Manifesto

Tankboys
Tankboys are an independent graphic studio born in 2005 and based in Venice. Its founders are Lorenzo Mason and Marco Campardo. They graduated at the Venice’s Design Faculty of IUAV and they haven’t stopped  working together ever since. Tankboys deal with arts and communication, focusing mainly on print and editorial projects. Over the years, they worked for clients such as Foscarini, Rotaliana, Circuito Off, La Biennale di Venezia, Skira, Havaianas, Teatro Stabile del Veneto Carlo Goldoni, Comune di Venezia, My Biennale Guide, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove and Fuoribiennale. In 2008 they co-founded XYZ, a non-profit gallery for the applied arts (graphics, photography, design) based in Treviso. In 2009 with llustrator Elena Xausa they gave birth to the independent publishing house Automatic Books.

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Cosimo Bizzarri
Cosimo Bizzarri is a writer. He’s been collaborating for various blogs, magazines, brands and organizations, both in Italy and internationally. Furthermore, he curated exhibitions, published short stories, articles and poems and made a documentary. From October 2005 until November 2008 he worked at Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre, first as a student and then as the coordinator of the Writing department. During his time at Fabrica he was also part of the Colors Magazine editorial team. Since 2008, he has also been a researcher at the Design Faculty of the University of San Marino, tutoring the students about brands and communication strategies.

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