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Who are you :
Marco Nicotra, head of BOLO Paper, independent publishing house and of Tipografia Reali.
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Your current job :
graphic designer, independent publisher, brand manager.
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In which city are you located?
Milan, Italy
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A word to define what kind of worker you are :
analog
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What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
Paper, stitches, cutter, tape, ink.
What does your office space look like?
Like an old old old print space typography.
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What kind of music do you listen when you are working ?
Indie music
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Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work ?
I try to keep 51 % of analogic work and 49% of digital
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What tips would you give to improve productivity ?
Dont speak, just do stuff, make mistakes but do things, produce.
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You’re better than your colleagues to :
keep the same level of strength and creativity in a project trough out day,s weeks months years.
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What is the best advice anyone has given you ?
Accept mistakes as a starting point of unexpected spontaneeous creativity
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What is your best tip for saving time ?
The same, mistakes randomness produce quality more than keeping in mind all the details in a creative project.
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What is your routine start and end of the day ?
Cuddle cats and drink a coffee in a bar. At night i dont have routine.
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Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
Long arm stitcher