Luka Mancini is an award-winning designer with more than 20+ years of experience.
Since 2019, he has been working across several publishing houses, designing a wide range of materials—from book covers, series identities and logos to complete visual identities for projects and sub-brands, as well as posters and promotional materials for print and digital media. He is also the author of the identity for the prestigious book series Klasična Beletrina.
One of his major projects is the unified visual identity of Radio Slovenia’s stations: Prvi, Val 202, Ars, Radio SI, Radio Maribor, Radio Koper, Radio Capodistria and MMR (2015, updated in 2019).
From 2005 to 2012, he worked in tandem with designer Katarina Mrvar under the name Lukatarina Studio.
Luka Mancini has more than 20+ years of experience working with a diverse range of clients.
EDUCATION
After graduating from the Bežigrad Gymnasium, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, where he completed his studies in 2005 with a thesis on experiments in typography. He received his master’s degree in 2011, focusing on visualizations of philosophical concepts.
CLIENTS
His major clients are Založba Pivec, Založba Beletrina, UNESCO, RTV Slovenia, Radio Slovenia, City of Ljubljana ...
He also worked for Piranske Soline, Gorenje, Gorenje Keramika, Mladinska Knjiga, Litera, Telekom Slovenije, združenje YES …
FEATURED IN LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PUBLICATIONS
His work has appeared in numerous prominent design publications, magazines and books, including Los Logos from Gestalten, LogoLounge, Graphic Inspirations, TypeOne, Cause and Effect, Output 2003 and 2004, Idn, Novum, A3 format, and local publications such as Klik, NeDelo, Marketing magazin …
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Together with ecologist Andreja Palatinus and designer Katarina Mrvar, he co-authored the well-received exhibition Actions Are Louder Than Words for the City of Ljubljana. The team continued their environmental work with two further exhibitions, Breathe in Ljubljana (2009) and Not This Jam Again (2010). They volunteered and co-created the Bag to Bag project with Ecologists Without Borders, developed their own line of shopping bags, and produced numerous awareness campaigns.
Of particular note is the character Bagfoot (created with Katarina Mrvar), an antihero who raised public awareness about the excessive use of plastic bags. Bagfoot appeared widely in the media (Transistor, Good Morning, TV Dnevnik, foreign magazines), in a pilot children’s show for Smetumetarija on RTV Slovenia, and in various dance and street performances.
"WHOLESOME" CREATIVE
Luka Mancini strives to embody the ideal of a “Renaissance man,” expressing himself across various fields of art and the humanities. He considers his multidisciplinarity, ability to connect ideas, and holistic approach a major asset—qualities that enrich both his design work and his public speaking. He has been a speaker at TEDxNovo Mesto (2019) and at the Dober Stik Evenings.
He is the author of seminars and lectures on patterns in nature, sacred geometry, and several topics at the frontiers of science. He is also the creator and host of the podcast Vesolje v očesu, which explores consciousness, spirituality, science, and the deeper structures of reality.
Since 2022, he has been a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Design, where he teaches typography and visual communications. He is also developing a series of soft-skills workshops titled Poslovni zen (Business Zen), focused on applying the wisdom of spiritual traditions to today’s business environment.
Since 2012, he has been active in dance (kizomba, urban kiz, bachata, salsa) and as a DJ, performing both in Slovenia and abroad as part of the kizomba/urban kiz dance scene.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
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