You've got your eyes on me?
I'm a (Pro)Creator and World-builder with a background in concept art, illustration, and storyboarding across the animation, video games, comics, and publishing industries. Throughout my 8 year-long experience in visual development, I collaborated with diverse teams and taken on both creative and organizational roles.
To name a few, I...
• Designed a Spotify album cover for the record label of the Italian indie singing duo 'Malìa'
• Wore the many hats of a graphic designer as an intern at the Italienisches Kulturinstitut, Stuttgart (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation)
• Collaborate on a regular basis with a geopolitical analyst to communicate her insights visually to the general public as well as field experts
• Always look forward to the the next competition, challenge, and commission gauntlet to pick up! My latest pitches include themed portfolio submissions for a webtoon and a video game in the making and posters for the 2025 Soria Short Film Contest Poster Competition (to be published in my portfolio one week after results are out), UN Tunisie, and Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Storytelling is at the heart of my creative process. I devote my time to tales that shake me to the core. As one heart of the internationally acclaimed co-author for the Carillon Twins on the Commaful indie platform, I'm a spokeswoman with personal stakes in LGBTQ+, female empowerment, and disability causes.
I'm also a polyglot with 5 languages (Italian, English, French, German, Chinese) under my belt and professional experience in interpreting and translation in cultural diplomacy and science communication. Telling stories to build bridges and lending my voice to those who don't have a say bring me purpose beyond art— thus, the Muses bestowed the name 'Ariel Nightingale' upon me.
At the moment, I'm looking to bring my art to your creative Round Table. So, do I have the X factor to join your team?
Feel free to reach out to me and we can enter into calls! I'll be more than happy to connect on (CCC), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grazia-testa-324249287), Behance (https://www.behance.net/graziatesta), and Discord (ariel.nightingale)— in due time! If I don't answer right away, please be aware that I might just be currently too busy playing God with my art but I will get back to you as soon as possible.