I am a multidisciplinary designer and art director on a mission to deliver beautiful and meaningful experiences. Drawing from my fine art background and fueled by curiosity for technology and innovation, I specialize in 3D and 2D motion design and illustration, product design and direction development. My goal is to inspire viewers with craft and beauty.
Educated in “Graphics - fine art” and “Branding & marketing in creative industries" I bring over a decade of experience from agency-side, in-house and freelance. I've collaborated with major design firms and clients, both Danish and International.
Selected clients and collaborators: Jack & Jones, Max Mara, Birkenstock, NEXT, ONLY, Rituals, COOLA, Carestream, SimCorp, Coloplast, WSAudiology, Lego.
Toolbox:
3D: Cinema 4D, Houdini, Redshift, Octane, Nomad Sculpt
2D and Design: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign, Procreate
Experience Design: Figma, Adobe XD
Email me at: alexei.patrascu88@gmail.com
Work Experience
Advance - 3D MOTION GRAPHICS LEAD & DIGITAL DESIGNER
Advertising agency, Copenhagen - Denmark
2020 - Present
Responsible for the in-house 3D product visualization, motion graphics and product design.
JACK&JONES - PRINT AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Fashion brand, Copenhagen - Denmark
2016 - 2019
Responsible for creating prints for the menswear collections. Daily work with trends, art direction, Illustrations, typography, logo design, and photo collages.
A-TEX - BRAND IDENTITY AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Brand identity developers, Herning - Denmark
2014 - 2016
Responsible for developing brand identity products and solutions. Daily work with hand-drawn typography and illustrations, packaging design, graphic design, and animation. Clients: Ben Sherman (UK), Birkenstock (DE), Next(UK), Rituals(NL), Camel(USA)
COLLEZIONI - PHOTOGRAPHY LEAD FOR E-COMMERCE
Luxury fashion web shop, Herning - Denmark
2013-2014
Responsible for the in-house photo studio, fashion and product photography, and webshop visual content. Brands: Max Mara, Hugo Boss, Armani, Missoni, Dolce & Gabbana.
FOCUS MAGAZINE - ILLUSTRATOR AND LAYOUT DESIGNER
Herning - Denmark
2013 - 2015
Responsible for cover and article illustrations, photography, and layout design.
STANTON’S PORTRAITS - ILLUSTRATOR
Myrtle Beach - USA
2010
Responsible for portrait and caricature illustration.
EDUCATION
Teko Design and Business School - BACHELOR IN BRANDING AND MARKETING
Herning - Denmark
2013-2015
Education was focused on branding and marketing and how to apply it in creative industries such as fashion, furniture, and creative agencies.
National Fine Arts University - MASTER AND BACHELOR IN GRAPHIC ARTS
Bucharest - Romania
2007-2012
Education was focused on both traditional graphic arts (printmaking, drawing, visual art theory) and contemporary design (Adobe Suite, digital illustration, and animation).
AWARDS
Anim’Est International Animation Film Festival - Award for Best Animation Film
Bucharest - Romania
2012
Awarded for the hand-drawn 2d animation film “The 8 Millennium Development Goals”.
Anim’Est International Animation Film Festival - Award for Best Romanian Animation Film
Bucharest - Romania
2012
Awarded for the hand-drawn 2D animation “Hunger”. The theme of the animation is one of the 8 Millennium development goals, “To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”.