motivo is an Italian word. noun: reason, motive, design, incentive, account, inducement, score, why, sake, occasion, point, ground, cause, motif, theme, pattern

motivo design works is a studio that focuses on design and fine art. The vision at motivo design works is one that encompasses many creative pursuits. motivo is always looking to partner, collaborate and serve the creative community so that we can help our world reflect what great art and design can offer.

motivo is a D.B.A. of joedesign, LLC.

joedesign, LLC was founded in 2001 by multi-faceted artist/designer, Joe Scalmanini in Denver, Colorado. Joe received his art/design education in Denver at The Art Institute of Colorado. With 40 years of post grad experience, Joe’s skill set is broad and includes the areas of Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design and Fine Art.

Currently Joe is working with his brother as owners/operators of Belmar Frame & Art in Lakewood, CO serving the greater Denver Metro Area with custom conservation picture framing solutions. www.belmarframe.com 

Past career experience includes working full time for companies such as Monigle Associates in Denver.  While there Joe worked as a graphic designer on such accounts as Shaw, Comcast, TViFusion,  Avis,  Atlas Air and many more large name corporate companies. GOOG Design provided Joe with an avenue to apply his talents to Design Build projects and all of the other design areas that are involved in Commercial Environment Design. Bridge Design Inc. in SanFrancisco provided Joe with Industrial Design experience and was a nice 3D compliment to the signage experience he already possessed. The Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala India was met with challenging adventure as Joe found himself around the world with a volunteer design position for a Tibetan art school and cultural center. Joe owned and operated The Sign Guys in Crested Butte, Colorado for 10 years.  A graphic design and signage studio who established it’s reputation with projects that included Red Lady Ale beer, Matchstick Productions (extreme ski films) and distinctive dimensional signage for a growing Colorado ski town.