LUIS PIPPI
Freelance
Imbituba | BR
Skills
No information
Interests
Graphic design | illustration | art
Industries
Fashion
Skate
Snow
Streetwear
Surf
In my own words
— LUISMaster's degree in Graphic Design from the University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.
Born in the USA, naturalized as a Brazilian and possessing Italian citizenship by heritage. I possess 21 years as an apparel designer and focused mainly on the areas of textile and accessories, surface design and corporate visual identity for skate and surfwear. Currently I am developing an signature line of products inspired by american pop culture. >>https://www.behance.net/pippidesign <<
Trajectory
Mar 2015 — Now
Freelance · Pippi Design
Graphic Design for branding and clothing.
Logo design for Luz Board Sandals.
T-shirt designs for the brands: Freesurf, Vida Marinha,
Threadless, Society6, Redbubble, Teepublic, Design by
Humans, colab55 and menotees.
Oct 2011 — Dec 2015
Owner and Senior Designer · Ploc! Store
Store Manager and sales.
Apparel design for Ploc! brand inspired by pop culture.
Jan 2007 — Jan 2008
Creative Manager/Graphic Designer · dRW design lab – Los Angeles, CA
Graphic Design for advertising, branding and clothing.
Designed logos, b. cards, letterheads, t-shirts and posters.
Layouts for architecture projects presentation.
Jan 2006 — Dec 2006
Senior Designer · FreeSurf - Brazil
- Graphic Design for advertising, branding and clothing.
- Created artwork for apparel; fabric prints, placement art,
embroidery/appliques, catalogs/page layouts, clothing tags
and wetsuits.
- Graphic design for marketing materials and ad campaigns.
- Acessories (Wallets, Hats, Belts and Back Packs).
Oct 2004 — Sep 2005
Senior Designer · MarveenTêxtil LTDA - Brazil
- Graphic Design for Intern brands: Lojas Renner (Blue Steel,
- Get Over, Rip Coast), Index Krown and Action Brasil.
- Created artwork for apparel; fabric prints, placement art
embroidery/appliques.
- Graphic design for marketing materials and ad campaigns.
- Acessories (Wallets, Hats, Belts and Back Packs).
Mar 2000 — Feb 2001
Junior Designer · Tchóin Jeans Wear - Brazil
- Apparel Design (Jeans, t-shirts and hats)
- Advertising.
Mar 1998 — Feb 2000
Owner and graphic designer · Ondaweb -
Apparel Design and web design
Activity
Education history
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Master Degree in Design and Technology | 2008 - 2010
Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA)
BA in Graphic Design | 1995 - 2000
University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) – Caxias do Sul – RS/ Brazil
Specialization: Image Production in Technological Media | 2002 - 2003
