FRANCESCO CICCOLELLA



Selected work for FOCUS magazine.

FINDING YOUR INNER CHILD

Illustrations for a feature on how psychology can help us overcome negative childhood imprints.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Jeannette Rode

Opener illustration for a cover story on RESILIENCE — THE ART OF TURNING SETBACKS INTO COMEBACKS.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Jeannette Rode

Illustrations for a story on the MICROBIOME BOOM — AND HOW OUR GUT INFLUENCES OUR HEALTH.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

Illustrations for a story exploring the BIGGEST NUTRITION MYTHS.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

Cover and illustrations for a feature on RESILIENCE during the COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdowns — covering mental health, finances, physical well-being, and culture. A guide for getting through challenging weeks.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

Illustration for a story about achieving a state of FLOW.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

  1. WHEN YOU SAID YES, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID NO

  2. ON DOOMSCROLLING

  3. WHY THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS STANDING STILL

  4. WHY LUXURY CAR SALES ARE PICKING UP PACE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter, Jeannette Rode

THE END OF THE MIDDLE CLASS

Cover illustration for a story on how digitalization, demographics, and political failure are threatening prosperity in Germany.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Jeannette Rode

Illustrations accompanying a story on INHERITANCE TAXES.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

Illustrations for a story comparing the POST-PANDEMIC ERA to the ROARING TWENTIES.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

PENSION GAP

Illustrations accompanying an article about demographic change, old-age poverty, and the pension gap.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Michael Heitschötter

Illustrations for a story about the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling,  Jeannette Rode

Illustrations for a story on the looming REVERSAL OF INTEREST RATES.

Art Direction: Bardo Fiederling, Jeannette Rode

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