About

I’m Bonaria Staffetta, illustrator and concept artist. Italian, based in Barcelona.

For the past 7 years I’ve worked on children’s game apps at Tap Tap Tales, designing environments, props and characters for licensed animated series: Hello Kitty, L.O.L. Surprise, Winx, Caillou, Simon, Strawberry Shortcake, Dino Ranch, Octonauts, Super Wings, 44 Cats.

Licensed work taught me to step into the rules of an existing world and design new places and objects that feel as if they had always belonged there, across very different styles. Alongside it, I develop my own projects, where characters and worlds grow together with the story. Good Little Devils, an original animated series I created, wrote and illustrated, is where this comes together.

I have a background in painting and 27 years in graphic design, including experience as an art director guiding junior designers. That makes me reliable both in the creative phase and in production.

Skills

  • Character, environment and prop design
  • Outfit and costume design
  • Vector illustration (Illustrator), digital painting and 2.5D (Photoshop), Procreate, Clip Studio
  • Working within brand guidelines across different visual styles
  • Game UI for children’s apps
  • Art direction
  • Production experience in teams with developers, under tight deadlines

Languages

Languages: Italian (native), Spanish (fluent), English (intermediate), Catalan (understanding)

View my detailed CV here.