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, illustration, product design and concept creation. My goal is to inspire viewers and craft impactful brand messages.
Educated in fine art and branding and 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.
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”.