“Growing up, I went to art school in Italy,” Sara says. “It felt like the right path for me to undertake, and through the years I pushed myself to try different things; I would find myself at events drawing on walls or floors, other times I would be at home testing lino printing using a DIY device made from an olive press. I’d even try painting on T-shirts or home-printing personalised stickers to stick everywhere. At the time I couldn’t figure out a specific definition of what I wanted to do, but nowadays I feel that the best way to explain it is that I love to work as a visual communicator. So here I am.”
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How did you join Raspberry Pi?
At the end of 2021 I was submitting my final major project for an illustration MA at Falmouth University. In January I was ready to get back into the creative industry, so I began looking for job vacancies when I came across to a catchy one on LinkedIn. In a series of paragraphs, I saw described what I enjoy doing, and I applied for it straight away. The interview was great and I remember coming back home very enthusiastic about it.
What Raspberry Pi design stuff have you worked on?
I’m lucky enough to be in a place where projects vary, and the nice part is that depending on the scale of them I might be working on my own or with the skillset of my colleagues. So far I’ve worked on a variety of projects of different scales, such as packaging design, visual communication for events and related merch, design layout for case studies, books, flyers, brochures and now magazines!
![Some of the more recent, simple (and very stylish) graphic design that has been the work of Sara](http://images.ctfassets.net/2lpsze4g694w/4RGwu5SjUQVvF0qbs52sBs/001af001d83ad4cab714393e09669cc6/Screenshot_2024-03-28_at_14.44.17.png?w=800)
Have you made anything with a Raspberry Pi, or have any plans to?
I’d never done any coding before joining Raspberry Pi, so I’m still in a phase of learning while watching [my partner] doing some small home projects. Last year I participated in a couple of workshops on using Pico on a breadboard, and learned how to turn on some LEDs!
In regards to future plans… I have an idea for creating something that involves my artwork, like a sort of flipping book installation, or a projected animated GIF, but I need to define the idea first and understand how to use Raspberry Pi with it.
![Raspberry Pi prides itself on simple yet beautiful packaging – we especially love the new Touch Display designs which Sara worked on](http://images.ctfassets.net/2lpsze4g694w/2WNa7HjDAYsaVIVo48G1zK/cb21e882121692f8bdd7fa34d2bcb135/Screenshot_2024-03-28_at_14.45.13.png?w=800)
What other hobbies do you have?
I love creating bodies of work that mix illustration with fine art, along with testing new materials and techniques. I usually do this at the studio space I share with other creatives in the heart of Cambridge. I enjoy going there to meet them for a coffee or to chat about what they’re up to. Sometimes we organise open studios or small exhibitions next door.
Recently I also started to explore working with ceramics, and how to bring out the personal artwork in such tactile material.