SHICON

Shicon is an international network of designers and photographers working on online and traditional creative outsourcing projects for business customers and brands. Its network includes partnerships with key universities in the design, fashion and creative arts space (e.g. European Institute of Design in Milan, NABA, Politecnico di Milano), as well as with agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations which operate in the UK and Europe. Every online design competition is amplified on exte... rnal social media like facebook and twitter and on a high number of creative sites. The best designs are selected by brands considering a combination of votes and comments from the user community, Shicon's team and international advisors from the industry, and get rewarded through cash prizes, special prizes, visibility. Shicon started in Milan, Italy, in 2010. It was funded by two young italian startups, Employees Only, run by Enrico Aprico and focused on new media, and Taaac, run by Michele Simonato and Matteo Lai, focused on innovative design projects and new business models. Shicon has now offices in 5 countries: other than Italy, there are operating offices in London, San Francisco, Mumbai and Rio De Janeiro. Shicon creative community currently amount to 6.000 designers and creative talents all over the world. The company has focused its approach to 'emerging' talents, coming from new markets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.More