Marijo's graphic design journey 

I started my studies of Art and Graphic Design in Madrid, Spain in 1985.
During my 6 years of training, I began working in graphic design studios in Madrid, where I gained extensive creative experience. I specialized in the design and development of the corporate entity, a creative activity that over the years has become my true passion.

1996. I start working with the prestigious designer Roberto Turégano (a benchmark for contemporary design in Spain)

2001. Start my own career as a freelance graphic designer establishing my residence in the avant-garde city of Reykjavik (Iceland). Among my clients was the University of Reykjavik.

2004. Moves four years to California and worked for the University of California at Merced.

2007. Moves back to my studio in Reykjavik to continue working with the University of Iceland on a project on carbon sequestration and branding for different clients.

2009. I Sign my first patent in Iceland on an industrial design project, creating three models of solar lamps.

2011. Moves with my family to Perth, Australia, where I have re-established my studio.

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From a young age I became a lover of portrait, both in photography and painting. This creativity has grown over the years and became one of my true passions in life. Starting training in art and graphic design in 1985 was a revelation and has seen me work on many amazing projects. 

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            If you can design one thing, then you can design everything; If you do it right, it will last forever.  

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My work method is to listen to the client, to inform me a lot about the subject in question. I take time to think, to let the ideas come, that’s when I grab my magic design tool, a pencil and a paper to start drawing those ideas. When I have several sketches defined is when I then use the computer, never before. The idea has to come from the brain, not from the tools that a computer gives us.

I am passionate about minimalism, the simple and clear of an image, of a text. I like to remove visual or written elements that affect the clarity of the message. As the architect Mies Van der Rohe said less is more.