2013, Material Design, Illustration, Monetization, Feature Prioritization, Early-stage Startups, Brand Identity, Color Palettes, Mobile Prototypes, Maps, B2B, Fintech, Data Journalism, Excel 365, Newsletter Design, Waste Management, Microsoft 365, Motion Graphics, Environmental Graphics, Big Data UX Design, Data Analysis, Gamification, Web Dashboards, UX Scenarios, User Scenarios, Climate Change, Europe, Banner Ads, Ad Banners, Design Guidelines, Print Marketing Design, Ebook Design, Social Media Content, Design Libraries, Marketing Design, Ebooks, 3D, Motion Design, 3D Animation, Animation, Swag, Merchandise, Social Media Design, Framer, Digital Design, infographic design
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