Gabriele Rossi

About Gabriele Rossi

I\'m a co-founder and the managing director at Accurat, a global data-native research, design and innovation firm.During Accurat\'s 14 years of activity I managed information design and data-driven innovation projects for clients including IBM, Google, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Starbucks, United Nations, World Health Organization, Triennale Milano Design Museum, MoMA, World Economic Forum, Knight Foundation, LVMH Group, Unicredit Group, TED, Target, Columbia University, Corriere della Sera, Gucci, JPMorgan Chase, Scientific American, Popular Science, University of California Berkley, Valentino, Wired, among others.I have been the coordinator of the EU funded research project Urban Sensing (20••••15), an international GIS and data visualization project that involved multiple SMEs and academic research centers across Europe.Before starting Accurat, I was co-founder at Bonsaininja Studio, a communication agency and production house in Milan, where I worked for 5 years managing and directing complex visual and environmental design projects for clients such as Sky TV, La7, Rai, Mediaset, MTV, Nickelodeon, Deejay TV, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Citroen, Enel, RePower, Saudi Aramco, TIM, Unilever, Accenture, Unicredit, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Warner Music. I taught communication and visual design at Politecnico di Milano and NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, and have been a guest lecturer at Columbia University, Parsons, UPenn, School of Visual Arts.I hold a BS in Industrial Design and a MS in Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano, I also studied at the College of Architecture and Arts and in the Electronic Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Experience

1. Founding Partner - Managing Director

   Accurat

   May 2011 — Present · Milan, IT

   I manage Accurat, a data-native research, design and innovation firm I co-founded in 2011.At Accurat we help our clients understand, communicate and leverage their data assets through static and interactive data visualizations, interfaces and analytical tools that provide comprehension, insight and engagement.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Visiting student in the MFA Design Program, Design and Electronic Visualization

  2003 — 2004

• Politecnico di Milano

  BS Industrial Design

  2000 — 2003

• Politecnico di Milano

  MS Communication Design

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Information Architecture
• Entrepreneurship
• Creative Direction
• Data Visualization
• Interaction Design
• Multimedia
• Graphic Design
• Information Design
• Web Design
• Design Education
• Motion Graphics
• Art Direction
• User Experience
• User Interface Design
• Communication Design
• Multimedia Project Management